PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Pace University Men's Lacrosse evened its record at 1-1 on Saturday afternoon with a commanding 13-5 victory over Chestnut Hill at Northwell Stadium. The Setters controlled the game from the opening face-off, using a dominant second quarter to seize momentum and never look back in front of its home crowd.

Pace struck first midway through the opening quarter when Will Danowski finished unassisted at the 6:17 mark to give the Setters a 1-0 lead. Jack Kern anchored the defense early, turning aside four first-quarter shots to keep Chestnut Hill off the board despite six attempts. The Setters out-shot the Griffins 19-6 in the frame but carried just a one-goal edge into the second.

The second quarter proved decisive. After Chestnut Hill tied the game at 1-1, Colin Reese answered less than a minute later to restore the lead. The teams traded goals to make it 2-2 before Danowski ignited a three-goal burst in a span of 47 seconds, scoring twice unassisted and once off a feed from Declan Landers to push the advantage to 5-2. Matt Baldino capped the surge with a finish off a Cody McClean assist, sending Pace into halftime with a 6-2 cushion.

Chestnut Hill trimmed the deficit to 6-4 early in the third, but the Setters responded again. Lee Poulin scored unassisted at 11:22, Baldino added his second of the afternoon off another McClean helper, and Trevor Lamoureux buried a feed from McClean to extend the margin to 9-4 heading into the fourth.

Pace continued to press in the final period. Reese opened the quarter with his second goal, and McClean followed with a tally of his own to make it 11-4. After the Griffins found the net to cut it to 11-5, Jake Cenci and Nick Naccarato closed out the scoring with late fourth-quarter goals to seal the 13-5 victory.

Danowski led all scorers with four goals on nine shots, while Baldino (2G, 1A), Reese (2G), and McClean (1G, 3A) each played pivotal roles in the offensive outburst. Pace out-shot Chestnut Hill 55-30 and dominated ground balls, 51-26, while winning 17 of 22 face-offs to control possession throughout.

Kern earned the win in goal, making 14 saves over 60 minutes as the Setters held Chestnut Hill to just five goals despite 19 shots on target.

Pace returns to action next week on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. with a match-up against Georgian Court University, looking to build on Saturday's complete performance at Northwell Stadium.