PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Fueled by 14 different point-scorers, the fourth-ranked Pace University men's lacrosse team earned a 16-6 triumph over American International College on Saturday night at Pace Stadium. The victory moves the Setters to 2-0 on the young season.

Inside the Numbers
*Junior Bradley Paterson (Caldwell, NJ/Depaul Catholic) led Pace's onslaught with a career-high five goals. He also dished out a pair of assists to tally a career-best in points as well.

*After Paterson, it was a balanced effort on the Blue and Gold attack. Liam Brennan (Huntington Station, NY/Walt Whitman) and Anthony Gadaleta (Kings Park, NY/Kings Park) each had a pair of goals while seven other Setters notched tallies and assists.

*Peter Bashar (Stratford, CT/St. Joseph) and Vincent Vasheo (Wantagh, NY/Wantagh) were the only other Pace players to record multiple points with a goal and an assist each.

*Ryan O'Hagan (Watervliet, NY/Christian Brothers Academy), Wyatt Barfoot (Georgian Bluffs, Ontario/St. Mary's), Tyler Mittleman (East Islip, NY/East Islip), Timothy January (Peabody, MA/Peabody Veterans Memorial), and Joseph Diggle (West Islip, NY/West Islip) rounded out the Setters' scoring for the night.

*Senior Robert Beshlian (Wantagh, NY/Wantagh) earned the win in net, allowing just a single goal and making three saves in more than 40 minutes of action. Sophomore Ryan Hultberg (Cream Ridge, NJ/St. Joseph-Metuchen) and freshman Zachary Powdermaker (Allentown, NJ/Allentown) also saw action between the pipes.

*Leading comfortably for the entirety of the final three quarters, Pace was able to insert 41 different players into game action. The Setters totaled 50 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers.

How it Happened
The Setters opened the game in a dominant manner, running out to a 6-0 lead by the end of the first quarter. Diggle got the scoring started at the 11:15 mark, burying a feed from Brennan. The Yellow Jackets were held to just two shots in the period as the Setter attack continued to contain in the offensive zone. Pace scored three times in the closing 2:30 with a goal by Vasheo and Paterson's first two of the night.

Holding the six-goal advantage, the Setters turned to a control-heavy strategy for the second quarter. Barfoot extended the Pace lead up to 7-0 at the 8:52 mark. AIC was unable to record a shot until under three minutes remaining in the half when Rawill Herrera put the Yellow Jackets on the board for the first time on the night. Pace would strike last however, as Paterson scored his third goal of the night with under a minute on the clock to send the Blue and Gold into the half up 8-1.

Pace opened the second half in the same dominant manner that they opened the first, scoring six unanswered goals in the third period. Peter Bashar (Stratford, CT/St. Joseph) set the tone of the quarter early, scoring less than 30 seconds into the half. Paterson added his final two goals of the night, ultimately extending the Pace lead up to 12-1. Goals from Gadaleta and January gave the Setters a 14-1 advantage heading into the closing 15 minutes.

The Yellow Jackets began the fourth with five consecutive goals to cut into the Pace lead, trailing the Setters 14-6 with 8:39 remaining in regulation. That would be all the AIC attack would be able to muster, as the Setters ended the contest on a 2-0 run with goals from Gadaleta and Mittleman to secure the 16-6 win.

Up Next
The Setters will make up their postponed contest at No. 14 NYIT on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.