HAMBURG, N.Y.  –  Hilbert College Men's Volleyball hosted their second Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference match tonight after an eight-day break.  The Hawks struggle to land the ball off service attempts and dropped a 3-1 match to Mount Aloysius College. 

• Final Score:    Mount Aloysius 32, 25, 25, 25   | Hilbert 30, 18, 27, 18
• Location:  Hafner Recreation Center, Hilbert College
• Records:   Hilbert 8-10, 1-1 | Mount Aloysius 7-13, 2-1 AMCC 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Hilbert jumped out to a 6-0 lead before the Mounties got their feet underneath them in the opening set. The Hawks finished with a .441 attack percentage (Nikolas D'Andrea and Brad Converse with 5 and 4 kills each) but gave away nine points off service errors, in a set that went 32-30.
•  The Hawks were better in the second set, giving up only five service errors, but their confidence at the net went down as they finished with 11 kills off 26 attempts and only one block after recording three in the first set.
•  Hilbert rallied in the third set and captured a 27-25 win after recording only eight kills (.000) and four two blocks while the Mounties began to show signs of weakness, giving the Hawks 11 points off hitting errors and six off service errors.
•  The Hawks got kills from almost everyone in the fourth set, with four players recording two each, and Converse and Tyler Hassell scoring solo blocks, but the Mounties .211 attack percentage helped them secure the match victory.

 BY THE NUMBERS 

Brad Converse led with 13 kills, while Nikolas D'Andrea added 10 kills and three block assists.  Tyler Hassell (7 digs) and Justin Veal recorded nine kills each and added four and three block assists, respectively.
 
George Muriel tossed down four kills, most off skip-set touches, while leading with 13 digs and 37 assists.
 
UP NEXT

Hilbert will grab a quick nap before they return to the Hafner Recreation Center for an 11 am AMCC match against Penn State Altoona.