The Setters took on the Stonehill Skyhawks on Sat. afternoon, losing the game by a score of 42- 14.
Stonehill secured a spot in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship for the first time in franchise history with the win, improving their season record to 7-2. Pace falls to 0-9 as the football season nears its end.
Pace won the coin toss, receiving the ball. Freshman quarterback Antwan Washigton made an 18 yard pass to junior wide receiver Cameron Davis, and then a six yard pass to wide receiver Matt Tarpley, a graduate student from Plymouth, Minnesota to get the Setters to third and fourth. But an incomplete pass to Davis forced the Setters to punt the ball to the Skyhawks.
The first score of the game came with nine minutes left in the first quarter, as senior quarterback Logan Meyer completed a three yard pass to junior wide receiver Nate Robitaille to make to give the Skyhawks a 7-0 lead.
Stonehill scored another touchdown early in the second quarter as tailback Colin Markus made a 14 yard rush play to make it 14-0 Skyhawks.
A six yard pass by Meyer to freshman fullback Billy Pierce for a touchdown extended the lead for Stonehill.
The Setters fought back however, scoring their first touchdown towards the end of the quarter as running back Delaney Wallace, a freshman from Moorestown, NJ, helped lead the way.
After Wallace made two rush plays for seven and six yards respectively, Washington made a one yard pass to quarterback Brian Beeker, a junior from Spring Hill, Florida to get to second and 12. Washington then made a 12- yard rush play to the Stonehill 49 yard line.
A few passes later, Wallace had the ball once again, making a one yard rush play to score the first touchdown for the Setters, making it 21-7.
After halftime, Stonehill came back to dominate the third quarter, scoring two more touchdowns.
Markus scored both touchdowns for the Skyhawks, both on one yard rush plays, as the Skyhawks further extended their lead, making it 35-7.
Stonehill ended their scoring in the beginning of the fourth quarter, as senior wide receiver Paul Piccirillo, from Shelton, Connecticut, made a two yard rush play, making it 42-7.
The Skyhawks were able to keep the Setters scoring to a minimum, as the final touchdown of the game came with 11 minutes left, with Washington making a one yard rush play to give the Setters their second and final touchdown.
The final home game for the Setters will be on Sat., Nov. 9 against Saint Anselm College. It’s Senior Day as well as Faculty/ Staff Appreciation Day, as the seniors will be recognized before the game.