PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Making the most of their home debut, the 10
th-ranked Pace University men's lacrosse team posted a 21-7 win over Saint Rose to begin NE10 play on Saturday.
A Setters' goal within the first 40 seconds of the game set the tone in both team's conference opener. Pace had 10 different players notch tallies in the contest, while a total of 13 Setters picked up at least one point in the victory.
Pace's onslaught featured seven goals in the opening quarter, and an 11-1 run to close out the game. Leading by five at halftime, the Setters scored the first six goals of the third quarter.
Senior
Joseph Diggle (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) led the Blue and Gold in points with seven (3G, 4A), while graduate student
Alan Singleton (Pierrefonds, Quebec/Pierrefonds Comprehensive) knocked in a team-high four goals.
Jake Veres (Robbinsville, N.J./Robbinsville),
Adam Story (Middleton, Mass./Masconomet Regional) and
Tim Cairo (Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River) also each posted multiple tallies against the Golden Knights.
Shane Coleman (Manorville, N.Y./Riverhead),
Aidan Egazarian (Blauvelt, N.Y./Tappan Zee) and
Rafael Rodriguez, Jr. (Farmingville, N.Y./Sachem East) chipped in as well—each recording their first-career goals at Pace.
The Blue and Gold's offense was sparked by
Bryce Clark (Rumson, N.J./Rums Fair-Haven Regional) going 19-for-26 in face-offs, while grabbing 10 ground balls.
The Setters' 43 total ground balls in the game matches their team-high across their last 20 contests. Also on the defensive side, Pace had 11 different players tally at least one caused turnover.
Up Next
Coach Mariano's squad will travel to take on sixth-ranked Adelphi on Wednesday afternoon in Garden City.
