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Pace Women’s Lacrosse Wins National Title; Honored at White House

Pace University Launches Sands College of Performing Arts

Pace University’s women’s lacrosse team joined college athletes from across the country at the White House in June to celebrate the team’s 2023 NCAA National Championship.

The Setters joined 47 teams from schools across the country including University of Texas, Penn State, University of Virginia, Stanford University, and University of North Carolina, among others. The teams represented 19 sports from all three NCAA divisions -- national championship winners -that were recognized on the South Lawn of the White House as part of “College Athlete Day.”

“You made tremendous sacrifices — training through injuries, birthdays, vacations, and even a pandemic,” Vice President Kamala Harris told the crowd. “You know, all of you, what it means to commit and to persevere. And we know that so often, during the course of a long season, sports teams also become a family. You develop life-long relationships. You demonstrate teamwork and character. You make the people around you better in every way. You are leaders. You are role models. And, of course, you are champions.”

Pace University women’s lacrosse team completed its historic season with a national championship, defeating No. 1 ranked West Chester University, 19-9, on May 21 in Indianapolis to win the first title in program history. The 19 goals scored by

The Setters were the most-ever scored in a DII Women’s Lacrosse championship game, and they are the first NCAA collegiate team in Westchester County to win a national championship.

The Setters, who finished the season ranked No. 1 in the nation with a 21-2 record, won a staggering 17 games against ranked opponents during the 2023 season.

The visit to the White House was a tremendous honor for the program and the university, said Head Coach Tricia Molfetta, who is in her sixth year with the team.

“It was such an incredible honor to be welcomed to the White House by President Biden and Vice President Harris for College Athlete Day,” said Coach Molfetta. “It was amazing to see so many student-athletes together and join in celebrating all of our successes this academic year. I am so grateful we were able to end our year in such a monumental way and I know the experience today will be one this team will share with their friends and families for the rest of their lives.”

“Being invited to the White House was truly an unforgettable experience and I am so glad I was able to share it with my whole team,” said Angelina Porcello, National Player of the Year, of Eastchester, N.Y. “It was an honor to celebrate our championship win alongside our fellow NCAA championship athletes.”

Since its creation in 2014, the Pace School of Performing Arts (PPA) has been a leader in producing top talent, with its graduates widely represented in the film, TV, theater, and dance industries.

When the program launched within Pace’s Dyson College of Arts and Sciences nearly two decades ago, it was Manhattan’s first new performing arts school in almost half a century. Today, in keeping with its long tradition of innovation and in recognition of the rapidly evolving industry, PPA is getting its own stand-alone identity: The Sands College of Performing Arts.

“The Sands College of Performing Arts will be a path-setting performing arts college for the 21st century that leverages the vast creative resources of New York City to educate and inspire a new generation of diverse artists and arts leaders,” said Pace President Marvin Krislov.

Sands College – the seventh school and college within Pace University - will commence with the 2023-24 academic year, enrolling its inaugural class this fall. It is named in recognition of a $25 million gift from Rob and Pamela Sands, J.D. ’84, and comes as Pace is transforming its campus in Lower Manhattan – One Pace Plaza – to include a state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center.

The arts center will have three new venues. It will feature the latest technology and be supported by scene and costume shops, dressing rooms, rehearsal rooms, green rooms, public spaces, and dance studios.

“We’re thinking about where the industry is now, and where we’re like to see it be in the future, ensuring our students are the changemakers and the leaders it needs – that’s why these new spaces are so important,” said Sands College of Performing Arts Executive Director Jennifer Holmes, Ph.D.

Jo Jo Carmichael, who graduated Pace in 2022 with a BFA in Commercial Dance, said she’s excited about the new performing arts college at her alma mater and the opportunities it presents for future students.

“Pace Performing Arts is so incredible,” she exclaimed. “There are so many people working in the industry who graduated from there.”

Carmichael, an Alabama native, is currently in rehearsal for the national touring production of MJ the Musical. Prior to that, she did the out-of-towns for The Devil Wears Prada musical and was a New York City Rockette for two seasons. She credits the education and experience she received at Pace for helping to set her on the path to success in a highly competitive yet rewarding field.

“Just the Rockettes alone, if you look at the Christmas spectacular cast from 2022, there will at least 10 of us on that one job, if not more,” Carmichael recalled. “Not just commercial dancers, but actors, stage managers – to have all those people from one college on one contract together is huge.”