PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – In one of the highest scoring contests in the NE10 this season, the 17
th-ranked Pace University women's lacrosse team was defeated by No. 3 Le Moyne by a 21-13 margin on Saturday. The Setters will now gear up for the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament as they wrap up the regular season with a conference record of 7-3 (8-3 overall).
Pace's 13 goals against the undefeated Dolphins (11-0) are the most they have given up this season. Le Moyne entered the day as the second-ranked defense in the country, allowing just 5.2 goals per contest.
The Setters' offense also featured 16 other shots-on-goal as they forced Le Moyne's goalkeeper to make a season-best 16 stops.
Pace's trio of
Carlyn Mucci (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Walter Panas),
Emma Rafferty (Bay Shore, N.Y./Islip) and
Kayla Conway (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh) combined for 10 of the Setters' 13 goals on Saturday. Rafferty recorded a team-high four tallies, while Mucci also chipped in an assist for four points in the game.
Jolie Urraro (Sayville, N.Y./Connetquot),
Angelina Porcello (Eastchester, NY/Eastchester) and
Aleya Corretjer (Thiells, N.Y./North Rockland) rounded out the Pace goal-scorers, while
Christen Lapple (Middle Island, N.Y./Longwood) recorded a pair of assists.
The Setters finished the game with 14-12 and 19-17 advantages in ground balls and draw controls, respectively. Mucci, Rafferty and Conway combined for 16 of those draw controls.
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The Setters will soon learn their draw in the upcoming Northeast-10 Conference Tournament. Pace is currently slotted as the No. 2 seed in the Southwest Division.
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