SETTERS UPSET #6 RANKED ADELPHI

GARDEN CITY, NY- The Pace men's lacrosse team notched four goals in the final period to upset the #6 ranked Panthers of Adelphi, 9-5. The Setters improve to 3-1 on the season.

The Setters got on the board early, Robert Cornetta (Huntington Station, NY/Half Hollow Hills West) scored off an assist by T.J. Urban (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon) (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon). Pace and Adelphi proceeded to trade goals to tie the score at two early in the second period. In the final eight minutes of the period, Joseph Streany (Croton, NY/Croton-Harmon) (Croton, NY/Croton-Harmon) scored a power-play goal and Cornetta would add an even strength tally to give the Setters a 4-2 advantage at the break.

Adelphi cut the Setters lead to one early in the third but three unanswered goals by Streany, Urban and James Hammell (N. Caldwell, NJ/West Essex) (N. Caldwell, NJ/West Essex) put the Setters ahead 7-3 midway through the final period. the Panthers responded with back-to-back goals to cut the Pace lead to two at 7-5 with 4:06 left in the game. The Setters put the game out of reach with a power-play goal and the final tally came from Jake Sheppard (Brunswick East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia/East Victoria) (Brunswick East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia/East Victoria) with 2:16 remaining. The Panthers would add one late but it would not be enough as the Setter scored the upset victory.

In net, Timothy Matheis (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) was clutch between the pipes in the upset earned the win, stopping 10 shots.