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DATE: Feb. 2, 2022
LOCATION: Goldstein Fitness Center,
Pleasantville, N.Y.
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OPENING TIP
The University of New Haven women's basketball team picked up their first conference win of the season, a 68-53 win over the Saint Michael's Purple Knights, to break a five game skid. The Chargers will once again hit the road as they travel to Pleasantville, N.Y. to take on the Pace Setters at Goldstein Fitness Center on Feb. 2 at 5:30 P.M.
INSIDE THE SERIES
History has favored the Setters when these two programs collide. New Haven trails in the series 10-27 while holding a record of 2-17 when on the road. The Chargers enter the matchup on a one-game losing streak after falling to Pace earlier in the season, 51-72, on Nov. 23, 2021. This series dates all the way back to Nov. 30, 1985 when New Haven won the first matchup, 75-72.
SCOUTING THE CHARGERS
The Chargers enter this mid-week matchup against Pace, fresh off the heels of their first conference win, a 68-53 win over the Saint Michael's Purple Knights. The win also broke a five-game skid for New Haven as they are now 6-10 on the season.
The Chargers came out of the gate swinging, ending the first quarter with a 24-10 lead while managing to never let it go. Last week's victory featured a number of career-highs on both ends of the floor as well as a number of team highs.
Kameryn King (Old Saybrook, Conn./Mercy) led the Chargers on offense with 16 points, four rebounds, three assists while shooting 7-10.
Marigona Bacaliu (Worcester, Mass./Putnam Science Academy) followed close behind with 15 points and three rebounds while draining three three-pointers. Both players set a career-high in points while the latter set a personal best in made three-pointers, as well.
Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) continues to feast in the paint, coming just shy of another double-double with a 12 point-9 rebound effort. Despite tying on the boards, the Chargers outscored the Purple Knights, 40-14. Deshaies is averaging 11.5 points on a conference-best 53.8% shooting while pulling in 10.5 rebounds, third in NE10.
As a team, the Chargers shot 29-55 (52.7%) from the field during the game while going 6-15(40.0%) from the perimeter. Saint Michael's ended the game shooting 21-60 (35.0%), while only shooting 9-35 (25.7%) from long range. While at the line, the Chargers converted four of six shots (66.7%) while the Purple Knights shot two of three (66.7%).
While she might've finished with her third-straight game without double-digit points,
Camryn DeBose (Wellington, Fla./Wellington Community) was a force on defense, racking up a new career-high eight steals. DeBose is still ninth in the conference in scoring, however, as she averages 14.9 on the year.
Briana Van Cleaf (Staten Island, N.Y./Notre Dame Academy) was the fourth and final Charger to reach double-digit points as she ended the game with 11 points and five rebounds on 5-11 shooting. Gabrielle Stickle (Syracuse, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) made her second career start, recording five points, three rebounds and three assists while draining a three-pointer.
For only the second time this season, the Chargers ended the game tied on the boards, 34-34. The other time was the team's season opener against Bloomfield on Nov. 13, 2021 (41-41). New Haven forced 21 turnovers in the loss, turning those into 22 points on the other end. The Chargers scored six points on second chance opportunities and outscored Saint Michael's on the fast break, 10-9
New Haven ranks 11th in the conference with 58.7 points per game but they are also 8th in the NE10 with 62.5 points allowed per game. The Chargers shoot 37.1 percent on the year while allowing opponents to shoot 37.7 percent. New Haven is also 7th in the conference in total average rebounds (39.2) while ranking 3rd in offensive rebounds (13.6).
SCOUTING THE SETTERS
The Pace Setters enter the matchup 15-4 on the season and 9-3 during conference play. Pace is currently on a one-game win streak after picking up a 75-66 win over No. 16 Southern New Hampshire on Saturday.
On offense, the Setters are led by Lauren Schetter, who averages 20.2 points per game and 8.5 rebounds. Schetter is currently second in the NE10 in points per game and fifth in FG% with 47.9%. Schetter has also been named NE10 Player of the Week twice this year, week 3 and week 7.
Lauren Hackett also averages double-digit points for the Setters, with 10.4 points while tallying 88 assists on the year. Hackett is coming off a 22 point game in the team's last outing, shooting 8-13 from the field.
Hackett and Kelsey Quain have been a threat from beyond the perimeter, shooting a combined 31.2 percent having made 59 three-pointers on 189 shots. Althought Schetter leads the team in rebounds, Naya Rivera has tallied over 100 rebounds, herself. Rivera also averages 6.3 points per game.
The Setters have only seen six players start at least one game this season with the most recent lineup being Schetter, Hackett, Rivera, Quain, and Katumina Mansaray.
On defense, Pace averages 6.6 steals and 4.2 blocks while Schetter leads the team in both steals (27) and blocks (24). Seven players on Pace have tallied 10+ steals on the year while four have racked up 10+ blocks, including
Jasmine White (Huntington, N.Y./St. Anthony's), who blocked a shot the last time they played.
Pace ranks sixth in the NE10 with an average of 65.6 points per game, while shooting a four best 40.5 percent from the field. The Setters allow a NE10 second-least 56.9 points per game to their opponent on 36.1 percent shooting, second in conference. As a whole, they rank tenth in the conference, averaging 37.4 rebounds for a +2.7 margin.
The Setters boast a roster comprised of ten guards, four forwards and one center. The class makeup is divided into four freshmen, five sophomores, no juniors, three seniors and three graduate students.
Carrie Seymour entered her 30th year as the head coach of Pace Women's Basketball. In that time, Seymour holds a record of 501-338 (.597), while leading the Setters to the NCAA Tournament 10 times.
NEXT UP
The Chargers will return to West Haven for the first of three home games as they host the Le Moyne Dolphins. Tip-off for that game is scheduled for 1:30 P.M. on Saturday, Feb. 5 at Charger Gymnasium.
