THE BASICS:

RESULT: UMBC 3, Hartford 0
SET 1: UMBC 25, Hartford 19
SET 2: UMBC 25, Hartford 13
SET 3: UMBC 25, Hartford 16
RECORDS: Hartford (0-21, 0-6 America East); UMBC (9-13, 3-3 America East)
LOCATION: Hartford Volleyball Gym (West Hartford, Conn.)

THE LEAD: 
Katy Henchy led the way with eight kills, but UMBC had a strong match on both the offensive and defensive side en route to a 3-0 victory on Sunday afternoon. Maddie Schneider led all players with 10 kills and added three blocks in the win. 

SET ONE:
The Retrievers got off to a fast start in the opening stanza, building a quick 6-1 lead. But the Hawks came storming back thanks to the duo of Paulina Modestow and Henchy, who combined for kills on three of four points that trimmed the deficit to 6-5. At that juncture, the teams began trading points to a 14-13 UMBC lead, but the Retrievers ran off four straight to put the lead at 18-13. The Hawks battled back with four straight of their own, but UMBC was able to stem the tide and finish off the set with a block from Zoya Trendafilova.

SET TWO:
The two teams came out of the gates even with the Retrievers holding an early 3-2 lead, but UMBC caught fire, and netted 15 of the next 18 points to build an 18-6 advantage. Hartford refused to quit, cutting the deficit to 10 after an Astrid Mangual ace, but UMBC was able to finish off the set with a Paola Rojas kill.

SET THREE:
In the third, the Hawks and Retrievers put forth an even battle early on, with the teams going back and forth all the way to an 11-10 lead for the visitors. But UMBC stiffened, netting six straight points for a 17-10 lead, and was able to push it to a 25-16 set victory from there. Schneider had six kills in the stanza.

UP NEXT: 
The Hawks return to the Hartford Volleyball Gym on Saturday night for a matchup against New Hampshire. Match time is set for 7 p.m.