Pleasantville, N.Y. - The men's lacrosse team was defeated for the first time in 2023 this afternoon on the road at Pace University, falling 13-6 from Pace Stadium. Molloy sits at 2-1 while Pace opened the season with the victory.

How it Happened

• Molloy would strike the first blow with senior Scott Capicchioni scoring an unassisted goal just four minutes into the contest.
• Pace would find the back of the net three times in the next 12 minutes, leading 3-1 just one minute into the second quarter.
• Junior Chris Delaney tallied a second goal for Molloy to bring the Lions within one, but the Setters quickly responded with one of their own just one minute later.
• Delaney sent a feed to junior Jack Herzlinger, who scored his first as a Lion with just over nine minutes to play in the first half.
• The Setters increased its lead to 6-3 before freshman Justin Palulis scored on a man-down opportunity to bring Molloy within two at the break.
• The home team netted five goals in the third quarter with Delaney and Herzlinger connecting for a second time to set the score at 9-5 headed into the final 15 minutes of play.
• Senior Ryan Downing cut the deficit to three midway through the fourth quarter, but Pace ended the contest with two additional goals in the victory.

Top Performances

• Delaney led with three points on one goal and two assists.
• Herzlinger tallied his first two goals of the season
• Freshman Thomas Kofod and junior Adam Hyman also added assists in the effort.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Christian Michaels led the team with six ground balls and made 14 stops. 
• Graduate student Jordan Arbouet caused a career-high six turnovers while adding five ground balls.
• Kofod and senior Edward McCann IV each forced three turnovers and combined for six ground balls.

Up Next
The Lions return to the RVC Sports Complex on Saturday (Mar. 4) against Southern New Hampshire University at 12:00 p.m.