RESULT: Syracuse 3, Hartford 0
Set One: 25-15
Set Two: 25-17
Set Three: 25-12
RECORDS: Hartford (0-2), Syracuse (2-0)
LOCATION: Hawks Volleyball Gym  at the Reich Family Pavilion (West Hartford, Conn.)
THE LEAD: Freshman Paulina Modestow paced the Hawks' offense for the second-straight match and sophomore Astrid Mangual recorded a career-high in assists on Friday evening as the University of Hartford volleyball team fell to Syracuse, 3-0, in its second of two matches. Coming off a nine-kill match against the UConn Huskies earlier in the day, Modestow finished with seven in the nightcap. Mangual recorded 16 assists overall, a game-high. Hartford wraps up play in the UConn Tournament on Saturday afternoon with a 12:30 p.m. matchup against Rhode Island in Storrs, Conn.

SET-BY-SET BREAKDOWN:

SET ONE:
The Hawks and Orange exchanged points to start the match as the two squads were tied at 8-all early on. Syracuse started to heat up though, as it went on to score six of the next points to push ahead, 16-10. Three-straight points on a Katy Henchy kill, a service ace from Paulina Modestow, and another Henchy kill would pull the Hawks within three points at 17-14, but it wouldn't be enough to muster up a comeback. Syracuse closed out the match by putting eight of the next nine points on the scoreboard to come away with the opening-set victory. In 20 total attacks, the Orange did not commit an error as they hit .650 over that set. Rachel Moll led all Hawk hitters with three kills while rookie Shay Worley added a service ace in the set.

SET TWO:
In the evening's second set, the Orange jumped out to an 8-2 lead and never looked back. Pushing its advantage into double digits at 13-3, Hartford pulled within six at 20-14, but wouldn't come any closer. Three of Modestow's team-high seven kills came in the second set.

SET THREE:
Hartford held an early 3-2 advantage in set three, but the Orange hit .348 during that stretch and used a 4-0 rally to go up, 6-3. Six of the next eight points went in favor of Syracuse as the visiting squad built a 12-5 cushion heading into the final stretch of the set. Modestow paced Hartford with a pair of kills.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

·         For the Orange, Silvi Uattara had 10 kills, a match-high, and committed just one error in 19 attempts for a .474 hitting percentage

·         Sophomore Astrid Mangual led all setters with 16 assists, a new career-high

·         Freshman Paulina Modestow paced the Hawks' attack with seven kills while sophomore Katy Henchy and junior Rachel Moll added five kills apiece

·         Syracuse held a 12-0 advantage in blocks as Christina Oyawale recorded a match-best three.

·         Overall, Syracuse combined for just four attacking errors and hit .447 as a team, including a .650 percentage in the opening set

·         Junior Paola Llerandi was the lone player on both sides to finish with in double-figures in digs as she had 10 on the evening

NEWS & NOTES:

·         Syracuse has reeled off seven-straight wins over Hartford to take a 7-1 advantage in the all-time series.

·         Freshman Paulina Modestow has paced the Hawks' attack in their first two matches as she posted team-best numbers in kills against both the Huskies (9) and the Orange (7).

·         Astrid Mangual, a sophomore, compiled her first-ever double-digit assist match against Syracuse, finishing with a career-high 16 on the evening.