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Etta Rocco and Madeline Burke high-fiving after a point
Callie Cyr
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Winner Saint Anselm SA 14-9,4-5 NE10
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Pace Pace 10-13,4-5 NE10
Winner
Saint Anselm SA
14-9,4-5 NE10
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Final
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Pace Pace
10-13,4-5 NE10
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Saint Anselm SA 25 25 25 (3)
Pace Pace 19 18 21 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Rocco Dominates as Volleyball Sweeps Pace in Regular Season Finale

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – The Saint Anselm College women's volleyball team closed out its regular season on Friday with a 3-0 sweep of Pace University in Northeast 10 Conference play at Goldstein Fitness Center. The Hawks claimed the three sets by scores of 25-19, 25-18 and 25-21, earning their first sweep in NE10 play this season.

Highlights

  • Saint Anselm improves to 14-9 overall and 4-5 in Northeast 10 Conference play following its regular season finale. The Hawks also improve to 15-16 all-time against Pace University, as the Hawks have won 13 of the last 14 meetings.
  • The Hawks earned their first sweep in an NE10 match this season, taking all three sets while limiting Pace to a .116 hitting percentage.
  • Sophomore Etta Rocco led the Hawks with a career-high 14 kills on 20 attempts, committing just one error for a .650 hitting percentage. Rocco also added two block assists and a match-high 15 points.
  • Senior Sam Pila contributed 10 kills, 12 digs and a block assist, while senior Hollyn Frano added eight kills and three digs.
  • Sophomore Peyton Elward totaled eight kills, three digs, two service aces, one solo block and one block assist for 11.5 points. Senior Miia Dembski added three kills, one service ace and one block assist.
  • Sophomore Mckenna O'Connell orchestrated the offense with 33 assists, nine digs, one kill and one service ace.
  • Senior Madeline Burke paced the defensive effort with 17 digs and added four assists and two service aces, while sophomore Veronica Gomez chipped in 10 digs.

How It Happened

SET 1 | Saint Anselm opened the match with a strong offensive performance, recording 17 kills while hitting .268. Rocco led the way with five kills on six attempts, while Pila and Elward each added four kills. The Hawks maintained control to take the opening set, 25-19, while holding Pace to an .108 hitting percentage.

SET 2 | The Hawks continued to build momentum in the second set, posting 14 kills and a .323 hitting percentage. Rocco again led the attack with five kills on six attempts, while Frano contributed four kills and Pila added three. Saint Anselm claimed the second set by a 25-18 score, moving within one set of the match victory.

SET 3 | Pace put together a late push in the third set, which featured 12 tie scores, but the Hawks held firm. Saint Anselm recorded 13 kills in the frame, with Rocco adding four more without an error. The Hawks also limited Pace to an .070 hitting percentage in the set. O'Connell provided a service ace during the closing stretch before Rocco delivered the match-clinching kill to secure the 25-21 set victory and complete the sweep.

Up Next

Saint Anselm women's volleyball (14-9, 4-5 NE10) has completed its regular season schedule and will await tomorrow's final NE10 regular season matches across the league for its upcoming NE10 Championship Quarterfinal matchup on Tuesday, Nov. 10 on the road.

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