PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – All four spring Pace University varsity sports teams continue their seasons with midweek games, beginning on Tuesday afternoon. The Setters' softball and women's lacrosse teams will be on the road while baseball and men's lacrosse will enjoy contests on campus.
Pace Softball at University of New Haven | Tuesday, 4 p.m. | Live Stats | Video
Pace Softball at Molloy College (Doubleheader) | Wednesday, 3 p.m. | Live Stats | Game One Video | Game Two Video
Coming off a 1-3 weekend, the Setters get the week's action underway with a Tuesday afternoon contest at Northeast-10 Conference foe New Haven.
The Blue and Gold picked up their first win at the new Pace Softball Field in a Saturday doubleheader split against Saint Michael's.
Jaclyn Flores (Escondido, CA/San Pasqual High School) picked up her first win of the season with a complete game against the Purple Knights, allowing an unearned run while striking out five.
Larissa Labs (Carlsbad, CA/San Marcos High School) had a strong weekend at the plate, going 5-for-11 across the four contests with an RBI and two runs scored. She now leads the Setters with a .368 batting average this season.
New Haven is 10-9 on the year, sporting a 3-1 mark in the NE10. The Chargers enter Tuesday's game following a doubleheader sweep of Bentley on Sunday. The Setters went 2-1 against New Haven last season. Wednesday's doubleheader is the first game in 10 days for Molloy, who is 11-9 this season. It will be the first meeting between the Lions and Setters since 2016.
Pace Baseball vs Adelphi University | Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. | Live Stats | Video
An eight-game Setter homestand continues on Wednesday when Adelphi comes to Pleasantville for the first of three regular-season meetings between the Panthers and the Blue and Gold. Pace is 7-6-1 this season, and have begun conference play 2-2.
Pace swept Southern New Hampshire on Saturday to begin their conference schedule, the first Setter sweep of the Penmen since 2006, but dropped a pair against Franklin Pierce to end the weekend.
Dan Wirchansky (Stony Point, NY/North Rockland/RCC) lowered his season ERA to 0.79 with a complete-game shutout against the Penmen, striking out 10 while allowing just three hits and a walk.
Ryan Aquino (Mamaroneck, NY/Rye Neck) earned his first win of the season with five innings on the mound against SNHU in Game Two.
Paul Piccolino (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) hit .467 across the four games, highlighted by a 3-for-4 effort in Game One against Franklin Pierce.
Adelphi is 8-7-1 to begin 2018 and are 1-1 in conference games. The Panthers split a doubleheader with Franklin Pierce on Saturday to begin their NE10 schedule. The Setters look for their first win against Adelphi since 2015.
No. 11 Pace Women's Lacrosse at No. 2 Adelphi University | Wednesday, 6 p.m. | Live Stats | Video
Entering play at 2-2 against ranked opponents this season, the No. 11 Setters face their toughest opposition of the year so far on the road at No. 2 Adelphi. Pace enters the contest at 5-2, and are 2-1 against the NE10 so far.
The Setters fell at No. 4 Le Moyne on Friday, 13-6. Junior
Courtney Pabst (East Patchogue, NY/Bellport) continued her strong season with a three-point performance against one of the country's top teams, scoring twice and adding an assist. She has now scored two or more goals in six straight games en route to leading the Blue and Gold with 33 points.
Adelphi is 7-1 and 6-0 in conference play, winners of seven straight. The Panthers have scored a conference-best 147 goals this season, tallying 15 or more in each game. Adelphi bested the Setters in last year's meeting, 19-10.
*No. 5 Pace Men's Lacrosse vs No. 6 Adelphi University | Wednesday, 7 p.m. | Live Stats | Video
Concluding a day full of Setter-Panther clashes, the No. 5 Blue and Gold return to Pace Stadium for the first time in 11 days on a two-game winning streak to host No. 6 Adelphi on Wednesday night. Pace is 4-1 this season and a perfect 3-0 against the NE10.
The Setters defeated Saint Michael's on Saturday, 12-4, their second straight eight-goal victory. It was the fewest goals surrendered by Pace since 2010, highlighted by a 16-save performance by
Robert Beshlian (Wantagh, NY/Wantagh) in net. Eight different shooters registered goals for the Setters, with four (
Bruno Surace (Wantagh, NY/Wantagh),
Kevin Vogelsberg (Wantagh, NY/Holy Trinity Diocesan),
Joseph Diggle (West Islip, NY/West Islip), and
Peter Bashar (Stratford, CT/St. Joseph)) each scoring twice.
Adelphi is 4-1 this season, and also stand 3-0 in conference play. The Panthers have rebounded nicely from a season-opening loss to LIU Post, rattling off four straight wins. The contest will not only feature two of the premier lacrosse programs in the nation, but will be a rematch from last season's NE10 Conference Semifinals and NCAA Division II Tournament First Round games.
*Wednesday's contest also marks the Setters' first "Pace Goes Pink" Game of the spring season. Members of Pace's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be on hand to sell t-shirts, promote awareness and collect additional donations for the Breast Institute at Northern Westchester Hospital.
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