PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Pace Athletics was represented by seven student-athletes in the latest installments of the weekly Northeast-10 Conference Honor Rolls. Members of the volleyball, field hockey, football, and women's soccer rosters were all selected following outstanding performances throughout athletic competition last week.
NE10 Volleyball Weekly Release: Week 8
Claudia Fontanet (Bayamon, Puerto Rico/Academia Maria Reina)
Playing her way on to the Honor Roll for the third time this year, Fontanet posted her third and fourth straight double-doubles for the Setters last week. She averaged 3.56 kills and 3.78 digs across her nine sets of work in Pace's two matches. Fontanet had 15 kills and 18 digs in the Blue and Gold's victory over Franklin Pierce on Friday before following up with a 17 kill, 16 dig performance against SNHU on Saturday.
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Samantha Nidini (Houston, TX/Clearlake)
Making her fourth straight Honor Roll appearance and her fifth total for the season, Nidini had one of the best performances of her career in Friday's victory over Franklin Pierce. The junior setter earned her first ever triple-double, collecting 13 putaways, 10 digs, and 26 assists. Nidini also hit a whopping .722 in the match. She ended the week with a 22 assist effort on Saturday at SNHU.
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NE10 Field Hockey Weekly Release: Week 7
Grace Henderson (Kingswood, South Australia/Unley)
Henderson improved to 10-1 in the cage in her rookie season following another pair of wins last week, earning her a spot on her second-straight Honor Roll. Henderson allowed just two goals in a full 140 minutes in net as she continues to top the conference in goals-against average this season with a mark of 0.49. Her .808 save percentage is also second in the NE10.
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Mia Lennon (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Lakeland)
After previously earning NE10 Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week honors earlier this season, Lennon appears on her first Honor Roll of the year after continuing to lead the Setter defensive unit in a pair of dominant showings. The sophomore played an integral role in the Blue and Gold's wins over Assumption and Saint Anselm, helping to shut down the opposing attack while nabbing an assist in each game.
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Halley Rose (Dauphin, PA/Central Dauphin)
Rose makes her second straight Honor Roll after leading the Pace offense and helping the Setters set a new program-record with seven consecutive wins. The senior registered six points on two goals and two assists last week. Both of Rose's tallies came in Pace's 4-1 victory over Assumption on Tuesday, where she also supplied the feed in the Blue and Gold's final goal. She continued to get involved on Saturday, setting up Pace's first goal in a 2-1 victory over Saint Anselm.
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NE10 Football Weekly Release: Week 7
Jhalen Bien-Aime (Dorchester, MA/Bridgton Academy)
Named to his fourth Honor Roll of the season, Bien-Aime collected 210 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the ground in Saturday's 23-20 comeback win over Bentley. The senior running back became Pace's all-time leading rusher in his second carry of the game, and ended the day with 2,066 career rushing yards. Both of his touchdowns came in the fourth quarter as Pace completed a 20-point comeback to force overtime.
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NE10 Women's Soccer Weekly Release: Week 7
Jade Mallea (Miami, Fla./Coral Gables)
Mallea, appearing on her second-straight Honor Roll, recorded eight saves for the Blue and Gold across 135 minutes of work in net. The freshman goalkeeper remained undefeated in her collegiate career, improving to 2-0-1 after making five saves in a win against AIC on Wednesday.
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