act_VB_Nash
Steve McLaughlin
1
St. Francis Brooklyn SF-NY 5-8
3
Winner Hartford Hart 6-7
St. Francis Brooklyn SF-NY
5-8
1
Final
3
Hartford Hart
6-7
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Francis Brooklyn SF-NY 25 17 15 18 (1)
Hartford Hart 17 25 25 25 (3)
1
Central Connecticut CCSU 3-7
3
Winner Hartford Hart 7-7
Central Connecticut CCSU
3-7
1
Final
3
Hartford Hart
7-7
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Central Connecticut CCSU 25 20 14 15 (1)
Hartford Hart 17 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Hartford Sports Information

Volleyball Drops St. Francis Brooklyn and CCSU

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. —The Hartford volleyball team swept its final two matches of the Hartford Hawks Invitational on Saturday, scoring 3-1 victories against both St. Francis Brooklyn and neighboring rival CCSU at the Hartford Volleyball Gym. 
 
Junior Abby Nash combined for 40 kills, including a career-high 22 against CCSU, as Hartford improves to 7-7 on the season. 
 
HARTFORD 3, ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN 1 (17-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-18)
  • SET ONE:St.Francis built an early 12-9 lead in the first set and never looked back. Pushing their advantage into double figures at 21-11, the Terriers took the set by a 25-17 final.  
  • SET TWO:Hartford stormed back from a 5-1 deficit by using a 14-3 run to go ahead, 15-8. The Hawks continued to roll, extending the advantage into double figures at 22-12 before evening up the match with a 25-17 victory. Junior Abby Nash delivered five kills in the win, while St. Francis committed 13 attack errors in 19 attempts.
  • SET THREE:Scoring the first five points of the set, the Hawks built a comfortable 11-3 lead. The Terriers crept their way back into the set, though, as they trimmed a 16-8 Hawks' advantage in half at 18-14. But Hartford held off the charge, as a service ace by Megan Anderson capped a set-ending 7-1 run.
  • SET FOUR:St. Francis led early, pulling ahead by an 8-5 count, but the Hawks responded with five straight points to go up, 10-8. Hartford continued to pull away, expanding the lead to 17-12. The Terriers wouldn't come any closer than three points for the remainder of the set, as the Hawks finished off the match with a 25-18 win.
  • HARTFORD NOTES & HIGHLIGHTS:Nash registered a match- and career-high 22 kills, finishing with a .429 hitting percentage … Anderson dished out 40 assists while recording three service aces … freshman Robin Helms was strong defensively, registering six blocks.
 
HARTFORD, CCSU (17-25, 25-20, 25-14, 25-15)
  • SET ONE:CCSU held the advantage early… padded the lead, taking a 20-13 advantage… led from start to finish
  • SET TWO:CCSU spoiled Hartford's early lead to force an early tie, but the Hawks answered to take a 14-10 lead that they would not relinquish for the remainder of the set. Hartford was solid offensively, hitting .516 as a team while combining for just two errors.
  • SET THREE:The Hawks surged for a 9-2 run to break open a 5-5 game and take a comfortable 14-7 advantage. Down the stretch, four straight kills — including two from Bridges — and a service ace by Lindsay capped a 5-0 spurt that pushed the advantage to 20-11. Hartford would finish the set just as strong, scoring five of the final eight points.
  • SET FOUR:Hartford benefited from another early lead in the final set. Taking a 9-5 lead, the Hawks quickly saw the advantage grow to 20-11 before they cruised to the 10-point defeat.
  • HARTFORD NOTES & HIGHLIGHTS:The Hawks combined to hit .376 in the nightcap … Lindsay added 18 kills for the Hawks, while Anderson finished with a career-high 55 assists in the four-set victory.
 
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks' final tune-up before the start of non-conference play lands the team at Bryant for a midweek match. First serve from Smithfield, R.I., is set for 6 p.m. 
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