Greyhounds Earn Upset Victory Over Pace on the Road.
MANSFIELD, Mass. - The Northeast Division's fifth-seed Assumption earned an upset victory on the road against the Southwest's fourth-seeded Pace, highlighting the first round of the NE10 Women's Basketball Championship on Friday night. On the other side of the bracket, the Northeast's fourth-seed Southern New Hampshire rolled past the Southwest's fifth-seed American International to advance to Sunday's quarterfinals.
The NE10 quarterfinals are set for Sunday at 2 p.m., as the matchups will be Stonehill (NE1) vs. Assumption (NE5), Adelphi (SW1) vs. SNHU (NE4), Le Moyne (SW2) vs. Bentley (NE3) and Saint Anselm (NE2) vs. New Haven (SW3). All games are available on NE10NOW.tv.
No. 5 Assumption 59, No. 4 Pace 45 - Box Score
THE BASICS:
- Score: Assumption 59, Pace 45
- Records: Assumption (14-14, 8-12 NE10), Pace (19-10, 12-8 NE10)
- Location: Pleasantville, N.Y. (Goldstein Fitness Center)
- The Lead: Assumption jumped out to an early lead and fought through lead changes to come out victorious over No. 4 seed Pace 59-45 to advance to the NE10 Quarterfinals for the first time in three years.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
-The Hounds jumped out to an early 4-0 lead before the Setters got on the board. There was back-and-forth action until the 5:20 mark, but then both teams stepped up defensively and held each other scoreless until there was 3:17 on the clock. Pace took their first lead of the day 7-6 at the 3:17 mark and extended it to 9-6 before Brianna Capacchione came down just over 20 seconds later and hit a three to tie the game at nine apiece. The kickstarted the Hounds' 8-0 run to finish the first quarter and take their largest lead of the game 14-9 headed into the second quarter.
-Neither team scored in the beginning of the second quarter until Pace earned a pair of free throws at the 7:46 mark to cut Assumption's lead to three (14-11). Assumption responded with four consecutive points to take an 18-11 lead with 5:16 left in the half. Pace later put together their own 4-0 run to get within two (20-18) and later cut the lead to one (22-21) with a three from Lauren Hackett. The Hounds kept their advantage heading into halftime leading 24-23.
-The third quarter opened up with a Monica Spain layup for Assumption to lead 26-23. A 5-0 run for the Setters gave them the 28-26 lead with 8:15 on the clock until Capacchione went to the other end and made a layup to tie the game once again at 28 apiece. The Hounds turned Capacchione's layup into a 7-0 stretch to earn a five-point lead (33-28) with 6:48 left in the third. Later a 5-0 run earned by Emme Poulin and Spain forced Pace to take a timeout with 2:31 on the clock and the Hounds with a 40-33 lead. Each team scored two baskets in the remaining two and a half minutes of the quarter to take them to the fourth quarter with Assumption leading 44-37.
-The Setters came out to a fast start in the fourth quarter scoring six-straight points to get within one (44-43) of the Hounds with 7:12 on the clock. The Hounds answered with their own 6-0 spurt to take a 50-43 lead with 3:40 left to play. Back-to-back layups for Temi Falayi forced Pace into another timeout with 1:26 left in the game and the Hounds with a 54-45 lead. Assumption ended the night with five free throws to seal the 59-45 upset win over Pace in the NE10 Championship First Round.
Led by Brianna Capacchione and Monica Spain, @ACGreyhoundsWBB takes down Pace in the first round of the NE10 Championships to advance to Sunday where they travel to Stonehill for a 2 p.m. start!!https://t.co/Pkvc4Cx5mD pic.twitter.com/wxeIUr8DYf
— ACGreyhounds (@acgreyhounds) February 29, 2020
No. 4 SNHU 77, No. 5 AIC 47 - Box Score
Freshman Adriana Timberlake matched her career-high with 19 points, as the Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball team, the Northeast Division's No. 4 seed, breezed past the fifth seed from the Southwest Division, American International College, in the first round of the Northeast-10 Championship on Friday evening at the Stan Spirou Field House.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Timberlake – 19 points (7-9 FG, 4-4, 3-FG, 1-2 FT), 4 rebounds, 3 assists
- Senior Victoria Dean – 16 points (7-14 FG, 2-6 3-FG), 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
- Senior Karlee Ziliak – 12 points (4-6 FG, 3-5 3-FG, 1-2 FT), 5 rebounds
- Senior Molly Terry – 11 points (3-8 FG, 3-5 3-FG, 2-2 FT), 7 rebounds, 4 assists
- Junior Gyanna Russell – 9 points (3-9 FG, 3-5 FT), 7 rebounds
- Freshman Ariana Koivisto – 5 points (2-2 FG, 1-1 3-FG), 7 rebounds
KEY MOMENTS
- Southern New Hampshire led, 18-17, with just over 90 seconds to play in the opening quarter, when it scored 28 of the game's next 36 points to grab a 46-25 advantage just 2:15 into the third quarter. Timberlake led the way with 12 points, while Dean added seven.
- With the Yellow Jackets hanging around, down by 16 with just over eight minutes to play, the Penmen put them away with a 17-2 blitz that opened the largest lead of the night at 77-46 with 2:20 to go. Timberlake and Dean each scored five points during the stretch.
RECAP: @SNHUWBB Advances to Quarters with Second Largest Margin of Victory Versus NE10 Foe in Program History https://t.co/yOt2rjwDQr pic.twitter.com/baEpQQIyGf
— SNHU Athletics (@snhupenmen) February 29, 2020
NE10 Women's Basketball Championship
Northeast Division:
1. Stonehill (16-3)
2. Saint Anselm (15-4)
3. Bentley (14-5)
4. Southern New Hampshire (8-11)
5. Assumption (7-12)
Southwest Division:
1. Adelphi (17-2)
2. Le Moyne (14-5)
3. New Haven (12-7)
4. Pace (12-7)
5. American International (5-14)
First Round Friday, February 28th:
Game 1: Southern New Hampshire 77, American International 47
Game 2: Assumption 59, Pace 45
Quarterfinals Sunday, March 1st:
Game 3: Southern New Hampshire (No. 4 seed NE) at Adelphi (No. 1 seed SW) – 2:00 PM
Game 4: Assumption (No. 5 seed NE) at Stonehill (No. 1 seed NE) – 2:00 PM
Game 5: Bentley (No. 3 seed NE) at Le Moyne (No. 2 seed SW) – 2:00 PM
Game 6: New Haven (No. 3 seed SW) at Saint Anselm (No. 2 seed NE) – 2:00 PM
Semifinals Thursday, March 5th (at highest remaining seeds):
Game 7: Game 6 winner vs. Game 3 winner (7:00 PM)
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 4 winner (7:00 PM)
Championship Sunday, March 8th (at highest remaining seed):
Game 9: Game 8 winner vs. Game 7 winner (1:00 PM)
-Recaps provided by Assumption and SNHU athletic communications-
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