POTSDAM, N.Y.  – Hilbert College traveled to Northern New York today for a pair of non-conference matches in the SUNY Potsdam quad match.

The Hawks dropped a three-set match to Mount St. Joseph University before falling to the hosts, SUNY Potsdam also in three.

HOW IT HAPPENED – Mount St. Joseph

• The first set was a tight game through to the 11-11 score.  The Lions went on a 5-1 run and built a large enough margin to hang on for the 25-17 victory.  Trailing 21-14, Hilbert did close the gap to 22-17 before giving MSJ the win.
• The Hawks never led in the second set, but kept it a three-point score through to 10-7.  The Lions extended their hold on the scoreboard (14-7) before Hilbert clawed back and made it another three-point game (15-12).  Back-to-back errors by MSJ made it a 2-point spread (18-16).  The Lions pulled away with a pair of multi-point runs for the 25-17 victory.
• Hilbert and MSJ took turns with the lead as they battle through six tied scores up to the 8-8 mark.   MSJ inched their way to a three point lead, and extended it to 19-15 before the Hawks rallied and matched the score at 19-all.  MSJ held on to win 25-22. 

The Hawks earned 30 points, 23 kills, three service aces, four blocks, 22 assists and 40 digs while giving up 57 points, 49 kills, five aces, 45 assists and 53 digs to the Lions.

Alex Overhoff led with five kills and no hitting errors along with 10 digs.  Luis Retamar led with 11 digs and Austin Chandler was credited with 18 of the 22 Hilbert assists. 

HOW IT HAPPENED – SUNY Potsdam

• The first set was another tight set with  Hilbert holding a 14-12 lead.  The Hawks stretched it to 18-16, but the Bears tacked on five straight points to go up 21-18 and held on for the 25-21 win.
• The Bears built an early two-point lead 6-4 then tacked on a few points at a time to stretch it to a five point difference (11-6).  Hilbert got within two, (20-18) after Converse and Overhoff earned kills and Converse served an ace.  The hosts then went on to earn four of their final points at the net for the 25-21 victory.
• The Hawks trailed 13-5 but fought back to a four-point game on multiple occasions – the last at 21-17 off a Laboy kill.  Potsdam finished the match with a 25-19 win.

The Hawks earned 37 points, 32 kills, four service aces, one block,30 assists and 42 digs while giving up 45 points, 39 kills, three  aces, 36 assists and 42 digs to the Lions.

Brad Converse and Alex Overhoff each finished with a team-best nine kills, followed by Chris Laboy who added eight.   Stephen Houghton cleared the first hit with 11 digs and Chandler again passes for 14 assists.  Converse was credited with three of Hilbert's four service aces as well as seven digs.

UP NEXT

Hilbert (2-9) returns to the Jerry Welsch Gym tomorrow morning for a 12:00 pm non-conference game against the 0-5 Carlow University Celtics.