THE BASICS:
 
RESULT: New Hampshire 3, Hartford 0
LOCATION: Lundholm Gymnasium (Durham, N.H.)
RECORDS: Hartford (5-18, 2-8 AE); UNH (17-10, 8-2)
 
THE LEAD:
The University of Hartford volleyball team fell at New Hampshire, 3-0, on Saturday in America East action. Freshman Jenna Bridges paced the Hawks offensively with a match-best12 kills, adding a pair of blocks in the losing effort, while classmate Megan Scherer contributed 12 digs to lead the defense.

The Wildcats hit .347 on the afternoon, with Kennedi Smith (.346) and Emily Tanski (.375) tallying 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Tanski added 11 digs, while Gabri Olhava and Smith each recorded a game-best three blocks.
 
SET-BY-SET:

• The Hawks fell behind early in the first set, as UNH jumped out to a quick 15-3 advantage behind a pair of kills from Smith and a pair from Hannah Petke. The Wildcats continued to rally, building their lead to 21-9 before putting the set away by scoring four of the final five points.
• Simliar to the opening set, the Wildcats took a quick lead, this time pulling ahead by an 8-2 count. Kills from Bridges and Rachel Moll helped the Hawks keep the gap within six, but UNH got hot and extended its lead into double-digits at 21-11. With the lead in New Hampshire's favor at 22-12, the Wildcats clinched the set with a Hawks' service error followed by back-to-back kills from Smith and Severtson.
• The Hawks got out to an early lead in the third set. Three kills from senior Katy Henchy and one from Paulina Modestow saw Hartford take a 6-4 advantage over UNH. The Hawks maintained that edge, and pulled ahead by as many as five points (18-13), before the Wildcats clawed their way back. Five-straight UNH points knotted up the score at 18-all, but the Hawks did not let go, as a Wildcats error made it a 21-20 Hartford lead. The Hawks were unable to hold off a late UNH charge, though, as Tanski contributed three kills to the Wildcats' game-ending, 5-0 run.

 
UP NEXT:
Hartford closes out the America East season by trekking to Stony Brook on Friday, Nov. 11 (4 p.m.), and UMBC on Saturday, Nov. 12 (5 p.m.).