Box Score

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Junior Sarah Smith registered her third-straight double-double with 19 kills and 12 digs, but it was not enough for East Stroudsburg University in a 3-1 loss at Pace on Tuesday. Set scores were 25-20, 27-25, 12-25, 25-22.

The Setters (7-2) avenged a pair of three-set defeats to the Warriors (10-2) last season. Tatjana Calimpong-Burke led the home side with 16 kills, seven digs and a pair of aces.

ESU was competing in its final non-conference match of the regular season. The PSAC schedule begins at Koehler Fieldhouse on Friday night with a key contest against defending DII finalist Gannon, which is currently 11-0 and ranked No. 14 nationally. The Warriors knocked off the Golden Knights in four sets during last year's meeting at Gannon. Friday's match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

Pace and ESU were tied at 13-13 in the first set, but the Setters won the next three points and maintained their lead from there. Pace then led 22-16 in Set 2 before the Warriors rattled off a 7-0 run on the serve of freshman Anna Salasky to grab a brief advantage.

ESU had a set point at 25-24 following a block by Smith and redshirt sophomore Trea-sure Ketter. Pace, though, won the next three points to claim a two set lead.

The Warriors never trailed during a dominant third set while holding the home side to a -.098 attack percentage. The Setters responded in the fourth, taking a 24-18 lead and then holding off a late ESU surge to clinch the match.

Smith's 19 kills were backed by a .271 attack percentage; she has hit over 25 percent in 10 of 12 matches on the year. Junior Sam Dunphy added eight kills (.308%) and seven digs, surpassing 30 percent for a third time this season.

Senior Tina Predojevic supplied a team-high 17 digs to go along with 29 assists and a pair of blocks. Ketter paced the Warriors with six blocks, and freshman Stephanie Roughan chipped in two kills and two blocks in her collegiate debut.