NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – A day after splitting a doubleheader against Assumption College, the Pace University softball team did the same in a pair of contests against Merrimack College on Sunday afternoon. The Setters rebounded from a 5-1 loss in the day's opener with a 6-1 triumph in the finale. The 2-2 weekend moves Pace's record to 9-15 overall, and 7-7 in the NE10.

Inside the Numbers
*For the second-straight day, Jaclyn Flores (Escondido, CA/San Pasqual High School) put together a stellar game-two outing for Pace. The senior allowed just one run, while striking out three, in a complete-game effort. She has now given up just one earned run over her last 17 frames of action.

*Offensively, Stephanie Wang (Arcadia, CA/Arcadia) led Pace with three hits and two runs scored on the day. Aby Brambila (Newbury Park, CA/Newbury Park) was also strong at the dish, finishing 2-for-5 in the two games with an RBI and a run scored.

*Freshman Niyah Brown (Chino, CA/Chino Hills) drove in a pair of runs in Game Two, upping her team-leading RBI total to 11 this season (tied with Larissa Labs (Carlsbad, CA/San Marcos High School)).

Game Two Recap – Pace 6, Merrimack 1
The Setters spent little time dwelling over their loss in Game One, scoring in the first inning of the finale. Senior Jordan Chillinsky (Carlsbad, CA/Carlsbad High School) registered the RBI on a sacrifice fly to left field. Labs raced home on the play after leading off the game with a walk.

The Blue and Gold's best inning of the day came in the fourth. Fueled by five hits and a walk, the Setters tacked on four runs to their 1-0 lead. Emma Schafer (Mission Viejo, CA/El Toro) doubled in Pace's first run while Labs walked with the bases loaded. Brown followed with a two-run single to give the Setters a 5-0 edge.

Ashley Lew (New City, NY/Clarkstown High School North) supplied Pace its final tally of the game with an RBI single up the middle in the fifth. Sophomore Emma Carruth (Torrance, CA/Beverly Hills) scored on the play following a lead-off walk.

Game One Recap – Merrimack 5, Pace 1
The Warriors enjoyed an early lead in the first contest of the day courtesy of two runs in the bottom of first inning. Caitlin McBride knocked in a pair with a two-out double to left-center.

The Setters answered in the fourth, scoring their lone run of the game off a Brambila RBI single through the left side. Wang scored on the play after leading off the inning with a single to right. Pace would go on to leave the bases loaded in the frame.

Merrimack tacked on three insurance runs in the fifth. Alyssa Williamson drove in a pair of runs with a double down the right-field line, while Kristina Terrazzano recorded an RBI single to left.

The Setters had their chances in the opener, leaving eight runners on base.

Up Next
The Blue and Gold begin a week full of home games on Tuesday afternoon when they host Adelphi at 3:30 p.m.