ALBANY, N.Y. –Hartford fought late into sets two and three against UAlbany, but fell to the Great Danes 3-0 Friday night in America East action.
 
Junior Jenna Bridges and sophomore Abby Nash each finished with 12 kills for Hartford, who fall to 10-12 overall and 3-7 in conference play. Chloe Evering hit .286 with 13 kills for UAlbany, who improve to 14-8 on the season and 8-1 in the America East.
 
UALBANY 3, HARTFORD 0 (25-17, 29-27, 26-24)

• SET ONE:With the two teams tied at 10, the Great Danes began to open up a lead on the Hawks. UAlbany pushed the advantage to five at 21-16 before a block by sophomores Brittany Braun and Megan Anderson brought Hartford back within four (21-17). The Great Danes however closed out the first, scoring the final four points for the 25-17 opening set win. 
• SET TWO:UAlbany looked to have the second set wrapped up holding advantage at 24-18. The Hawks, however, fought off set point six times to tie the match at 24. Hartford continued to battle, taking the lead 26-25 and 27-26 but could not close out the Great Danes, as the home team held off the Hawks and won the second set 29-27 and took the 2-0 lead.
• SET THREE:Tied at 10, Hartford went on a 5-3 run to take the 15-13 lead in the third. The Hawks continued to hold the advantage all the way to set point at 24-23 before UAlbany rallied. The Great Danes scored the final three points of the set for the 26-24 victory and the 3-0 win. 
• NOTES & HIGHLIGHTS:Bridges finished with double-digit kills for the 19th straight match … Anderson registered a team-high 35 assists… Freshman Alex Lucero tied for a match-high 13 digs … Akuabata Okenwa tallied a double-double for UAlbany with 10 kills and 10 digs.

 
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks wrap up the regular season next weekend with two key America East matches starting Friday night against Binghamton at 7 p.m.