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Kaileigh Brandow - Women's Volleyball
3
Winner Hartwick HARTWICK 12-9, 6-2
0
Houghton HOUGHTON 6-14, 2-6
Winner
Hartwick HARTWICK
12-9, 6-2
3
Final
0
Houghton HOUGHTON
6-14, 2-6
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Hartwick HARTWICK 25 25 25 (3)
Houghton HOUGHTON 18 19 12 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Hawks Wrap Up E8 Slate with Sweep of Highlanders

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – The Hawks took care of what they needed to do on Saturday afternoon in terms of Empire 8 seeding, sweeping the Houghton University Highlanders 3-0 on the road.
 
THE BASICS
 
  • Final Score:  Hartwick 3, Houghton 0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-12)
  • Location:  Houghton, N.Y.
  • Records:  Hartwick (12-9 Overall, 6-2 Empire 8), Houghton (6-14 Overall, 2-6 Empire 8)
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 
  • The Hawks rode the hot hand of Kaleigh Brandow (Manorville, N.Y.) with her serve and attack throughout the match.
  • Up 5-4 in the first set, a kill by Brandow gave Hartwick a big side out, putting the ball in her hands on the serve.
  • The outside hitter would go on to serve the Hawks to a 10-4 advantage.
  • From there, the Hawks pushed points on enough held serves to take the 25-18 win.
  • In the second set, the Hawks and Highlanders battled back-and-forth until the middle of the set.
  • Staecia Silofau (Kapolei, Hawaii) put away a kill, breaking a 14-14 deadlock.
  • Hartwick took that momentum behind the serve of Shaelyn Thornton (Scarborough, Me.) to take a 20-14 advantage.
  • Houghton pushed back, but the Hawks put together another run behind the serve of Sarah Petz (Webster, N.Y.), eventually winning the set 25-19.
  • In the third set, the visitors rallied early and never looked back, taking the 25-12 win to sweep the match 3-0.
  • Brandow led the offensive attack with 13 kills and two service aces.
  • Silofau finished the match with nine kills to go along with two aces of her own.
  • Thornton also put away two aces.
  • Vanessa Seymour (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) registered 33 assists.
 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
With this win and a Keuka College loss, the Hawks have clinched the #2 seed in the tournament.  They will host a semifinal match up on Thursday, November 9 against the winner of the Keuka vs. Utica first round matchup on November 7.
 
HARTWICK COLLEGE
 
One of the oldest colleges in the country, Hartwick has continually evolved for 225 years. The College's exciting new chapter is called FlightPath, a future-focused approach to education. Offering a distinctive blend of curricular, co-curricular and real-world work experiences, FlightPath builds on Hartwick's long history of integrating broad-based studies with experiential learning.
 
Hartwick College is a nationally ranked independent college of the arts and sciences located in picturesque Oneonta, NY, in the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains. The College offers 35 courses of study leading to a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree, two master's degrees in the sciences, and a graduate certificate in nursing education. For more information, visit www.Hartwick.edu.
 
 
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