ALBANY, N.Y. – Highlighted by one of their best defensive performances in recent years, the 13th-ranked Pace University men's lacrosse team registered a 15-3 win at Saint Rose on Wednesday.
The Setters' three goals against marks their lowest total given up since 2012. Pace's defense didn't yield a tally across the final 19:35 of regulation on Wednesday.
Junior goalkeeper Louis Ragusa (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown) registered 12 saves in net to earn his third win of the season. He has now registered double-digit stops in six games, while ranking third in the NE10 in total saves this spring (82).
Offensively, it was a trio of hat tricks that sparked the Blue and Gold. Jake Veres (Robbinsville, N.J./Robbinsville), Anthony Caputo (Westbury, N.Y./W.T Clarke) and Alan Singleton (Pierrefonds, Quebec/Pierrefonds Comprehensive) put forth nine of Pace's 15 goals. Veres and Caputo also chipped in assists.
Blake Balcaen (Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder) served as the Setters' top point-scorer with a game-high six. He registered a pair of goals, while dishing out a career-high four assists.
Bryce Clark (Rumson, N.J./Rums Fair-Haven Regional) was stout in face-off opportunities for Pace, dropping just two of 10 matchups. He nabbed a pair of ground balls as the Setters put together a 39-30 advantage in that category.
Aidan Egazarian (Blauvelt, N.Y./Tappan Zee), Tim Cairo (Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River), Rawil Herrera (Stony Point, N.Y./Albertus Magnus), and Jalen Paul (Canton, Mass./Wilbraham & Monson Academy) each found the back of the net once to round out the Pace scoring.
Up Next
The Setters hit the road again on Saturday when they travel to face sixth-ranked Adelphi for a third time this season.
