Raleigh, NC--The Pacers lost an aggressive battle tonight against the Bishops of NC Wesleyan (66-54) in their first home game in six weeks. Peace led early in the first half (17-10) when NCW called a timeout. At that moment the Bishops began to whittle away at the Pacer lead going on a 10-0 run during a 4-minute stretch late in the period.

Sophomore guard Candra Hill (Clinton, NC/Clinton) sparked the Pacer offense several times during the game as she finished with a team-high 14 points. Typically a defensive force for Peace recording 3 steals in tonight's loss, Hill stepped her game when the team needed to score.

But Peace once again struggled with fouls putting junior forward Lauren Seeger (Greensboro, NC/Page) and sophomore guard LeAnne Horne (Monroe, NC/Parkwood) on the bench for much of the game. Seeger led her team with 9 rebounds adding 9 points. Sophomore forward Brenna Mickey added 8 points to the Pacer loss along with 3 rebounds from inside. Mickey continues to improve her inside game and will assist this team even more as the season progresses.

Peace travels this weekend to Christopher Newport and Shenandoah Universities for the annual trip to Northern Virginia. Get ready for next week's home contest against the Avenging Angels of Meredith College. This will be the first conference meeting between these two programs since Meredith joined the USA South this fall. Come early to claim your seat. Tip-off at 7:00pm. See you on the sidelines!