PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – The postseason begins Tuesday for Pace University Women's Volleyball, as the sixth-seeded Setters travel to face No. 3 seed Adelphi University in the opening round of the Northeast 10 Conference Championship at 5:00 p.m.
Pace earned its place in the seven-team championship field after finishing the regular season 10-13 overall and 4-5 in NE10 play. Adelphi enters the postseason at 19-10 overall after posting a 7-2 conference record.
The Setters return to the NE10 Championship after missing the postseason a year ago and will look to extend their season against a familiar opponent.
Tuesday marks the third meeting between Pace and Adelphi this fall. The teams first met Sept. 29 in Pleasantville, where the Setters pushed the Panthers to the limit in a five-set battle. Pace forced a deciding frame after hitting .432 in the fourth set before Adelphi escaped with an 18-16 victory in the fifth.
The conference meeting came on Oct. 20, when Adelphi earned a three-set victory on its home court.
Kadence Ackmann enters the postseason as Pace's leader with 170 kills while adding 169 digs. Paola Ortiz follows with 147 kills, while Keelah Chambliss has contributed 124 kills during the year.
Aralyn Saulys has directed the Setters offense throughout the campaign, leading Pace with 435 assists while also producing a team-best 52 service aces. Defensively, Alice Bender has anchored the back row with 348 digs and has added 85 assists and 22 aces.
Pace received contributions throughout the lineup in Friday's regular-season finale against Saint Anselm College. Kendall Quinones led the attack with eight kills, while Maggie Hamed and Ackmann each added six. Chambliss finished with five kills on eight attempts for a .500 hitting percentage, and Bender collected a team-high 14 digs.
The matchup also gives Pace another opportunity to break through against Adelphi in postseason play. The Panthers eliminated the Setters from the NE10 Championship in 2024, while Pace will be searching for its first conference tournament victory since its 2016 run to the semifinals.
The winner of Tuesday's matchup advances to NE10 Championship Weekend at Bentley University and will face the winner of No. 2 American International College and No. 7 Assumption University in Friday's semifinal at 7:30 p.m.
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