LACROSSE DROPS SEASON OPENER TO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE

MILFORD, NH- The Pace University men's lacrosse team dropped its 2007 season opener to Southern New Hampshire University 10-9. The Setters open the season at 0-1, and 0-1 in the NE-10, while the Penmen kick off their season at 1-0 and 1-0 in conference play.

After allowing the Penmen to take a 1-0 after the opening period, the Setters offense erupted, scoring four unanswered goals in just under four minutes to take a 4-1 lead. Southern New Hampshire chipped away, scoring three goals in the final 2:42 to tie the game at four at the half.

The teams exchanges goals over much of the third period, until the end when the Penmen netted back-to-back goals in the final 1:15 of the period to take am 8-7 lead into the final period.

The Setters tied the game at eight early in the fourth, on Ryan Gregory's (Bethpage, NY/Bethpage) (Bethpage, NY/Bethpage) second goal of the afternoon with 10:56 left in the game. The score stayed knotted until the 3:42 mark when the Penmen took the lead on a John Delanoy goal. Delanoy struck again 1:23 later, putting the Penmen up two with 2:19 to go in the game. The Setters cut the deficit in half on a goal by Jake Sheppard (Brunswick East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia/East Victoria) with 19 seconds left in the game but could get no closer as the Penmen held off the Setters in the waning seconds of play.

For Pace, juniors Gregory and Justin Page (Eagan, MN/Eagan) (Eagan, MN/Eagan) and freshman James Hammel (North Caldwell, NJ/West Essex) all netted a pair of goals and one assist.

The Setters return to action on Friday, March 9, when the travel to Wheeling, VA to take on Wheeling University at 4:00 pm in a non-conference match-up.