Box Score WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Hartford volleyball came up short in its fourth America East match of the season, dropping a 3-0 decision to UAlbany on Sunday evening inside the Hartford Volleyball Gym.
 
Junior Jenna Bridges registered a team-high 10 kills for the Hawks, who dip to 8-8 overall and 1-3 in the America East. It is the 13th straight match that Bridges has recorded double-digit kills. Led by a 13-kill effort from Akuabata Okenwa, the Great Dances improve to 9-8 on the season and 3-1 in conference play.
 
UALBANY 3, HARTFORD 0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-18)

• SET ONE: Tied at seven, UAlbany went on an 8-3 run to take a 15-10 lead, forcing a Hartford timeout. After the timeout, the Hawks closed within three (13-16) in a stretch that was highlighted by kills from Paulina Modestow and Abby Nash, but they could not close the gap anymore as the Great Danes took the opening set, 25-19.
• SET TWO: Down five (19-24), Hartford put on a late surge to move within two (24-22) on a run that was capped off by a huge block from Brittany Braun and Modestow. UAlbany however, disrupted the run with a timeout and finished off the set with a block of its own from Grace Cozad and Courtney O'Connell for the 25-22 win.
• SET THREE: Despite trailing by nine midway through the set (18-9), the Hawks battled back to cut the deficit to three, using an 8-2 run to make the score 20-17. The Great Danes, however, regained control of the set and closed out the match with a 25-18 victory for their third conference win of the season.
• NOTES & HIGHLIGHTS: Freshman libero Alex Lucero finished with a match-high 11 digs, while sophomore setter Megan Anderson dished out 25 assists … Bridges (3), Anderson (2) and Braun (2) combined for seven blocks to pace the defense … Andersen Vaughan had a match-high 34 assists for UAlbany while Nicole Otero compiled 10 digs … Okenwa led all player with four blocks.

 
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks continues their stretch of home matches, as they welcome UMBC on Friday, Oct. 12. Opening serve for the America East match will be 7 p.m..