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Shelby Swartz - Women's Volleyball
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Vassar VAS 8-8,2-1 Liberty League
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Winner Hartwick Hart 8-6,3-0 Empire 8
Vassar VAS
8-8,2-1 Liberty League
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Final
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Hartwick Hart
8-6,3-0 Empire 8
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Vassar VAS 25 22 25 18 8 (2)
Hartwick Hart 15 25 21 25 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Hawks Outlast Brewers in a Non-Conference Five-Set Win

ELMIRA, N.Y. – The Hawks stumbled briefly in the first set against the Brewers, but were able to regroup to outlast Vassar in five sets to pick up the non-conference win.
 
THE BASICS
 
  • Final Score:  Hartwick 3, Vassar 2 (15-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-18, 15-8)
  • Location:  Elmira, N.Y.
  • Records:  Hartwick (8-7 Overall), Vassar (8-8 Overall)
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 
  • Looking to get in more games, Elmira added Vassar to the day of competition for an additional match for each team.
  • After their sweep of the Soaring Eagles in the 11 AM match, they quickly turned their attention to Vassar.
  • At the neutral site, the Brewers capitalized on Hartwick's quick turnaround time, taking the first set 25-15.
  • However, the Hawks were able to bounce back in the second set, staying just a few points ahead of Vassar, winning the second set 25-22.
  • Vassar started strong in the third set, taking an early five-point lead.
  • Hartwick rallied back, trading leads with the Brewers a handful of times in the set, but it would eventually be Vassar who pulled out the win.
  • With a flair for the dramatic lately, the Hawks put together a set similar to the second set, staying a handful of points ahead of the Brewers, winning the fourth set 25-18 to force the fifth and deciding set.
  • Hartwick asserted themselves early in the fifth set, jumping out to a 5-1 lead.
  • Vassar put up two points, but the Hawks continued to put distance between themselves and the Brewers to complete the comeback match win, with a 15-8 fifth set victory.
  • Hartwick once again put together a balance offensive attack with Staecia Silofau (Kapolei, Hawaii) and Shelby Swartz (Candor, N.Y.) finishing with 14 and 11 kills respectively.
  • The Hawks were also a force on the serve, posting 12 aces.  Four aces came from the hand of Vanessa Seymour (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.), while Silofau and Kaileigh Brandow (Manorville, N.Y.) tallied three each.
  • Defensively, five Hawks recorded double digits with Sarah Petz (Webster, N.Y.) leading the way with 18, followed by Brandow with 16, and Silofau with 15.
 
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.
 
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