SETTERS WIN SECOND IN A ROW; BEAT AIC 18-10

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y.– Nicholas Pellerito (Glen Cove, NY/Kellenberg) (Glen Cove, NY/Kellenberg) led the Setters with three goals and three assists as Pace defeated the Yellow Jackets of American International College 18-10 in Northeast-10 Conference action. The Setters improve to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in the NE-10, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 2-8 and 1-4 in conference play.

The Yellow Jackets would strike first early in the opening period but the Setters would rally with four unanswered goals as Pellerito scored one and assisted on another in the run. Kevin Kadlick (Boston, MA/Catholic Memorial) (Boston, MA/Catholic Memorial) netted an unassisted goal, while John Kolesar (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley) (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley) and Kevin Swierc (Clark, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson) (Clark, NY/Arthur L. Johnson) would cap the rally for Pace. The Yellow Jackets would slice the game one goal with a pair of scores, but Thomas Earl (North Babylon, NY/St. Anthony's) (North Babylon, NY/St. Anthony's) goal off a Pellerito assist put the Setters up 5-3 after one quarter.

American International would open the second quarter with a goal to trim the score to 5-4 with 12:41 left in the quarter. Earl would net his second of goal of the day off an assist by Nick Ospina (Johnson, NY/Minisink Valley), while Pellerito would score on the power play off a Joe Clark (Hopkinton, MA/Hopkinton) assist to go back up 7-4. The teams would trade goals over the final five minutes as Pace would take an 8-6 lead into the break.

In the third quarter, the Yellow Jackets would again close the gap, scoring the first goal of the period to slice the score to 8-7. Kolesar would answer a minute later off a Swierc assist. Clark would put the Setters back up three with an unassisted goal late in the third quarter. AIC would score with 1:33 left but the Setters would respond eight seconds later as Kadlick won the faceoff and passed it to Earl for the goal and a 11-8 Pace lead heading into the final period.

Pellerito would scored less than a minute into the fourth quarter but the Yellow Jackets scored on the power play at the 10 minute mark for a 12-9 Setter lead. Pace would put the game on ice scoring six unanswered goals over the final ten minutes as Clark scored a pair in the run, while Swierc netted another and Ospina recorded pair of assists in the run. American International netted a goal with one second left in game as the Setters won 18-10.

For Pace, Pellerito's six points led the Setters, while Clark finished with five points (3G-2A). Ospina finished with three assists, while Earl totaled three goals and one assist. Swierc tallied a pair of goals and one assist. In net, Sean Kearney (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac/Endicott College) recorded 15 saves in 58:15, while Kevin Grady (Medford, NY/Bellport) Medford, NY/Bellport) made one save and allowed one goal in the final 1:45.

Pace returns to action on Saturday, April 10 when the Setters will host Southern New Hampshire University in Northeast-10 Conference action scheduled for 1:00 pm at Pace Field.

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