THE BASICS:

- Score: Pace 3, Assumption 0

- Record: Pace (17-7, 4-5 NE-10), Asumption (5-15, 2-8 NE-10)

- Location: Worcester, Mass. (Laska Gymnasium)

The Lead: Assumption led by at least four in two of the three sets but couldn't break through with a victory as Pace earned a 25-19, 25-17, 28-26 conference win on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- The Hounds led 17-13 midway through the first set, before a 9-1 run by the Setters gave them a 22-18 advantage. Kellie Smith (Richland, Mich. / Gull Lake) stopped the run with a kill but Pace responded with the final three points of the set for a 25-19 win.

- Assumption fell behind 9-3 in the second, but pulled back within two, 14-12 on an attack error. The Setters regrouped and went on a run to secure the 25-17 victory.

- In the final set, the Hounds jumped out to an 11-7 lead on a kill by Tess Haller (Cape Elizabeth, Maine / Cape Elizabeth). They led 12-9 before five straight by Pace put the visitors in front 14-12. The set was back-and-forth, with Assumption eventually taking a 22-19 lead. The Setters managed to tie it up at 23 apiece, before an attack error gave the Hounds set point. They couldn't convert and Pace eventually pulled out the 28-26 win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Assumption hit .136 in the match with 38 kills, while Pace had 51 kills and hit .268. They Setter also recorded more digs, 77-64.

- Julia Goyette (Randolph, Mass. / Ursuline Academy) was the Hounds' top offensive threat, hitting .321 with 11 kills, while Smith added ten kills and 13 digs.

- Maria Chrisom (Dover, N.H. / Saint Thomas Aquinas) led the defense with 23 digs, while Kiki Romanik (San Rafael, Calif. / Sir Francis Drake) had 29 assists and ten digs. Olivia Burke (Salem, N.H. / Salem) added three blocks and seven kills.

- Claudia Fontanet led Pace with 14 kills and ten digs while Samantha Nidine dished off 45 assists with 14 digs.

UP NEXT:

- The Hounds return to action on Wednesday when they travel to face Saint Rose at 7 pm.

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