Pace Lax, Softball Win: Daily Sports Digest, March 29, 2012

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Kolesar’s Five Goals Leads Second Half Charge in Win Over Assumption

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PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y.- John Kolesar (Warwick, NY/Warwick) netted five goals (four in the second half) as the Setters used a second half surge to knock off the Greyhounds of Assumption College 16-5 in Northeast-10 Conference action. The Setters improve to 2-3 overall and even their NE-10 record at 1-1, while the Greyhounds fall to 2-5 and 1-2 in conference play.

Pace jumped out to an early lead as Kolesar scored off an assist by Matt Mirabito (Binghamton, NY/Broome CC). Assumption answered with two goals to take a 2-1 lead but the Setters answered with a trio of goals. Matt Gebhardt (West Islip, NY/West Islip) and Mike Ruppert (Hicksville, NY/Holy Trinity) scored to close out the first quarter, while Mirabito scored midway through the second quarter to give Pace a 4-2 lead.

The Setters broke the game open in the third quarter as they netted seven goals, while keeping Assumption off the board to give Pace a commanding 11-3 lead. Kolesar posted a goal and two assists, while Mirabito had two goals and two assists in the quarter. Pace tacked on five goals in the final quarter with Kolesar scoring three times to give Pace the convincing win over the Greyhounds.

For the game. Kolesar had a career day with five goals and four assists, while Mirabito finished with three goals and seven assists for the Setters. Gebhardt and Ruppert each finished with two goals and one assist on the day. In net,Kevin Grady (Medford, NY/Bellport) recorded 11 saves in 60 minutes of action in goal for the Setters.

Pace returns to action on Saturday, March 31 when Pace will travel to Manchester, NH for a Northeast-10 Conference game against Saint Anselm College at 12 pm.

Softball Continues Strong Start to the Season; Sweep Felician

LYNDHURST, N.J.- Pace swept a non-conference doubleheader from the Felician College Golden Falcons with the Setters winning 3-0 in the opener and 3-2 in the nightcap. The Setters improve to 16-4 on the season, while Felician falls to 2-24 overall.

The Setters took the opener as they scored their runs in the final two innings. Jeane Drury (Flanders, NJ/Morris Catholic) singled in the sixth and moved to second on a sac bun. Drury eventually came around to score on a single by Sabrina Gonzalez (Oxnard, CA/Ventura College). In the seventh, Hana Wright (Hillsboro, OR/Valley Catholic) doubled to lead off the inning and scored on a two run homerun by Rachael McMahon (Corona, CA/Esperanza). Caitlin McCann (San Mateo, CA/Notre Dame) was outstanding on the mound as she tossed a complete game two-hitter and struck out two to improve to 4-2 on the season.

In the nightcap, the Setters took the lead in the second as Drury blasted a solo homerun. Felician tied the game in the bottom of the inning. Pace answered in the third as Nicole Schultheis (Plainview, NY/Bethpage) reached on an error. Natalie Gellos (Seattle, WA/Holy Names Academy) doubled to score Schultheis for a 2-1 Pace lead. Wright extended the Pace lead to 3-1 as she tripled to score Gellos. Felician rallied in the ninth as they scored a run but Pace starter Kayla Hill (Brooklyn, NY/James Madison) closed the door on a Golden Falcons comeback as they left the bases loaded to end the game. Hill (4-0) tossed a complete game, allowing two runs on eight hits to remain unbeaten on the season. 

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