PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – The No. 14 Pace University women's lacrosse team won big in Saturday afternoon's Northeast-10 Conference matchup against Saint Michael's College at Pace Stadium, taking down the Purple Knights, 18-6, to claim their fourth straight victory.
FIRST HALF
- Junior
Stephanie Chadnick (Brewster, NY/Brewster) sparked the Setters' early, scoring a goal 44 seconds into the game for a 1-0 lead.
- Ashley Dineen then scored for Saint Michael's, but the Setters answered back with two goals, the first coming from junior
Makayla McDermott (Greenlawn, NY/Elwood-John Glenn) and the latter from sophomore
Courtney Pabst (East Patchogue, NY/Bellport).
- The Purple Knights scored a little over two minutes later to cut the Setter lead to 3-2, but the Setters responded with four straight goals.
- Junior
Casey Gelderman (Farmingville, NY/Sachem High School East) started the run, sophomore
Abby Haimson (Montville, NJ/Montville) then fired in back-to-back goals, and Pabst scored her second of the half to give Pace a 7-2 advantage.
- Saint Michael's began to fight back, as Dineen and Kealy Moyna scored the next two goals, but junior
Emily Ankabrandt (Scotia, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) fired in a goal at the 8:53 mark, and then Chadnick netted a goal as well to give Pace a 9-4 lead with 7:23 remaining until halftime.
- To close the half, Chadnick, Pabst and Gelderman each tallied one more goal apiece, sending the Setters to the locker room with a 12-4 advantage over the Purple Knights.
SECOND HALF
- Haimson scored the first goal of the second half nearly five minutes in to push Pace ahead by nine.
- Ellie Clark scored for Saint Michael's, but Pabst scored once again at the 16:59 mark.
- Dineen netted the last Purple Knight goal with 15:30 remaining in regulation but it was not enough as the Setters went on to close the half with four more goals, including the first-career goals of freshmen
Mary Kate Lonegan (Brewster, NY/Brewster) and
Johnna Leone (Farmingdale, NY/Farmingdale), to close out the 12-goal win.
GOALIE DECISIONS
Win:
Alissa Silvestri (Congers, NY/Clarkstown North) (4-1)
Loss: Grace Gunning (1-3)
Goalkeeper Notes
- Junior goalkeeper
Alissa Silvestri (Congers, NY/Clarkstown North) finished the afternoon with six saves to earn her fourth win.
- Saint Michael's Grace Gunning registered 11 saves in the Purple Knight loss.
SETTER STATS
- Pabst led all scorers with a total of six points on four goals and two assists. She also scooped up two ground balls, caused two turnovers and grabbed five draw controls.
- Haimson also scored four goals and caused a turnover.
- Chadnick totaled five points on three goals and two assists, while also picking up a team-high four ground balls and causing two turnovers.
- Gelderman scored three times and grabbed three ground balls.
- McDermott finished with three points on two assists and a score of her own.
- Ankabrandt snagged five draw controls and totaled two points on a goal and a helper.
- Junior
Angela Kelly (Garnerville, NY/North Rockland) finished with a pair of assists and a ground ball.
PURPLE KNIGHTS LEADERS
- Dineen led Saint Michael's with three goals in Saturday's contest.
- Gunning recorded a game-best five ground balls.
HOW'D THEY STACK UP
- The Setters were very aggressive with a 40-15 shot advantage over the Purple Knights in the win, along with 29-12 difference in shots on goal.
- The Setters picked up 17 ground balls, while Saint Michael's only recorded 12.
- Pace also won the draw control battle, 20-6.
RECORDS
#14 Pace: 4-1 (3-0 NE10)
Saint Michael's: 1-3 (0-3 NE10)
WHAT'S NEXT?
- Pace welcomes Queens College to play a previously-postponed non-conference game from March 10 on Monday, March 27, at 7 pm under the lights of Pace Stadium.
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