HAMBURG, N.Y. - Hilbert College Women's Volleyball lost an emotional Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference contest this afternoon after the Hawks honored their five seniors prior to first serve.
 
The Hawks opened the match with a big first-set victory and rebounded, winning the fourth set after dropping the middle set by two points.  Greensburg beat the Hawks in the deciding fifth set for the win.
 
QUICK HITS

Final:          Pitt-Greensburg 19, 25, 25, 15, 15   |  Hilbert 25, 14, 23, 25, 10
Records:    Bobcats 3-19, 2-1 AMCC                  |  Hawks 2-16, 0-3 AMCC

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Natalie Ruhlmann fueled the Hawks seven-point run from the service line to build a 19-15 advantage in the first set.  Katie Kociszewski recorded back-to-back kills and Alyssa Collier put the W in the books off a service ace.
• The Bobcats went from a 4-5 score and stacked eight of the next nine points on the scoreboard to pull away 12-6. The Hawks couldn't finish transitions and gave the Bobcats their final four points at the end of the set.
• Hilbert looked in control in the third set, scoring points off transitions and good defense at the net.  Greensburg, trailing 15-20 earned only one of their next six points as they jumped ahead 22-20.  After a few late-set timeouts, Hilbert gave the guest the set off service errors.
• The Hawks found their rhythm again in transition and stretched a 14-10 lead to a 21-10 margin while Ruhlmann was at the line.  She recorded a pair of service aces and Lynndee Ickes, Molly McKinnon and Jenna Revak finished with kills for the win.
• Hilbert, poised to take the fifth set, lead from the first serve until a 10-8 difference.  The Hawks were not as aggressive as the Bobcats who stacked three aces with two kills to build a 13-10 advantage en route to the win.

 The five seniors did nice things on the court today. 
 
Katie Kociszewski recorded 10 kills (.269), three service aces, one solo and three block assists. Emily Garnett finished with nine digs and seven kills, while Natalie Ruhlmann moved to an Outside Hitter for the first sets, and earned four kills, three assists, four service aces and 17 digs.  Alyssa Collier chipped in three great kills, one service ace and four digs as Makayla Nunley added eight digs and two assists.
 
Jessee Jonathan recorded 28 assists, and 10 digs and Molly McKinnon provided six kills and 13 digs.
 
UP NEXT
 
Hilbert hits the road this Tuesday when they head to Pitt-Bradford for a 7pm AMCC game October 22nd.  They have a quick turn-around and host a second AMCC game Thursday, October 24th against Carlow University before finishing the trifecta with a third AMCC game in Pittsburgh Saturday at La Roche University.