Pleasantville, N.Y. (Sept. 22, 2017) – Molloy volleyball's 10-game winning streak came to an abrupt end on Friday night as the team fell to the Setters of Pace University by a score of 3-0 in non-conference action. The Lions sit at 12-2 on the season while the victory improves Pace to 3-8.

Set-By-Set
Set One: Pace 25, Molloy 14
Set Two: Pace 25, Molloy 17
Set Three: Pace 32, Molloy 30

Molloy was led by a match-high 14 kills from freshman Kacey Affrunti (Levittown, N.Y.) while redshirt sophomore Carly Banks (Camas, Wash.) added 11. Senior Dakota O'Neill (Long Beach, N.Y.) and sophomore Sophia Smith (Georgetown, Texas) also led the match tallying 22 digs and 37 assists, respectively. Freshman Emily Meyer (Seaford, N.Y.) hit a team-high .304 on the evening, racking up eight kills and 13 digs while junior Meaghan Carr (Mineola, N.Y.) recorded Molloy's only ace.

On the match, the maroon and white recorded 47 kills as opposed to Pace's 46, but committed a costly 26 errors. The Setters also tallied eight aces from the service line.

Down 2-0, Molloy extended on a seven-point run on the serving of Carr to take a 19-13 lead in the third set, featuring five kills from Meyer. The Setters, however, refused to quit, and rallied back to tie the contest 25-25. The teams continued to battle, searching for a two-point advantage to put the set away. Ultimately, Pace knotted the score 30-30 before ending the contest on two service aces from Claudia Fontanet.

The maroon and white will return to Quealy Gymnasium on Monday (Sept. 25) to face Caldwell University at 6:00 p.m.