HAMMEL'S HAT TRICK LEADS SETTERS TO 9-4 WIN OVER PENMEN
PELLERITO'S FOUR POINTS AIDS IN PACE WIN

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y.– James Hammel (N. Caldwell, NJ/West Essex) (North Caldwell, NJ/West Essex) recorded a hat trick as the Setters won their third straight game in a 9-4 win over the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire in Northeast-10 Conference action. The Setters even their record at .500 at 4-4 and 3-2 in the NE-10, while the Penmen fall to 3-6 and 1-4 in conference play.  

The teams traded goals in the opening quarter as Joe Clark (Hopkinton, MA/Hopkinton) put the Setters on the board at the 10:28 mark. The Penmen would answer less than a minute later on an Alex Whitney score to tie the game at one.

The Setters would capitalize on a pair of Southern New Hampshire penalties in the second quarter as Nicholas Pellerito (Glen Cove, NY/Kellenberg) (Glen Cove, NY/Kellenberg) assisted on both man-up goals. Thomas Earl (North Babylon, NY/St. Anthony's) (North Babylon, NY/St. Anthony's) would put the Setters up 2-1 at the 14:39 mark, while Hammel got the first of his trifecta of goals at the 6:45 mark of the second quarter to put Pace up 3-1 at halftime.

Pace would break the game open in the third quarter, scoring five in a row as Hammel extended the Setters lead to 4-1 with 14:09 left in the quarter. Joe Arlotta (Garden City Park, NY/St. Mary's) (Garden City Park, NY/St. Mary's), John Kolesar (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley) (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley) and Pellerito would net unassisted goals in the run for a 7-1 Setter lead with 4:06 remaining in the third quarter. Earl would score on the power play, with Pellerito earning his third assist of the day at the 3:15 mark. The Penmen would add a pair of late Greg Reynolds goals in the quarter to slice the score to 8-3 heading into the final quarter.

Southern New Hampshire would score on the power play early in the fourth quarter to cut the score to 8-4 but that would the Penmen's final tally of the day. Hammel would cap the scoring at the 2:34 mark as the Setters would keep the Penmen offense in check the rest of the way.

For Pace, Hammel's three goals led the way, while Pellerito finished with a goal and three assists. Earl totaled two goals on the day. In net, Sean Kearney (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac/Endicott College ) (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac/Endicott College) recorded 17 saves 60 minutes of action.

Pace returns to action on Saturday, April 17 when the Setters travel to Colchester, VT for a Northeast-10 Conference game scheduled for 12:00 pm.