STRONG SECOND HALF LEADS SETTERS TO 14-9 WIN OVER SAINT ANSELM

MANCHESTER, N.H.– Thomas Earl (North Babylon, NY/St. Anthony's) (North Babylon, NY/St. Anthony's) led the Setters with four goals and two assists as Pace outscored Saint Anselm 9-4 in the second half enroute to a 14-9 victory. The Setters improve to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in the NE-10, while the Hawks fall to 3-3 and 1-2 in conference play.

Earl got the Setters on the board with a goal early in the first quarter off a Mike Pacheco (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY/Hastings) (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY/Hastings) assist. Saint Anselm would answer with three unanswered goals to pull ahead 3-1. Earl would net his second score of the quarter off a Kevin Kadlick (Boston, MA/Catholic Memorial) (Boston, MA/Catholic Memorial) to pull to 3-2 after the first quarter.

The Hawks opened the second quarter with a goal to go back up 4-2 but the Setters would capitalize on a pair of Saint Anselm penalties. The Setters rallied with three unanswered goal, including two on the power play, to pull ahead 5-4 with 4:05 left in the first half. Kevin Swierc (Clark, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson) (Clark, NY/Arthur L. Johnson) and Joe Clark (Hopkinton, MA/Hopkinton)scored on the man-up opportunities off assists by Earl and Kadlick. Pace would score on the fastbreak as David Gaber (Suffern, NY/Suffern/SUNY Oneonta) (Suffern, NY/Sufffern/SUNY Oneonta)scored on the breakaway from goalie Sean Kearney (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac/Endicott College). The Hawks would score late in the half to tie the score at five heading into halftime.

The Setters came out firing in the second half, scoring five unanswered goals as Nicholas Pellerito (Glen Cove, NY/Kellenberg) (Glen Cove, NY/Kellenberg) assisted on all five goals in the Pace rally to pull ahead 10-5. Kadlick and Earl netted the first two goals in the run, while Nick Ospina (Johnson, NY/Minisink Valley) (Johnson, NY/Minisink Valley), James Hammel (N. Caldwell, NJ/West Essex) (North Caldwell, NJ/West Essex) and Clark capped off the scoring in the third quarter for the Setters. Saint Anselm netted a pair of goal late in the third to slice the score to 10-7 heading into the fourth quarter.

The Pace offense continued to their second half momentum, scoring four times to open the fourth quarter as Clark and Pellerito scored early, while Kadlick and Earl scored late to pull the Setters ahead 14-7 with 6:18 left in the game. The Hawks would net a pair of goals late but came up short as the Setters won 14-9.

For Pace, Earl's six points (4G-2A) and Pellerito's six points (1G-5A) led the Setters to the first NE-10 win of the season. Clark netted a hat trick, while Kadlick finished with two goals and two assists. In goal, Kearney posted 17 saves in a 60 minute effort.

Pace returns to action on Wednesday, April 7 when the Setters will host American International College in Northeast-10 Conference action scheduled for 4:00 pm at Pace Field.