THE BASICS:


RESULT: Stony Brook 3, Hartford 1 (22-25, 25-7, 25-16, 25-22)
LOCATION: Hartford Volleyball Gym (West Hartford, Conn.)
RECORDS: Hartford (5-17, 2-6 America East), Stony Brook (15-9, 5-3)

THE LEAD:
McKyla Brooks led four players in double-digit kills, as Stony Brook remained hot with a 3-1 victory over the Hartford volleyball team on Sunday. Brooks led the way with 14 kills, while Maria Poole (13), Cydney Bowman (12) and Jordan Gels (12) also finished in double figures.
 
Abby Nash led the way with 10 kills in a losing effort for Hartford, while Megan Anderson doled out 31 assists. Montrashay Worley led all players with 17 digs and Paulina Modestow added 11. Jenna Bridges posted seven kills and four blocks as well.
 
SET-BY-SET
• Stony Brook got out to an early lead in the first, opening an 8-4 advantage. But the Hawks came storming back with five-straight points to garner a 9-8 lead. The teams went blow-for-blow at that juncture, battling to an 18-18 score. A Nash kill sent the home squad on a run of three straight for a 21-18 edge, but the visitors battled to cut it to 23-22. Hartford then finished things off with a Katy Henchy kill and an SBU error to take the first.
• Stony Brook got out to an early lead in the second, and never looked back en route to a 25-7 victory.
• In the third, Hartford got out to a 5-2 lead early on following a Nash kill, but Stony Brook rebounded to knot things up at 6-6. From there, the teams traded points to a 13-13 score, but the Seawolves gained momentum and got an 18-16 advantage before finishing the set on a 7-0 run to take a 2-1 lead.
• The Seawolves got out to an early edge in the fourth, but the Hawks were able to battle back to tie things up at six. Stony Brook rallied once again for a 15-12 advantage, but Hartford battled back to draw even, with a Bridges kill making it 15-all. The visitors staged another rally, this one pushing the Hawks to the brink at 24-18. Hartford refused to wilt, as a Henchy kill started it on a run of four-straight points, but SBU got the final tally to take the match 3-1.
 
UP NEXT:
The Hawks hit the road for clashes at Binghamton (Nov. 3) and UAlbany (Nov. 5) next weekend.