MANCHESTER, N.H. – On Tuesday night, Pace University Volleyball turned in a complete performance, powering past Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) in four sets (25-13, 26-28, 25-11, 25-20). The victory snapped a brief skid for the Setters and lifted them to 9-8 overall and 1-5 in Northeast 10 (NE10) play.
Pace wasted no time establishing its rhythm, dominating the opening frame with efficient hitting effort to roll to a 25-13 win. Although the Penmen battled back to steal the second set in extra points, the Setters regrouped immediately, storming to a 25-11 third-set win behind near-perfect execution. The Setters then maintained momentum in the fourth, using timely kills and strong defense to close out the night 25-20.
Freshman outside hitter
Keelah Chambliss led the offensive charge with a match-best 17 kills while hitting .375.
Kadence Ackmann followed with 10 kills, two aces, and eight digs, and
Emily Cineus added nine kills with a pair of aces.
Ileann Alessandra Perez hit .600 with seven kills and eight digs, while setters
Aralyn Saulys and
Camila Rodriguez combined for 42 assists and 12 digs.
Defensively,
Alice Bender tallied 11 digs to anchor a back line that limited SNHU to a .079 hitting percentage. As a team, the Setters finished with 57 kills, nine aces, and 22 assisted blocks while hitting .257.
Women's volleyball returns home this Saturday for a 12:00 p.m. NE10 match-up against Bentley University at the Goldstein Fitness Center in Pleasantville, N.Y.