ALFRED, N.Y. – The Hilbert College women's volleyball team slipped in two matches tonight at the Saxon Invitational hosted by Alfred University.
The Hawks suffered a 3-0 loss to Alfred but had their chances to grab at least one-set win in the match. They closed the night with another straight set defeat to Lebanon Valley College before returning to Hamburg tonight.
Hilbert's .159 attack percentage was their strongest of the season as they finished with 20 kills in the 4:00 pm game against AU. But they gave up 20 points off reception errors at the start of the Classic only to close the day with another 19 reception errors against LVC.
GAME ONE:
Hilbert and Alfred traded point-for-point in both the first and second sets. The Saxons pulled out the first set victory (25-21) off three consecutive service aces. Hilbert pulled within two points (20-18) after trailing by five in the second set. But a Hilbert receiving error, a service error, and three Saxon kills set the final 25-21 margin.
The Hawks built a 7-1 lead at the start of the third set, yet allowed the hosts to knot the game at 8-8. Alfred attacked at the net and continued to score points off the service line to win 25-18.
Ashley Repine pegged eight kills, seven service aces and added eight digs.
Ashley Page was credited with 17 assists and earned team-high honors with nine digs.
GAME TWO
Lebanon Valley jumped out to a 10-0 lead, earning six of those points on offense. They stretched it to 20-4 and notched a 25-6 win. The Dutchmen repeated their attack in set two scoring a 25-10 victory.
The Hawks built a 7-4 lead in the third set and held onto that three-point lead (10-7) before LVC knotted the game multiple times (10's, 11's and 13's). The Dutchmen combined two kills, and three service aces with Hilbert's attack errors to pull away (20-13) then hold on for the 25-17 win.
Hilbert combined for eight team kills and both
Hannah Prenoveau and
Cassandra Thompson shared high-honors with two kills each. Page continued to run the offense and shared four assists. Repine picked up two solo blocks and one block assist in the night cap. She is three block assists away from becoming the All Time Leader.
The 0-8 Hawks return to Alfred for a pair of late afternoon contests Saturday. They will face SUNY Potsdam at 1pm and complete the Classic against Grove City College at 3pm.
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