WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Hartford Volleyball fell to New Hampshire 3-0 in the team's final home game of the regular season Sunday afternoon.
 
Sophomore Brittany Braun hit .409 with 11 kills while junior Jenna Bridges had a team-high 16 kills to lead the Hawks, who fell to 10-11 overall and 3-6 in conference play. Kennedi Smith hit .412 with 16 kills for the Wildcats, who improve to 10-13 on the season and 6-3 in the America East.
 
NEW HAMPSHIRE 3, HARTFORD 0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-20)

• SET ONE: The opening set saw the score tied 15 times with Braun knotting the score for the final time at 22 with a kill late in the first. New Hampshire, however, scored the final three points to take the set 25-22. Megan Anderson had nine assists in the first, while Bridges hit .429 with four kills.
• SET TWO: The Hawks were in control throughout the second set holding a five-point advantage (19-14) after an attack error by Molly Wotton forced the Wildcats to call timeout. New Hampshire came out of the timeout and went on a 10-5 run to tie the score at 24. The Wildcats then completed the comeback, scoring the final two points of the set for the 26-24 win.
• SET THREE: The final set was also a battle with eight ties and four lead changes. Hartford held a three-point advantage midway through the third, after a kill from senior Paulina Modestow made the score 17-14. New Hampshire, similar to second, went on an 11-3 run, taking the third set 25-20 and closing out the match.
• NOTES & HIGHLIGHTS: Anderson led the Hawks with 33 assists … Sophomore Abby Nash finished with double-digit digs (12) for the third-time in the last four matches … Bridge, Braun, Modestow and sophomore Kat Capua all registered two block assists … Emma Patlovich tallied a match-high 43 assists and two aces for New Hampshire.

 
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The Hawks hit the road Friday night to take on UAlbany at 7 p.m. in America East action.