ELMIRA, N.Y. – The Hawks rebounded from last night's conference loss at Alfred to sweep the Elmira College Soaring Eagles on Saturday morning for a critical E8 win.
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score:  Hartwick 3, Elmira 0 (25-17. 25-17, 25-18)
• Location:  Elmira, N.Y.
• Records:  Hartwick (7-7 Overall, 3-1 Empire 8), Elmira (6-12 Overall, 0-4 Empire 8)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 

• The Hawks trailed early in the first set before Shelby Swartz (Candor, N.Y.) received the ball and went on a service run that took Hartwick from the two-point deficit to a six-point advantage.
• The Soaring Eagles chipped away to get within three, but the Hawks pushed enough points behind the serve of Sarah Petz (Webster, N.Y.) to give them a lead that they would ride out for the remainder of the set to take the 25-17 win.
• Down 5-4 in the second set, Swartz and Vanessa Seymour (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) paired together for an assisted block to put the ball into the hands of Kaileigh Brandow (Manorville, N.Y.) for the serve.
• The senior picked up an ace in the run of serves that helped the Hawks take a commanding 13-5 lead.
• Both squads would trade off pushing handfuls behind their serve, but Hartwick once again had put enough distance between themselves and Elmira to take the second set 25-17.
• Despite not having a lengthy service run in the third set, the Hawks would do enough with each held serve to create enough distance to capture the final set 25-18, sweeping the key Empire 8 match 3-0.
• Six Hawks recorded kills in the match, with Brandow leading the way with nine.
• The outside hitter was also a force defensively, posting a team-high 13 digs.
• Joining Brandow with double-digit digs were Petz and Seymour who finished with 10 each.

 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
Hartwick returns to Lambros Arena on Friday, October 13 for a 6 PM Empire 8 match against Nazareth for their "Code Blue/Cause Night."
 
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.