WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - The Hartford volleyball team picked up a much needed Conference of New England (CNE) win on Saturday, besting Curry College by a 3-0 (25-6, 25-18, 25-8) final.
Rapid Recap:
- The Hawks jumped ahead by a 5-4 margin in the early going, before going on a 8-0 surge highlighted by three aces by freshman Arianna Mapa (San Diego, Calif.) and a pair of kills for sophomore Lauren Johnson (Fort Collins, Colo.). Curry would get a pair of points, but Hartford would end the set on a 11-0 run finished off with four kills for junior Rylee Miller (Sunriver, Ore.).
- The teams went back and forth in the second set as the score was 8-8. Hartford would score a 6-2 run to jump ahead by five. The Colonels would cut the game to 17-16, but the Hawks would once again stay on the attack ending the set on a 8-2 run to pick up the 25-18 set two win.
- Hartford would jump ahead early leading 8-2. Curry would get a 3-1 counter, but the Hawks went back on the attack punching back eight of 10 points. Leading 17-7, the Hawks would close it out quickly finishing off Curry by a 25-8 final score.
Post Match Press:
"Any conference win is a good one", said head coach
Johan Dulfer. "Today we secured at minimum a .500 record in the league for the first time, which makes me very proud. We continue to get better at little things and today we saw glimpses of that."
Inside the Numbers:
- Johnson had a big game for the Hawks getting eight kills on a .583 kill percentage. Freshman Calla McCombs (Bloomfield, N.Y.) would get 12 kills and three digs, while Ry. Miller added seven kills.
- Sophomore Mattea Cosby (Enfield, Conn.) had 25 assists in the win to go with three digs. Mapa would add five aces. Freshman Mckenzie Dearborne (Houston, Texas) would also get five aces in the win.
- Meghan Abbott led the Colonels with seven kills.
Up Next:
The Hawks will host its senior day on Wednesday with a match against Framingham State Unviersity at 6:00 PM.
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