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Denzel Primus-Devonish Nails Game-Winner: Daily Sports Digest, Feb. 7, 2012

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Primus-Devonish Nails Game-Winner at the Buzzer to Lift Setters To Win

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Setters Move Into Tie for Sixth Place with New Haven

WEST HAVEN, Conn.- Denzel Primus-Devonish (Riverdale, MD/St. John’s College) connected on a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Setters to an exhilarating 54-51 victory over the Chargers of New Haven in Northeast-10 Conference action. The Setters move into a tie for sixth place with the Chargers as they improve to 11-10 overall and 9-8 in the NE-10. The Chargers fall to 13-8 and 9-8 in conference play. 

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In a slow starting opening 10 minutes, the Chargers jumped out to a 10-0 lead. The Setters pulled to within five points on a Kai Smith (Upper Marlboro, MD/St. Mary's Ryken) hoop and a Kevin Clark (Dunmore, PA/Dunmore/St. John’s Univ.) triple. The Chargers extended their lead to 15-7 but the Setters rallied with a 12-2 run capped off by three free throws by Clark with 36 seconds left to give Pace a 19-17 lead. New Haven got a late basket and the teams headed into halftime tied at 19.

The teams battled early in the second half but the Setters held a slim 34-33 lead following a Primus-Devonish basket. The Chargers used a 7-0 burst to pull ahead 40-34 with just under 10 minutes to play. The Setters chipped away and took a brief 47-46 lead on a put-back by Keon Williams (Hackensack, N J/Hackensack/Iona College) with 3:10 remaining the game.

The game came down to the final minute as Williams tied the game at 49 with a pair of free throws at the 1:02 mark and later he put the Setters up two with a driving lay-up with 19 seconds to play. New Haven answered with jumper at five seconds to set up the final sequence. Primus-Devonish took the ball in the backcourt, driving to the left side and hoisted a high arcing shot that found only net at time expired to lift the Setters to a thrilling victory.

For Pace, Primus-Devonish led the Setters with 15 points and three rebounds, while Williams finished with 13 points and seven boards. 

The Setters return to action on Wednesday, February 9 as they will host the Owls of Southern Connecticut at 7:30 pm.

Men’s Swimming Posts Solid Efforts on Day Two of Northeast-10 Championships

NEW HAVEN, Conn.- Kevin Dickson (Coldingham, Scotland/Wallace) finished in second place in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 51.33 to lead the Setter on Day Two of the Northeast-10 Conference Championships. The Setters ended Day Two in seventh place with 102 points. Southern Connecticut leads NE-10 Championships with 582 points.

Matt McCann (Monroe, NY/Monroe-Woodbury) also swam in the 100-yard butterfly and he finished in ninth place with a time of 54.87. Nick Targonski (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) posted a solid performance in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.89 as he came in 12th place.

Women’s Swimming Remains in Fifth Place After Day Two of Northeast-10 Championships

NEW HAVEN, Conn.- Kaitlyn Lynch (Vallejo, CA/Solano C.C.) swam a pair of NCAA “B” cut times in the 100-yard butterfly and the 100-yard backstroke events on the second day of the Northeast-10 Conference Championships. The Setters ended the first day in fifth place with 241 points, while Southern Connecticut leads the NE-10 Championships with 660 points.

Lynch came in second place in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.02 and placed third in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 58.77. Georgie Goulding (Wellington, New Zealand/Wellington) also swam in the 100-yard butterfly and she placed sixth with a time of 1:00.10. The Setters also had strong performances by a pair of freshman in the 200-yard freestyle. Alexis Chocianowski (Cambria Heights, NY/Mary Louis Academy) came in tenth place with a time of 1:59.64, while Hannah Oleksak (Blandford, MA/Williston Northampton) finished in 14th place with a time of 2:03.05. Senior Angela Calia (Bellmore, NY/JFK) qualified for the finals in the 100-yard breaststroke and finished in 16th place with a time of 1:13.61.

Pace also saw a pair of successful relay teams as Lynch, Calia, Chocianowski and Goulding finished tied for seventh in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:54.58. In the 800-yard freestyle relay, the quartet of Goulding, Chocianowski, Oleksak and Alicia Holzer (Cromwell, CT/Cromwell) came in fifth place with a time of 8:17.58.

On tap today:

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4:30 PM BOYS BASKETBALL JV LEAGUE CROTON-HARMON HSBRIARCLIFF HS
4:15 PM BOYS BASKETBALL Modified LEAGUE VALHALLA HSBRIARCLIFF HS TODD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6:15 PM BOYS BASKETBALL Varsity LEAGUE CROTON-HARMON HSBRIARCLIFF HS
6:15 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL JV LEAGUE BRIARCLIFF HSCROTON-HARMON HS
4:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL Modified LEAGUE BRIARCLIFF HSVALHALLA HS VALHALLA HS
4:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL Varsity LEAGUE BRIARCLIFF HSCROTON-HARMON HS

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4:30 PM BOYS BASKETBALL JV LEAGUE PLEASANTVILLE HSWESTLAKE HS
6:15 PM BOYS BASKETBALL Varsity LEAGUE PLEASANTVILLE HSWESTLAKE HS
6:15 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL JV LEAGUE WESTLAKE HSPLEASANTVILLE HS
4:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL Varsity LEAGUE WESTLAKE HSPLEASANTVILLE HS
4:15 PM WRESTLING Modified PLEASANTVILLE HSBYRAM HILLS HS HC CRITTENDEN M.S.

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