BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – Hilbert College returned to weekend tri-match AMCC action this afternoon in the Metheny Field House.

The Hawks closed the day with an exciting three-set loss to Saint Vincent College after dropping a straight set defeat to the hosts, Geneva College.

THE BASICS

Final Scores  Geneva 25, 25, 25   |   Hilbert  12, 21, 14
Final Score:  St. Vincent 25, 25, 26   |  Hilbert 15, 23, 24
Location:  Metheny Fieldhouse | Beaver Falls, Pa.
Records:   Golden Tornadoes  13-11, 8-2 AMCC  |  Hawks 2-18, 1-10 AMCC  |  Bearcats 4-13, 3-7 AMCC

HIGHLIGHTS ON THE DAY

• Brad Converse finished the day earning 4.17 kills per set with a team-best .182 attack percent.  He collected 25 kills and a team-best 19 digs.
• Ryan Levcik added 13 kills (2.17 kps) and 17 digs while Austin Chandler dished 41 assists (6.83 apg).  
• Marcus Wloch chipped in 18 digs and a team-best two block assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED – GENEVA

• Converse opened the set with a kill before Geneva earned five unanswered points.  Suter and Levcik added two more points from the net but the Hawks trailed 13-4.  Levcik and Suter combined for Hilbert's final four points earned in the 25-12 loss.
• Hilbert jumped out to a 4-point lead at the start of the second set.  The Hawks continued to collect points and extended their lead, 8-3, fueled by two Converse kills and a Chandler ace.  Hilbert built a seven-point spread (12-5) and battled through Geneva's run where they took over the lead for good at 15-14.  Chandler (ace/kill) and Converse posted the Hawks final three earned points in the 25-19 second set loss.
• Hilbert, trailing early in the match, fought back to several one-point spreads, but the hosts went on a 7-1 run.  After earning eight points, the Hawks closed the set/match with two additional kills, falling 25-14.

GAME NOTES GENEVA

• Hilbert finished the match with 21 kills (.013), 27 points, 3 service aces, three blocks, 20 assists and 39 digs.
• Brad Converse led the Hawks with eight kills and nine digs, Dylan Suter added five kills and earned the Hawks' solo block while Ryan Levcik chipped in six kills and seven digs.  Austin Chandler finished with 16 assists, eight digs and a pair of service aces and Chris Smith led with a pair of block assists.
• Geneva earned 38 kills (.344), 55 points, 10 service aces, seven blocks, 34 assists and 34 digs.
• Geneva had two players reach double digit kills, led by Peter Barbato's 12.

HOW IT HAPPENED SAINT VINCENT

• The opening set was tight early.  The score was tied seven times before the final even tilt at 10-10.  The Bearcats built a four-point advantage (14-10),  stretched it to 22-13 and maintained control the rest of the set.
• Hilbert took a 6-2 lead, extended it to 8-2 and continued to be in control through a 17-14 score.  The Bearcats strung together four points to take an 18-17 lead.  The Hawks knotted the score three more times before falling 25-23.
• The third set picked up right where the second set finished.  Hilbert evened the set score three times before they took their first lead (13-12).  The Hawks were now in control with St. Vincent playing catch up.  Hilbert forced the Bearcats to call a timeout with the Hawks leading 18-15.  SVC manufactured a 3-point run, jumped back on top (21-20) only to witness the Hawks momentum push a 22-21 lead. Play was tight the rest of the way as neither team could earn two points in a row.  The Bearcats broke the 24-all score of a Hilbert service error and scored the match-winning point off a kill.

GAME NOTES SAINT VINCENT

• Hilbert finished match with 37 kills (.137), 34 points, one service ace, two blocks, 29 assists and 48 digs.
• Converse dominated the Hilbert attack earning 17 kills (.233) collecting 17.5 points.  Levcik added seven kills and they both posted 10 digs in the 3-set match.  Wloch led with 12 digs.
• Saint Vincent collected 41 kills (.245), 51 points, five service aces, five  blocks, 39 assists and 48 digs.

UP NEXT

The Hawks will travel mid-week and play their next AMCC game March 23rd in the Sullivan Center on Medaille College's campus.  They added a non-conference match at Wells College the following day on March 24th.