HAMBURG, N.Y. – The Hawks from Hilbert played three competitive volleyball games against Mount Aloysius College this afternoon.  Set scores were tight and long rallies carried the action through three sets.  The Mounties earned their first AMCC win of the season as the Hawks continue to work towards their first victory this fall.   

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Mount Aloysius  25, 25, 25   I  Hilbert  17, 17, 11
• Location:  Hafner Recreation Center, Hamburg, NY
• Records:   The Mounties  2-11, 1-1 AMCC  I  Hilbert 0-11, 0-4 AMCC

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Hilbert opening the first game with a ton of confidence.  They built a 3-0 lead fueled by back-to-back Ashley Page service aces before Katie Kociszewski earned the game's first kill.  Abigail Elisofon and Maria Spinelli sandwiched a pair of kills around a block assist by Spinelli and Elisofon to take a 7-2 lead.
• After gaining a 9-5 advantage, the Hawks weren't able to hold-off the Mountie charge. 
• Trailing 13-10, Hilbert rallied and forced a 13-all score and stayed within three points.  Mount Aloysius rode a 19-17 score into the set win, 25-17.
• The second set mirrored the first, with both teams trading points but Hilbert never led in the set.  The Hawks knotted the game at 4-4, and twice trailed by two points, but they were never able to slice into the momentum late in the set and fell, 25-17.
• The Hawks went up 5-1 earning their only point off a block assist. Mt. Aloysius took a 6-5 lead and forced a Hilbert timeout.  Ashley Page's kill flipped the score to 15-11, with Hilbert fighting back into the set.  Five quick Hilbert attack errors or passing miscues pushed the Mounties into action and they served 10 straight points for the match victory.

GAME NOTES

• Kayleigh Chudoba led with a team-high 11 digs, Jessica Cruz-Jackson added nine and  Maria Spinelli and Katie Kociszewski each earned solo blocks as well as block assists.
• Ashley Page led the team in attacks (21), assists (9) and service aces (3) while Kociszewski and Casandra Thompson earned four kills each.

UP NEXT

Hilbert has a few days off before they welcome AMCC foe, Pitt-Bradford to the Hafner Recreation Center October 12 for a 7pm first serve.