HAMMEL'S GAME-WINNER WITH 48 SECONDS LIFTS SETTERS PAST PENMEN
SHEPPARD'S FIVE POINTS LEADS THE WAY FOR PACE IN THE NE-10 VICTORY

MANCHESTER, NH- James Hammel (N. Caldwell, NJ/West Essex) (North Caldwell, NJ/West Essex) completed the Setters victory over Southern New Hampshire scoring the game winning goal with 48 seconds left in the game. The Setters improve 3-3 and 1-0 in the NE-10 while the Penman fall 0-3 on the season and 0-1 in conference play.

The first half began with the Penman's Terrance Nash scoring the first goal which led to a back and forth battle between Pace and Southern New Hampshire. Nash's goal was answered by Michael Mezzo's (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) game-tying goal at the 9:14 mark. Pace then went on a four-goal run with Jake Sheppard (Brunswick East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia/East Victoria) (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia/Brunswick East) putting Pace up 5-3. Pace would head in to halftime with a 6-4 lead.

Joe Page (Eagan, MN/Eagan) (Eagan, MN/Eagan) opened the third quarter with a goal less than one minute in to the period to give the Setters the largest lead of the day at 7-4. The teams would trade goals with the Penman closing the quarter on a three-goal rally to tie the game at 10 heading in to the final quarter.

Southern New Hampshire took their first lead since early in the opening quarter as Dustin Latham netted his fourth goal of the day for an 11-10 Penman lead. Sheppard and Joe Arlotta (Garden City Park, NY/St. Mary's) (Garden City Park, NY/St. Mary) answered with a pair of goals 42 seconds apart to put the Setters back up by one at 12-11 with 8:48 remaining in the game. Mike Ball would tally his third goal of the day, tying the score at 12 setting up Hammel's heroics in the final minute of the game.

For Pace, Sheppard led the way with five points (4G, 1A), while Page totaled four points (2G, 2A). Hammel, Mezzo and Arlotta netted two goals each for the Setters.

Pace's next game of the 2009 season is scheduled for Wednesday, March 25 as the Setters will host Le Moyne College at Pace Field on Pace's Pleasantville campus. The game will start at 3:30 p.m.