Manchester, N.H. (October 20) -- Freshman Jennifer Pearl (Stoughton, Mass.) scored the game-winning goal in the second half to lift Saint Anselm to a 2-1 win over Pace University in Northeast-10 women's soccer action.

Saint Anselm took an early 1-0 lead at the 14:12 mark when Michelle Nuzzo (Dedham, Mass.) fired in a shot off the crossbar and into the net for her first goal of the season. After Pace tied the game on a goal by junior Tiffany Robinson (Shelton, Conn.) at 22:34, Pearl scored her first game-winning score of the season just 1:20 into the second half.

Freshman Jacqueline Cooney (Braintree, Mass.) made one saves to pick up the win, while Alexa DAgostino (Highland Mills, N.Y.) turned aside six shots for the Setters in the loss.

With the win, the Hawks improve to 9-7-3 overall and 6-5-3 in the Northeast-10, while Pace falls to 4-11-2 and 1-10-2 in league play. Saint Anselm now awaits the pairings for the upcoming Northeast-10 Conference Tournament.