HAMBURG, N.Y. – The Hilbert College women's volleyball team lost the battle in the air, as the Redhawks from La Roche University swooped in for a straight-set Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference win.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  La Roche  25, 25, 25  I  Hilbert    10, 19, 15
• Location: Hafner Recreation Center, Hamburg, NY
• Records:  Redhawks 3-10, 1-0 AMCC   I  Hawks  0-6, 0-1 AMCC

HOW IT HAPPENED

• La Roche stormed out to a 15-3 lead and made it a 21-5 contest before Hilbert responded with a 5-point run but lost 25-10.
• Hilbert hung around the entire second set, twice edging the Redhawks on the score board.  With the score 16-14 in favor of Hilbert, La Roche strung together a 7-point run to pull away in the 25-19 win.
• The red and white opened the third set with a 7-0 lead before Jessica Cruz-Jackson earned a kill for Hilbert.  The Hawks inched their way back and trailed 13-11 midway through the set. La Roche combined five of their earned points with a pair of Hilbert hitting errors to build a 20-11 advantage which ended in the 25-15 win.

GAME NOTES

• Hilbert earned 10 kills, one service ace, two blocks and 31 digs compared to La Roche's 33 kills, 12 services aces, 1 block and 39 digs.
• Three Hawks led with two kills each as Cruz-Jackson (2 kills), led with eight digs and a block assist.

UP NEXT
Hilbert returns to AMCC action this Tuesday when they host their third game in a row.  The Hawks will host preseason favorites Penn State Behrend at 7pm September 28.