THE BASICS:


RESULT: Hartford 3, Coppin State 0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-19)
LOCATION: Hartford Volleyball Gym (West Hartford, Conn.)
RECORDS: Hartford (3-11), Coppin State (0-16)

THE LEAD:
Jenna Bridges delivered 11 kills and Brittany Braun added 10 as strong play from the middles lifted the Hartford volleyball team to a 3-0 win over Coppin State on Sunday afternoon.
 
Bridges hit .667 with a pair of service aces, while Braun hit .500 with four blocks. Megan Anderson led the way with 30 assists in the victory for the Hawks, while Katy Henchy added six kills and four blocks.
 
Bailee Jackson led all players with 16 kills, while Asia Stennis added 11 in a losing effort for the Eagles.
 
SET-BY-SET
• The two teams traded points to a 5-5 score early in the first, but Coppin State gained the first real momentum, opening a 12-8 lead. The Hawks slowly chipped away at the deficit, though, tying things up at 16 on a Bridges kill. The visitors responded with a 3-0 rally to make it 19-16, but the Hawks fought back once more, as consecutive errors by Bridges put the home squad ahead 22-20. Coppin was able to trim it to 24-23, but the Hawks finished off the set on a block by Dakota Butzler and Braun.
• In the second, the Hawks got out to a strong start with Anderson at the serve, rolling off a 4-0 edge out of the gate. Hartford pushed the lead to 11-4 thanks to a Butzler kill, but CSU cut it back to four at 15-11. The Hawks pulled away with Henchy at the serve, with two Bridges kills and a third by Butzler giving the home squad the momentum en route to a 25-15 win.
• The two teams came out even in the third, but the Hawks staged a rally after the teams were tied at 12, as a Braun and Henchy block put the home squad up 15-12. Coppin State responded by trimming it back to 15-14, but the Hawks delivered six of the next seven points to make it 21-15. Hartford went on to close it out on an Olivia Rougeau kill.

UP NEXT:
The Hawks hit the road for a conference clash against Stony Brook on Friday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. Live video and stat links will be available through HartfordHawks.com.