BOX SCORE WEST HAVEN, Conn. - The University of New Haven softball team showed life in the seventh, but fell short against visiting Pace by a score of 5-3. UNH drops to 20-7 overall and 12-5 in the Northeast-10 Conference, while the Setters move to 8-16 and 7-7 in the conference.

Lindsey Couturier (Dighton, Mass./Dighton Rehoboth Regional) went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run that accounted for all of the New Haven scoring. Brandy Dianno (Philadelphia, Pa./Nazareth Academy) was 2-for-4 with a run scored.

Pace got on the board in the top of the first off starter Nicole King (Front Royal, Va./Warren County). With two outs, the Setters plated runs on RBI singles by Nikole Larm and Haley Hernandez. 

New Haven was unable to answer in the first and went down 1-2-3 in the second. Julieann Schneidenbach (Lyndhurst, N.J./Lyndhurst) led off the third inning with a single and was pinch-run for by Erika Williams. (Oneida, N.Y./Oneida)Meghan Chamoff# sacrificed Williams to second, but she was stranded in scoring position.

With the score still 2-0, Lindsey Couturier (Dighton, Mass./Dighton Rehoboth Regional) singled to start the bottom of the forth. After back-to-back outs by New Haven, Gabby DeLeo (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert Catholic) and Jen Palase (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville) both singled to load the bases. A two-out strikout ended the Blue and Gold threat.

Pace and UNH both went down in order in the fifth inning, and the Setters took a 3-0 lead on a Alicia Marino field's choice in the sixth.

The Chargers again looked to get on the board as Brooke Fisher (Erial, N.J./Camden Catholic) walked in the sixth and Julie Devlin (Baldwin, N.Y./Northwood School) hit a one-out single to left field. Palase was able to work a two-out walk, but New Haven again left the bases loaded. The Setters added two insurance runs in the top half of the seventh on a double steal and a Larm RBI single.

The Blue and Gold looked to mount a comeback in the seventh as Gilly Childs (Los Angeles, Calif./Notre Dame Academy) reached on a pinch-hit single and Brandy Dianno (Philadelphia, Pa./Nazareth Academy) beat out an infield hit. Couturier then launched a 1-1 pitch over the left field wall for her conference-best ninth home run of the year. The comeback fell short, however, as the next two batters were retired to end the game. 

King (11-4) suffered the loss, allowing two runs in 3.2 innings of work. Victoria Cabral (New Britain, Conn./Miss Porter's School / Hofstra University) finished out the game, allowing three runs and fanning three.

The homestand continues for New Haven as they welcome in No. 14 Caldwell for a non-conference, East Region doubleheader on Thursday, April 10 at 3 p.m. The Chargers remain at the UNH Softball Field this weekend for a three-game series against Northeast-10 Southwest Division foe Le Moyne.