PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Beginning a busy two-match weekend, the Pace University volleyball team was defeated by Stonehill College in four sets (20-25, 15-25, 31-29, 23-25) on Friday night.

The Setters were led by 17 kills off the right hand of junior Brielle Jones (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens). Jones finished the match with a .262 hitting percentage, while chipping in four digs.

Following Jones was a balanced Pace attack with six different players registering multiple putaways. Sophomore Cydney Gardner (Snellville, Ga./Brookwood) finished second on the team with nine kills, in addition to tallying three digs and three block assists.

Sophomore Jada Screen (Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett) and freshman Abby Robertson (Solana Beach, Calif. /Westview) also put together strong offensive performances. Screen recorded six kills while Robertson hammered a season-high six service aces.

It was a senior duo who piloted the Blue and Gold's defensive efforts. Emily Cockell (Springfield, Mo./Kickapoo) and Leonarda Uljic (Bronx, N.Y./St. Catharine) each picked up 10 digs. Uljic also dished out 15 assists to finish with her first career double-double.

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The Setters will celebrate Senior Day tomorrow afternoon with a 1 p.m. contest against Bentley University.