Setters outscore Ravens 13-2 over middle periods to erase early deficit

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PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. (March 31, 2009) - Pace University outscored Franklin Pierce University 13-2 over the second and third quarters to erase a first period deficit and collect a 19-8 victory in Northeast-10 Conference men's lacrosse action at Pace Field this afternoon.

Senior Jake Sheppard (Melbourne, Australia) and junior James Hammel (North Caldwell, N.J./West Essex) each collected five points to lead Pace to the victory. Sheppard finished with three goals and two assists, while Hammel netted a game-high four goals to go with an assist. Senior T.J. Urban (Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon) added two goals and an assist for three points, while junior Joe Page (Eagan, Minn./Eagan) dished three assists and added a goal for four points.

Senior Jason Flanigan (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) and sophomore Jack Scanlan (Great Neck, N.J./Great Neck North) each netted a pair of goals for Franklin Pierce. Senior Ryan Boller (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) added a goal and two assists for three points, while junior Devon Dupuis (Lynn, Mass./Lynn Classical) chipped in with two assists.

Senior Timothy Matheis (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) made nine saves over 45-minutes to earn the win in goal for Pace. Sophomore Shea Campbell (Centerport, N.Y./Harborfields) made 11 stops over the opening 37:39 in goal for Franklin Pierce. Classmate D.A. Ivie (Alpharetta, Ga./Blessed Trinity) also stopped 11 shots, conceding just four, in 21:16 of action for the Ravens.

Franklin Pierce held a 4-3 lead after the first quarter as they answered an opening goal from Sheppard 56-seconds into the match with four of the next five goals in a ten minute span. Flanigan and freshman Matt Forzaglia (Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y./Croton-Harmon) scored twice in a two-minute span to put the Ravens in front (2-1) just under five minutes into the match. After Pace knotted the score, Scanlan and sophomore Jonathan Martinez (Waterbury Center, Vt./Rice Memorial) gave Franklin Pierce a two-goal cushion (4-2) with 2:11 left in the first quarter.

Sheppard pulled one back for the Setters with just 48-seconds left in the frame and Pace scored the first two goals of the second quarter (one each from Sheppard and Urban) to regain the lead. Franklin Pierce tied the score (5-5) with Boller's goal less than 30-seconds after Pace had regained the lead, but the Setters wrapped ten goals around halftime to gain control and open a 15-5 lead after a goal from freshman Brian Goodwine (Robbinsville, N.J./Allentown) with 6:16 left in the third. Hammel scored all four of his goals during that stretch.

Pace enjoyed a 59-25 advantage in shots for the match, including 41-20 on target. The Setters posted a 25-6 margin in face-offs and were successful on 3-of-13 man-up situations, compared to 1-for-4 for Franklin Pierce.

Franklin Pierce (1-6, 1-3 NE-10) is back in action on Monday, when it visits No. 2-ranked Le Moyne College at 4 p.m. The Ravens return home on Tuesday, April 14, to host Saint Michael's College at 4 p.m. Pace (3-4, 2-1 NE-10) hosts Saint Michael's on Saturday at 1 p.m.