MANCHESTER, N.H. – Freshman Hollyn Frano (Cave Creek, Ariz.) sets a new single-match record with 20 kills to help the Saint Anselm College women's volleyball team sweep the Setters of Pace University, 3-0, on Friday night. The Hawks improved to a 2-1 Northeast-10 Conference (NE10) record with the victory over the Setters by set scores of 25-20, 27-25, 25-21. 

UP NEXT:

• Saint Anselm will travel to Saint Michael's College on Tuesday, Oct. 10 for their next NE10 clash. The match is set to begin at 6:00 p.m. in Colchester, Vt. 

Score: Saint Anselm 3, Pace 0 
Records: Saint Anselm (10-5, 2-1); Pace (8-5, 1-3)
Location: Manchester, N.H. (Stoutenburgh Gymnasium)
Date: Friday, Oct. 6th
Attendance: 83
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Back-to-back kills from Frano and freshman Melis Kocak (East Greenwich, R.I.) gave Saint Anselm an early 3-2 edge in the first set of the match. After Pace strung three points together to take an 8-6 lead, the Hawks built a 4-1 run finished off by a service ace from freshman Sam Pila (Melbourne, Australia) to go ahead 10-9. Saint Anselm briefly fell behind 12-10 before generating a 7-1 run featuring a kill apiece from seniors Kaitlin Brown (Glendale, Ariz.) and Audrey Wetjen (Henderson, Nev.) as well as an ace by junior Alina Barbarena (Los Angeles, Calif.). The Setters kept the set score close however the Hawks would secure the first set win, 25-20, thanks to a kill by Brown and an ace from Pila to take the 1-0 lead. 
• In the second set, Frano tallied two quick kills to help even the score at 4-4. Pace jumped ahead to an 8-5 advantage thanks to a kill from Brielle Jones. Saint Anselm answered by going on an 8-1 run highlighted by a pair of Pila service aces and two kills apiece from Kocak and Frano to make it 13-9 Hawks. Shortly after, Pace responded with their own 7-1 run to take a two-point advantage late in the set. The Setters continued to extend their lead to 22-7 following a 4-0 run, but the Hawks battled back capitalizing on Pace errors coupled with two Frano kills and another ace from Barbarena to claim the 27-25 win in set two. 
• Pace took a quick 4-0 lead to open the scoring in the third set. Frano registered two kills in a row to tie the set at 6-6 which was soon followed by a service ace from junior Jada Burdier (Haverhill, Mass.) to give the Hawks a 9-8 edge. The Setters took a 14-13 lead thanks to a pair of kills from Karielys Melendez. Frano responded by registering two kills and an ace in a 4-1 run to regain a 17-15 advantage. Both teams continued to exchange points as the set neared an end, but Frano would seal the victory with her kills and ace to take set three by a final score of 25-21. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• Frano posts a new season-high 20 kills to become the second all-time leader in a single match for the Hawks with tonight's straight-set win over Pace. She passes Kristine Howell's 19-kill single-match record set on Oct. 20, 2001 against Le Moyne. 
• On the passing effort, Pila dished out 29 assists while also tallying eight digs, four aces, and three blocks. 
• Defensively for the Hawks, Barbarena led the team with 13 kills followed closely by Brown with 10 digs along with seven kills, two assists, and a block.   

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