CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Hartford volleyball team went 0-2 on the final day of the Boston College Invitational on Saturday afternoon, dropping the opening match against Boston College 3-1, before falling to Sacred Heart 3-0. Freshman Camryn Luginbuhl led the way for the Hawks on the day with a total of 30 kills and 21 digs and was named to the All-Tournament Team.

BOSTON COLLEGE 3, HARTFORD 1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-12)

SET ONE: The two sides played to a 12-12 tie in the set, before the Hawks scored three straight points, capped by a service ace from senior Greta De Gasper to push Hartford ahead 15-12 at the media timeout. The Eagles outscored the Hawks 4-2 to cut the deficit to 17-16, forcing a Hartford timeout. Out of the timeout, the two sides traded points to a 21-21 tie to force another timeout from the Hawks.Trailing 22-21, Hartford took four of the next six points to secure the set victory, 25-23.

SET TWO: Boston College opened the set by jumping out to a 9-4 advantage to force a Hartford timeout. Out of the timeout, Hartford was able to cut the deficit to as close as two at 16-14. However, the Eagles pushed their lead to 20-14, before eventually taking the set, 25-20.

SET THREE: Boston College maintained momentum to take an early 6-3 lead in the set to force a timeout. Out of the timeout, the Hawks battled back to take a 14-11 lead, capped by a block and kill from Luginbuhl to force a Boston College timeout. Out of the timeout, the two sides played to a 17-17 tie before the Eagles pushed ahead 21-19. Boston College never relinquished the lead, holding on for the 25-20 set win.

SET FOUR: The Hawks took the first two points before the Eagles snatched the next seven to take a five-point advantage into Hartford's timeout. Out of the timeout, Boston College pushed its lead to 12-4, never looking back en route to a 25-12 set win. 

NOTES & HIGHLIGHTS: Luginbuhl led the Hawks with a game-high 15 kills and added 11 digs for her first career double-double … Morgan Galligan tallied a game-high 35 assists … Alex Lucero contributed a team-high 15 digs in the loss.

SACRED HEART 3, HARTFORD 0 (25-10, 25-23, 25-22)

SET ONE: The Pioneers jumped out to an early 8-3 lead in the opening set to force a Hartford timeout. Out of the timeout, Sacred Heart pushed its lead to 11-4, never looking back en route to a 25-10 set win.

SET TWO: After playing to an early 3-3 tie, Hartford went on a 7-3 run to take a 10-6 lead. After the Pioneers cut the deficit to 12-10, the Hawks rallied three straight points to push their lead to five, forcing a Sacred Heart timeout. Out of the timeout, Sacred Heart scored six straight points to take a 16-15 lead. The two sides played to a 23-23 tie before Sacred Heart tallied back-to-back kills to secure the 25-23 set victory.

SET THREE: After trading points to open the set, Sacred Heart went on a 5-0 run to take a 9-4 lead in the set to force a Hartford timeout. Out of the timeout, the Pioneers built their lead to 14-8, never looking back en route to the 25-22 set win.

NOTES & HIGHLIGHTS: Luginbuhl compiled 15 kills to lead both sides … Galligan totaled a game-high 28 assists in the loss … Valeir Diede registered a career-high seven blocks in the contest.

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The Hawks will be back in action on Friday, Sept. 3, when they travel to New Haven for the Yale Invitational. Hartford will take on the host Bulldogs at 1 p.m. on Friday, followed by a 5:30 p.m. contest against Quinnipiac. The Hawks will close the invitational with a Saturday 1 p.m. match against Syracuse
 

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