PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – It was a jovial Senior Day for the Pace University field hockey team on Saturday as the Setters earned a 5-0 victory over Saint Michael's. The Blue and Gold have now won four straight games, while improving their record to 11-5 this season (8-4, NE10).
The Setters tallied goals in every quarter, beginning with junior
Hannah Wyllie (Guildford, England/George Abbot School) giving Pace a 1-0 edge in the 11
th minute.
Jessica Wolfe (Halfmoon, N.Y./Shenendehowa) crossed the ball to her classmate to earn the assist.
Freshman
Noëlle Meij (Huizen, Netherlands / Laar & Berg Secondary School) was the next goal-scorer for the Setters as she rocketed in a pass from classmate
Krista Dietz (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac).
Dietz would later tack on her 15
th goal of the season (2nd in the NE10) to provide Pace with a 4-0 lead in the 38
th minute. Senior
Chloe Mayhew (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) set up Dietz to pick up her second career assist.
Another senior,
Danielle Merante (Garrison, N.Y./Walter Panas), found the back of the net in the 33
rd minute, while sophomore
Francesca Fava (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Lakeland) rounded out the Setters' onslaught late in the fourth quarter. Wyllie recorded both assists as she finished the game with a team-high four points.
Senior goalkeeper
Grace Henderson (Kingswood, South Australia/Unley) posted her 12
th career shutout in net. The Australia native logged five saves in her 11
th win of the season. She has now yielded one or fewer goals in 13 of the Setters' 16 contests this season.
Up Next
The Setters will once again be home on Tuesday afternoon when they host ninth-ranked Adelphi at 4 p.m.
