KEUKA PARK, N.Y. – The Hilbert College women's volleyball team returned for Day 2 of the Keuka College Invite September 4 and suffered a pair of straight-set defeats.
THE BASICS
- Final Score: 12pm Wells 3 I Hilbert 0
2 pm Mount Saint Mary 3 I Hilbert 0
- Location: JMW Recreation Center, Keuka Park, NY
- Records: Wells 1-3 I Hilbert 0-3 I Mount Saint Mary 2-1
HOW IT HAPPENED
12pm Wells: The Express from Wells earned a 3-0 match (25-16, 25-13 and 25-18) victory.
- Hilbert kept it a close game throughout the opening set. Hilbert pulled within two points ( 17-15) but the Express stretched it to a 4-point spread then went on a 5-0 run for the win.
- Wells built an 8-1 lead in the second set, but Hilbert rallied slicing the margin to two points (10-8). The Express went on a 10-point run to put the set away.
- In the third set, Hilbert held a 5-3 advantage but witnessed a 10-1 swing for Wells and had to play catch up from there.
- Katie Kocieszewski, Maria Spinelli and Amanda Songin led with three kills each. Songin also earned team-high 12 assists and 10 digs.
2pm Mount Saint Mary: The Knights took the first two sets before they battled hard for the final set and a 3-0 match victory (25-14, 25-7, 26-24).
- Kociszewski (6 kills) and Spinelli (4 kills) were the main targets for Elisofon (12 assists) to pass to at the net. Jessica Cruz-Jackson and Kayla Kuzara each earned double figure digs, finishing with 11 and 10, respectively.
UP NEXT
The women's volleyball team will host their home opener this coming week on Wednesday, September 8. Elmira College will travel to Hamburg for the 7pm contest in the Hafner Recreation Center.
