PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y.- Caldwell University women's basketball graduate Saundra Cleckley (Far Rockaway, N.Y.) grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in the Cougars 74-58 loss to Pace University in a non-conference game.
 
The Cougars fall to 4-3 overall, while the Setters improve to 4-0.
 
The Setters jumped out to a 12-2 lead over the first three minutes of the game. The Cougars battled back as junior Casey O'Shaughnessy (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored five points including a three-point play to cut the score to 14-9 midway through the quarter.
 
Pace extended their lead to 16 points early in the second quarter. Caldwell rallied back as senior Paula Dits (Alicante, Spain) scored eight points in the quarter to trim the score to nine points at 34-25 with under two minutes to play. The Setters added a late bucket to lead 36-25 at halftime.
 
Dits scored on the first possession of the second half to cut the score to nine points but the Setters answered and held a lead the rest of the second half.
 
Dits led the Cougars with 12 points and eight rebounds, while O'Shaughnessy netted 11 points. Junior Halle Brown (Downingtown, Pa.) added nine points and three boards, while Cleckley finished with a career-best 12 rebounds along with six assists and two steals.
 
The Cougars start conference play on Wednesday, December 1 as they host Dominican College in their Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference opener at 5:30 pm at the George R. Newman Center.