PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – An eight-game weekend for Pace Athletics revolves around a busy six-contest Saturday. Both baseball and softball will play three-game weekend series, while men's and women's lacrosse get involved on Saturday with a pair of conference showdowns.

Pace Baseball at American International College | Friday, 3 p.m. | Live Stats
Pace Baseball at American International College (Doubleheader) | Saturday, Noon | Live Stats
Looking to get back in to the win column on their current eight-game road trip, the Setters will play a three-game series at AIC beginning on Friday afternoon. Pace enters play with a 12-10-1 record, sitting at 6-6 in conference play.
 
The Blue and Gold dropped an 8-4 decision to Adelphi on Wednesday, moving to 1-1 against the Panthers in the season series. Pace claimed an early 3-0 lead courtesy of an RBI single from Greg Tsouprakos (West Islip, NY/West Islip) and a double off the bat of Matthew Kurdewan (Neptune, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) to drive in another pair, but the Adelphi bats bounced back to take the game. Michael Barbato (Sparkill, NY/Tappan Zee) hit his first home run of the season in the loss.

The Yellow Jackets enter the weekend at 13-17, sporting a 4-9 conference mark. AIC has dropped their last two games, and is 1-7 in their last eight. The Setters swept last season's three-game series, and have won the last four meetings overall with AIC.

*Pace Softball vs American International College (Doubleheader) | Saturday, Noon | Live Stats | Video
Pace Softball vs American International College | Sunday, Noon | Live Stats | Video
Right off the heels of an offensive explosion the led to head coach Claudia Stabile's 700^th career win, the Setters look to keep the bats hot in a weekend series against AIC. Pace stands at 11-16 overall, and 8-7 against the Northeast-10 Conference.
 
The Blue and Gold scored a season-high 12 runs in the closer of Thursday's doubleheader against Caldwell University. Niyah Brown (Chino, CA/Chino Hills) went 4-for-7 across the two contests, scoring three runs while driving in four. Larissa Labs (Carlsbad, CA/San Marcos High School) ended the day 4-for-6, while Lindsey Ah Soon (Ewa Beach, HI/Kamehameha Kapalama) added a three-hit day with four RBIs. Six different Setters recorded an extra base hit in Game Two.
 
The Yellow Jackets' softball squad is 4-22 on the year, sitting at 1-6 against the NE10. AIC enters the weekend on a two-game winning streak after sweeping a doubleheader against Post on Thursday. AIC took two of three from the Setters in last season's meetings.
 
*Saturday's contests also mark the softball squad's "Pace Goes Pink" day at Pace Softball Field. 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.
 
**No. 9 Pace Men's Lacrosse vs No. 2 Merrimack College | Saturday, Noon | Live Stats | Video
Playing their first home contest since March 28, the ninth-ranked Setters return to Pace Stadium with No. 2 Merrimack making their way to Pleasantville. Pace is 5-4 overall and 4-3 against the NE10 this season.
 
The Blue and Gold were edged by No. 20 Saint Anselm on Wednesday, falling 12-7. Bradley Paterson (Caldwell, NJ/Depaul Catholic) and Wyatt Barfoot (Georgian Bluffs, Ontario/St. Mary's) led the team with three points each. The junior Paterson continues to lead the team in points this season with 32 (23 goals, nine assists). Robert Beshlian (Wantagh, NY/Wantagh) made 13 saves in goal, and has made 10 or more saves in all but one contest this year.

The Warriors head into the weekend winners of five straight, improving their record to 9-1 overall (6-1 NE10). Merrimack picked up a 14-6 win over Franklin Pierce on Wednesday. The Warriors won last season's meeting, 15-9.
 
**Saturday's contest will be a "Gold Out" at Pace Stadium, with the first 200 fans in attendance receiving a free Setters Unleashed t-shirt (while sizes and supplies last).
 
No. 10 Pace Women's Lacrosse at No. 20 Bentley University | Saturday, Noon | Live Stats | Video
After extending their current win streak to four straight on Wednesday, the 10th-ranked Setters look to keep their momentum rolling when they head to Bentley University on Saturday. Pace is 9-3 on the year with a 6-2 mark in conference play.
 
The Blue and Gold downed Stonehill by an 11-7 final on Wednesday night. Casey Gelderman (Farmingville, NY/Sachem High School East) led the Pace attack with seven points (five goals, two assists). The senior leads the team with 37 goals this year. Courtney Pabst (East Patchogue, NY/Bellport), Pace's leading point-scorer this season, added three points on a goal and a pair of assists. Stephanie Chadnick (Brewster, NY/Brewster) scored a trio of goals while launching a team-high 11 shots at the Skyhawk net.
 
The No. 20 Falcons are 7-3 this season, going 6-2 against the NE10. Bentley had a three-game win streak end on Wednesday with a 15-4 loss against Adelphi. Falcon netminder Eliza Bresler ranks fourth in the NE10 in save percentage (53.3) and fifth in goals-against average (10.65). Pace has won two straight against Bentley, most recently defeating the Falcons 15-2 last March.
 
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