THE BASICS:
 
RESULT: Yale 3, Hartford 0
LOCATION: New Haven, Conn.
RECORDS: Hartford (6-20); Yale (19-5)
 
THE LEAD:
Katy Henchy delivered 10 kills and Paulina Modestow added nine, but it was not enough as Yale toppled the Hartford volleyball team in the Hawks' 2016 finale. Hartford wraps up Head Coach Mitch Kallick's second campaign at 6-20.
 
Kelley Wirth led all players with 15 kills, while Kaitlyn Gibbons added 10 for the Bulldogs. Yale hit .404 as a team in the victory.
 
The match marked the final performances in a Hawks uniform for seniors Paola Llerandi and Rachel Moll. Llerandi led all players with her 12 digs in the match, while Moll delivered two kills and two blocks in her finale. Jenna Bridges wrapped up a strong freshman campaign by hitting .455 in the loss with two aces and a block.
 
SET-BY-SET:

• The two teams started out even out of the gate, with the Hawks holding a 5-4 lead on the strength of kills by Henchy and Olivia Rougeau. But Yale embarked on a 7-1 rally to pull ahead 11-6. Hartford was able to halt the run, but could get no closer than five the rest of the way as the Bulldogs garnered a 25-19 triumph.
• Hartford came out strong in the second, jumping out to a 4-2 lead on a pair of Henchy kills. After the teams traded points to a 5-4 score, the Hawks embarked on a 7-1 rally of their own, capped by back-to-back Bridges aces to make it 12-5. The Bulldogs slowly cut it to 14-9, then rolled off a 9-1 run to take an 18-15 lead. The visitors were able to keep the lead between two and three for much of the remainder of the set, but could get no closer in a 25-20 defeat.
• The third was a tremendously tight affair throughout, with the home squad holding a 6-5 lead after a Rougeau kill. Yale tallied four of the next five for a 10-6 lead, but the Hawks rebounded with Astrid Mangual at the serve, tying things up at 10-10 with the help of a pair of Modestow kills. After the teams traded points to a 13-12 Bulldogs edge, the Hawks delivered five of the next six for an 18-14 lead. But Yale was able to slowly chip away, finally taking the lead at 23-22 and holding on for the 25-22 victory.