PLEASANTVILLE, NY - Northeast-10 (NE10) one seed, Pace Women's Lacrosse, hosted the five seed Saint Anselm College at Northwell Stadium Wednesday evening.

In the event, the Hawks make a valiant comeback while holding the hosts to one goal in the final stanza, but ultimately dropped 14-13 to the Blue and Gold. Saint Anselm sat within one in the final possession of the night and as the last seconds fizzled, the Hawks drilled the ball towards goal, but found the stick of Samantha Tanguay to seal the deal for the Setters' third NE10 Championship appearance in three seasons.

Here's What Happened:

• The Setters were on the board first with Gigi Genovese recording the initial goal of the contest. By the end of the first frame, the Hawks held a 4-2 advantage over Pace, but during the second quarter, the hosts upended the offensive momentum of the Hawks.
• Marissa Doty's swift goal featured her speed having beaming down the field and caged the third Blue and Gold goal to slash the deficit to one, 4-3. Mackeznie Carita followed the rookie's efforts with back-to-back points to neutralized the score at five.
• Since the clean slate, Maddie Schubert, Mary Kate Nawrocki, and Annie Sheehan capped off the first half with unanswered goals for the 8-5 lead at intermission.
• Genovese and Sheehan kept the scoring feat going to ignite the second, 11-5, but the Hawks did not remain quiet in the third as they tallied five goals in the frame to sit behind the hosts 13-10 with 15 minutes remaining in the night.
• In the final stanza, the Setters were held to a single goal while the Hawks presented three. Genovese was the Setter who found the back of the net for the squad, but since then, the Hawks had their own scoring rally of unanswered goals that had them one behind, 14-13, with 2 and a half minutes remaining.
• Sheehan controlled the draw and Carita attempted to propel the Setters to a safety net lead with one minute left on the clock, but the Hawks keeper fended off that chance. Saint Anselm went into overdrive and pushed the ball down the field and found the stick of a player for a clear opportunity of the cage. Tanguay's heroics sealed the deal for the Blue and Gold's championship appearance as the team ran away with the 14-13 victory to advance to the final round of the NE10 Tournament.

Box Score Insights:

• Genovese, Carita and Sheehan tallied three goals apiece and Nikki Mottes ended with three assists for three points.
• Sasha Kulo and Doty took charge of the draw controls with Kulo tallying seven and Doty six.
• Natasha Franchina posted three caused turnovers and two ground balls while Sheehan also made an impressive effort on defense with two caused turnovers of her own.
• Tanguay ended the night with seven saves and the clutch victory for the squad.

UP NEXT: REMATCH!!! #2 ADELPHI UNIVERSITY - NE10 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Northwell Stadium will present a rematch of the 2024 NE10 Women's Lacrosse Championship event as #1 Pace Setters match with #2 Adelphi University this Saturday, May 3. Time to be announced soon.