ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Continuing a terrific stretch of action, the Pace University field hockey team extended its current winning streak to three on Tuesday courtesy of a 6-1 victory at Molloy College. The triumph moves the Setters' record to 7-4 this season, including a mark of 5-3 in the Northeast-10 Conference.
Tuesday marked the second time this season that the Blue and Gold has scored six goals in a game. Pace has now outscored its last three opponents by a 13-2 margin.
Underclassmen sparked Pace against Molloy as five of their goals were provided by either freshmen or sophomores.
Freshman
Krista Dietz (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac), the reigning NE10 Rookie of the Week, led the way. The Westchester County native registered her first career hat trick. She scored the final three goals of the game to raise her team-leading goal total to eight this season.
Sophomore
Kate Demars (Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison) tallied her first career goal to put the Setters on the board near the end of the first quarter. Senior
Mia Radici (San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch) earned her team-leading fifth assist on the play.
Pace put two more in the back of the net in the second quarter as back-to-back goals from
Danielle Merante (Garrison, N.Y./Walter Panas) and
Noelle Meij (Huizen, Netherlands / Laar & Berg Secondary School) lifted the Setters to a 3-1 lead at halftime. Meij also assisted on a pair of Dietz' goals in the second half to finish the game with four points.
Senior goalkeeper
Grace Henderson (Kingswood, South Australia/Unley) allowed just the single goal, while making three saves in her seventh win of the season. She currently ranks in the top-five of the NE10 in both goals-against average (1.08) and save percentage (.803).
Up Next
The Setters will be on the road again on Friday when they travel to face Bentley University at 4 p.m.
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