PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Led by four goals each from seniors Casey Gelderman (Farmingville, NY/Sachem High School East) and Stephanie Chadnick (Brewster, NY/Brewster), the 19^th-ranked Pace University women's lacrosse team earned an 18-16 win over No. 5 LIU Post on Tuesday night. The victory not only moves the Setters to 2-0 on the season, but also marks the program's first-ever win over a top-five opponent.

Inside the Numbers
*Gelderman and Chadnick's four tallies apiece led the way for eight different goal-scorers for the Blue and Gold. Gelderman also recorded team-highs in ground balls (four), assists (three), and draw controls (12). Classmate Abby Haimson (Montville, NJ/Montville) tied Gelderman with a team-best three assists.

*Courtney Pabst (East Patchogue, NY/Bellport) and Emily Ankabrandt (Scotia, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) were equally impressive on the offensive front, adding three goals each. Pabst also dished out an assist to finish the night with four points.

*Alexa Punzone (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem North), Amanda Dickerson (Riverhead, NY/Riverhead), Mary Kate Lonegan (Brewster, NY/Brewster), and Angela Kelly (Garnerville, NY/North Rockland) all added goals to round out the Pace attack

*Senior Jillian Oross (Bay Shore, NY/Bay Shore) picked up the victory in net, posting 12 saves in the complete 60 minutes.

*The Setters outshot LIU Post by a 41-30 margin, including a difference of 34-28 in shots on goal. Pace also caused three more turnovers (18) than the Pioneers.

How it Happened
A back-and-forth contest all night long, Pace and LIU Post battled to 10 ties and nine lead changes. The Setters held the early momentum, as goals from Pabst and Gelderman provided a 2-0 lead over the first eight minutes of the game. LIU Post answered back with a pair of their own to tie the game up at 2-2 at the 20:29 mark.

Pace and the Pioneers would go on to exchange goals for ties at 3-3 and 4-4. The Setters gained some breathing room at 6-4 and 7-5 but a mini 3-1 run from LIU Post sent the game into the break at 8-8. Pace had six different scorers over the first 30 minutes.

After exchanging a pair of goals once again to begin the second half, LIU Post rattled off three-straight goals to build their biggest lead of the game at 13-10 with a little over 18 minutes left in regulation. Pace answered right back with a three-spot of their own to tie the game back up just three minutes later.

Pace's 3-0 spurt extended into a 6-0 run, which ultimately proved to be the difference in the game. Consecutive tallies from Chadnick, Dickerson and Punzone lifted the Setters to a 17-14 lead with 5:15 left in the second half. Chadnick added one more goal with a little over two minutes left as Pace held off the Pioneers for the two-goal win.

Up Next
The Setters will head down South this weekend for a pair of contests in Florida. Pace takes on Florida Tech on Saturday and Embry-Riddle on Sunday.