WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.  – The Hilbert College Women's Volleyball team opened their season with a pair of non-conference matches at Day 1 of the Lycoming two-day tournament.
 
The Hawks earned their first set victory in the night cap before falling in four-sets to the hosts, Lycoming College.  Hilbert slipped to AMCC league opponent La Roche University in the early match as they went 0-2 on the day.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  La Roche  25, 25, 25   I   Hilbert  18, 15, 21
• Final Score:  Lycoming 25, 25, 22, 25  I  Hilbert 16, 12, 25, 18
• Location:  Lamade Gym | Lycoming College
• Records:   La Roche 1-0  I  Hawks 0-2 I  Lycoming 3-0

LA ROCHE

• The Hawks trailed 6-1 and then 7-2 in the first set before they rallied and knotted the game at 7's.   Hilbert forced another 9-9 even score but witnessed the Redhawks go on a 10-5 run which created enough space to win the opening set 25-21
• Hilbert earned five points off kills in the second set, but found themselves down 19-9 midway through the game as La Roche pulled away with a 25-15 victory.
• The Hawks kept the third set much closer from start to finish. The Redhawks withstood a Hilbert rally and built a 15-8 advantage.  Hilbert found it's rhythm and pulled within five points (23-18) which forced a Redhawk timeout.  La Roche turned a pair of Hilbert errors into the  match point victory (25-18)
• Hilbert collected 18 kills, four service aces, five blocks, and 41 digs.
• Freshman Jenna Revak led with seven kills, two blocks, three assists and eight digs.  Senior Casandra Thompson added nine digs while senior Ashley Page dished team-best seven assists.

LYCOMING
 

• Hilbert took an early 3-1 lead and maintained control on the scoreboard to 5-5 score.  The Warriors went on a 5-0 run to pull away for the 25-16 first set win.
• The Hawks found themselves in a deep hole, trailing 12-3 after pulling within one (4-3). Hilbert, after earning only five points in the set, fell 25-12.
• Hilbert reversed their fortunes in the third set, built an early 8-3 margin and withstood the hosts rally when Lycoming cut the difference to one point (13-12).  Three Warrior errors later  Hilbert held another five point lead which they maintained until the final 25-22 set win.  Hilbert earned eight kills and back-to-back service aces which assisted in the victory.
• After trading points through a 5-5 score, Hilbert led 7-6 and again at 12-11 in the fourth set.  The Warriors went on a mini, five-point run which held to the final 25-18 match set win.
• Hilbert collected 26 kills, three service aces, five blocks, and 52 digs.
• Freshman McKenna Rice led with six kills, while two additional freshmen, Michaela Rice and Jenna Revak added five kills each.
• Michaela Rice plastered  four blocks and freshman Jaden Helbig dished a team-best 17 assists. Freshman Angelita Ledesma and Revak posted the first double digit dig performance of the season as they both collected 14 digs.

 
UP NEXT

Hilbert returns to AMCC action tomorrow ~ 12 noon ~ back at Lamade Gym when they battle Clarks Summit in the program's first meeting against the Defenders.