PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – A Senior Day sweep for the Pace University softball team extended the Setters' win streak to eight games on Friday afternoon. The 9-1 and 7-4 victories over Saint Rose move the Blue and Gold's record on the season to 17-18 and 8-13 against the Northeast-10 Conference.

Game One Recap: Pace 9, Saint Rose 1 (Five Innings)
It was another win by run rule in the opener for Pace, their fourth in their last five games. Tossing a third consecutive complete game, Emma Bernet (Baldwinsville, NY/Charles W Baker) was nearly untouchable in the circle. The junior allowed just one hit—an RBI double in the third—while matching her season-high with eight strikeouts.  Bernet has now racked up four straight wins in her last four appearances, improving to 7-7 on the season with a 2.34 ERA.

The Setters opened the scoring in their first at-bats of the day. With two outs, Briana Ryan (Wilmington, CA/Carson) hit a double to score Emma Carruth (Torrance, CA/Beverly Hills). Annie Carberry (Colorado Springs, CO/Pine Creek) followed that up with her first-career triple before scoring off a Jillian Gartner (Encinitas, CA/San Dieguito Academy) single.

After the Golden Knights plated their lone run of the game, the Setters responded with a pair in the bottom of the third with back-to-back RBI doubles from Gartner and Lindsey Ah Soon (Ewa Beach, HI/Kamehameha Kapalama). Pace would go on to hang another pair on the board one inning later.

With Bernet dealing, the Setters earned the win in the fifth with another two-spot. Emma Schafer (Mission Viejo, CA/El Toro) scored Gartner with a single to center field, while the game-winner came courtesy of an Arielle Acosta (Union City, CA/Moreau Catholic High School) sacrifice fly that scored Alexandra Cusumano (Staten Island, NY/St. Joseph By The Sea).

Game Two Recap: Pace 7, Saint Rose 4
The Setters once again got the scoring started immediately with another three-run first. With two away, Carberry once again capitalized with runners on with a single to left, scoring Acosta and Niyah Brown (Chino, CA/Chino Hills). Gartner drove Carberry home in the following at-bat to give the Blue and Gold an early advantage.

Pace tacked on another run in the second to give starter Kate Dolinski (Fort Langley, B.C./Yale Secondary) a 4-0 lead to work with. The freshman went six innings deep, allowing eight hits and two runs (one earned) while striking out four to improve to 6-6.

The Golden Knights got on the board in the third before Ryan would hit a three-run homer to left field in the fourth. The sophomore's second long ball of the season extended the Setter lead up to 7-1.

The six-run cushion would be plenty for Pace, as Dolinski and MacKenzie Garrick (South River, NJ/South River) would hold Saint Rose to three runs over the final three innings to complete the sweep.

Up Next
The Setters close out their home schedule on Monday by wrapping up the series with Saint Rose.