Hempstead, NY - The Hofstra Volleyball team had arguably its most complete effort of the season as the Pride easily roared past American in the squad's final non-conference match of the season at the David S. Mack Fitness Center on Saturday afternoon. 

Hofstra won by scores of 25-12, 25-18 and 25-23 to improve to 10-3 this season. The win was the Pride's fourth straight. American falls to 9-6 with the loss. The Eagles went 28-7 last season and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. 

It was another solid effort out of freshman Laura Masciullo as she led Hofstra with 14 kills and added five digs. Senior Hannah Klemm posted 35 assists and seven digs in the match and now ranks third all-time at Hofstra in assists. 

Hofstra dominated in the first set to the tune of a 13-point victory as the Pride committed only one error on 43 attempts for a .326 attack percentage. The Pride held American to a zero attack percentage and Masciullo led the way with six kills for Hofstra. 

The Pride looked to be in trouble in the second set, falling behind 6-1 early on before using a 9-3 run to take a 10-9 lead following a service ace from sophomore Nanishka Perez. Hofstra would never trail again in the set with senior Veronika Kostova ending the stanza and putting the Pride ahead two sets to none. Kostova led the way in that set with four kills. 

Hofstra completed the sweep with a two-point win in the third and final stanza. Kostova and Masciullo each had five kills in the set to lead the way offensively. 

Kostova finished with 11 kills in the match, while Perez also had 11. Perez chipped in with eight digs, with sophomore Luisa Domingues posting a match-high 14 digs to lead the Pride defensively. Sophomore Michela Rucli notched six blocks and five kills. 

Aleksandra Kazala and Shannon Webb each posted nine kills for American, while Kennedy Etheridge had 24 assists and eight digs. 

Hofstra is back in action next weekend when it begins Colonial Athletic Association play with a road trip to Charleston and UNCW. The Pride will face the Cougars on Friday at 7 p.m. and then take on the Seahawks on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. 

NOTES
- Hofstra is now 3-1 all-time against American. The teams last met in 1998 with the Eagles winning by the score of 3-0. 
- With her 35 assists in the match today, Klemm moved past Lindsey Birkel (1996-99) for third all-time in assists at Hofstra. Birkel had 3,863 and Klemm now has 3,896 during her three-plus years in a Pride uniform. 
- This is Hofstra's second four-match win streak of the season.