CRESSON, Pa. – Hilbert College Women's Volleyball battled back from a two-set deficit Saturday afternoon to earn a 3-2 AMCC victory over Mount Aloysius at the Athletic Convocation & Wellness Center. The Hawks claimed the final three sets to secure the comeback win by scores of 13-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, and 15-11.
After dropping the opening set, Hilbert nearly evened the match in the second before Mount Aloysius escaped with a 25-23 victory to take a 2-0 lead. The Hawks responded in the third set, hitting .211 while recording 14 kills in a 25-20 win to extend the match.
The fourth set proved to be one of the most competitive of the afternoon. Hilbert rallied through multiple lead changes and held off the Mounties late to secure a 25-23 victory and force a deciding fifth set. The teams combined for 17 tie scores and nine lead changes throughout the match.
In the fifth set, the Hawks closed the match strong, pulling away for a 15-11 win to complete the reverse sweep and improve to 2-4 in AMCC play.
Offensively,
Jordan Austin and
Onolee Easterbrook shared the team lead with 13 kills each. Easterbrook posted a .286 hitting percentage, while Austin added 11 digs and two service aces.
Meghan Balen and
Lezly McComber contributed eight kills apiece, with McComber hitting .208 and Balen adding three aces and four total blocks.
Lindsay Madigan directed the offense with 39 assists while filling the stat sheet with seven kills, 21 digs, four service aces, and a block assist.
Jade Schiller anchored the back row with 20 digs, while
Ciara Grey chipped in four digs and an ace.
As a team, Hilbert finished with 52 kills, 74 digs, 11 service aces, and 13 total blocks.
UP NEXT:
The Hawks remain on the road as the team travels to take on Pitt-Bradford on Tuesday at 7 pm.
