HAMBURG, N.Y.  – The Hilbert College Women's Volleyball team slipped in a straight set loss to Wells College tonight in AMCC action inside the Hafner Recreation Center.
 
Jessee Jonathan led with 30 assists and 11 digs while Michaela Rice chipped in 12 kills.  The Hawks, even though they earned 11 more kills than Wells, struggled to finish at the net, giving away 23 points off attack errors in addition to 11 points of serve receive miscues.
 
THE BASICS

Final score:  Wells 25, 27, 25| Hilbert 19, 25, 21
Location: Hafner Recreation Center | Hamburg
Records: Hilbert 7-10, 0-3 AMCC | Wells 9-10, 2-0 AMCC

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Neither team displayed any get-up-and-go in the opening set as they hung around each other's side outs.  The Express pulled away, extending a 10-8 lead to a 17-8 margin and held on the for first set victory.
• The Hawks came out with more energy and built a 7-3 lead which they held through a 21-18 score.  Hilbert, with set-point on the line (24-19) gave up five points, facing a 24-all score.  Rice lifted the Hawks off a kill, but the Express benefited from back-to-back Hilbert attack errors for the 27-25 win.
• The crowd inside the Hafner got into the match and seemed to give both teams some energy in the third set.  Hilbert rallied late in, though they never really trailed by more than three points at any time, and knotted the score at 19-all.  Wells won the set  from the service line, earning two aces and getting one point off a Hilbert service error in three of the final four points. 

UP NEXT

The Hawks hit the road this weekend when they battle the Bobcats at Pitt-Greensburg Saturday, October 14th with a 1pm first serve.