PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – The Pace University women's volleyball team let go of an early lead and dropped a five-set Northeast-10 Conference battle to Le Moyne College, 3-2, Friday evening at West Genesee High School.
 
RESULTS
Le Moyne 3, Pace 2  (14-25, 18-25, 25-21, 25-18, 15-9)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-  Sydney Lecker (Littleton, CO/Chatfield) scored the first point of the game off an assist from Amy Vicic (Surrey, British Columbia/Earl Marriott). A kill from Vicic later on set up a 5-0 run by the Setters for a 13-8 lead. The Setters took the set, 25-14.
 
 - The Dolphins took the first point in the second set followed by a kill from senior Samantha Marquez (Palmetto Bay, FL/Miami Palmetto/Palm Beach State College) to get the Setters on the board. Claudia Fontanet (Bayamon, Puerto Rico/Academia Maria Reina)'s kill set up another 5-0 run for the Setters to put them ahead, 20-13. Pace claimed the second set, 25-18. 
 
- Both teams battled back and forth for majority of the third frame before a Le Moyne kill set up a run by the Dolphins to take a 12-7 lead. The Dolphins kept the lead for the rest of the set, eventually winning, 25-21.
 
- The Setters had an early lead over the Dolphins, 3-0. Le Moyne fought back to later tie the game at 18. A kill by Le Moyne set up a 7-0 run to finish out the set, 25-18.
 
- The final set started in favor of the Setters with back to back kills. A kill from the Dolphins set up a 5-0 run, giving them an 8-5 lead. Le Moyne went on to take the final set, 15-9.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Junior Sydney Lecker (Littleton, CO/Chatfield) led all players with 19 kills. She also added 17 digs.
- Sophomore Claudia Fontanet (Bayamon, Puerto Rico/Academia Maria Reina) finished with 16 kills and also picked up 19 digs.
- Sophomore Kathleen Benson (Kings Park, NY/Kings Park) had 10 kills and matched freshman Tatjana Calimpong-Burke (Waianae, HI/Iolani) with a team-high five blocks.
- Freshman Danielle Vaiano (Seaford, NY/St. Anthony's) contributed a team-high 25 digs.
- Junior Amy Vicic (Surrey, British Columbia/Earl Marriott) dished out 40 assists and contributed 17 digs.
 
RECORDS
- Pace: 14-5 (2-3 NE-10
- Le Moyne: 15-4 (5-1 NE-10)
 
UP NEXT
- The Setters returns to action Saturday, Oct. 15, as they continue their road trip with a stop in Albany, N.Y. to visit the College of Saint Rose for a 12 p.m. start.
 
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