SETTERS FORCE 6 TURNOVERS IN 7-2 WIN OVER ST. ANSELM

MANCHESTER, NH -  At Grappone Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the Pace University football team won a tight defensive struggle against Saint Anselm, by a final of 7-2. With the win, the Setters improve to 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the Northeast-10. The 3-1 start is the best start for the Setters since 1999. The Hawks fall to 0-4 overall and 0-3 in league play.

The Hawks out gained the Setters (110-85) and had more first downs (7-4) but lost the crucial turnover battle (6-1). After both teams were held off the board in the first quarter, Pace got their only seven points after a second quarter interception by Dan Reilly (Denville, NJ/Morris Knolls) (Denville, NJ/Morris Knolls) put the Setters at the Saint Anselm 24-yard line. From there, it took three plays for Pace to score, finished off by a P.J. Columbo (Wallkill, NY/Wallkill) run of 3 yards to gain a 7-0 lead.

The Hawks' two points came in the fourth quarter as the ball was snapped over the head of punter Adam Headley (Shelton, CT/Shelton) for Pace and he kicked the ball out of his own end zone for a team safety. The Hawks were unable to move the ball on the following free kick and turned the ball over on downs during their last possession with 55 seconds left to play.

The six interceptions in the game ties a Pace University record set last week against Stonehill. Chris Anzano (Wyckoff, NJ/Ramapo) had two interceptions to push his team lead to six on the season. Anzano needs one more interception in the Setters' final six games to tie the Pace single season record.  Erik Hubbard (Pittsburg, CA/Diablo Valley) (Pittsburg, CA/Diablo Valley) also picked off a Saint Anselm pass, marking the fourth consecutive game that he has done so. Joe Streany (Croton, NY/Croton Harmon) and Brian Schuster (Miller Place, NY/Miller Place) (Miller Place, NY/Miller Place) also had interceptions in the game.

Pace returns to action when they host Bryant University on Saturday, September 30, 2006 in a Northeast-10 Conference match-up set for a 1:00 p.m. start.

COURTESY OF SAINT ANSELM SPORTS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT