MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – The Hawks went toe-to-toe on Tuesday night with the Mustangs, but fell short falling in five sets on the road.
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score:  Hartwick 2, Morrisville 3 (27-29, 25-22, 20-25, 25-21, 18-20)
• Location:  Morrisville, N.Y.
• Records:  Hartwick (4-6 Overall), Morrisville (5-10 Overall)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 

• The Hawks jumped out to a quick lead on Tuesday evening, taking a 12-5 advantage midway through the first set.
• However, a late set push by the Mustangs eventually knotted the score up at 21-21.
• From there, the two teams would battle back and forth, going well past the 25-point mark with Morrisville eventually pulling out the 29-27 first set win.
• The second set proved to be a set of short runs as neither team was able to gain more than a three-point lead.
• Hartwick was able to come out on top in the second, capped off by a Staecia Silofau (Kapolei, Hawaii) kill to give the visitors the 25-22 win.
• The Mustangs asserted themselves early in the third set, pushing points midway through the set for an eventual 9-point lead.
• The Hawks battled back once again to get within four points, but it wasn't enough as the Mustangs took the third set 25-20.
• The fourth set was scripted much like the second set with the Hawks eventually pulling away late for the 25-21 win to tie the match up at two sets each.
• Playing their second five-set match in as many matches, the Hawks were able to pull away early behind a four-point run behind the serve of Sarah Petz (Webster, N.Y.).
• Morrisville returned the favor, going on a five-point run of their own to get within striking distance.
• The Mustangs put together one final run to tie the score, 14-14.
• The match would ultimately end up how it started in the first set as both teams looked to find a way to take the 2-point lead in order to end the match.
• Morrisville would eventually find that lead, taking the fifth set 20-18.
• Across the five sets, there were 31 tie scores and 18 lead changes between the two squads.
• Silofau and Shaelyn Thornton (Scarborough, Me.) paced the Hartwick offense, putting away 12 kills each.
• Niah Reeves (Binghamton, N.Y.) and Shelby Swartz (Candor, N.Y.) followed close behind as both posted 11 kills.
• Five Hawks posted double-digits in digs, with Petz leading the way with 18.  The senior also led the team in aces with three.
• Silofau, Swartz, and Thornton completed the double-double of kills and digs with 14, 12, and 10 respectively.
• Vanessa Seymour (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) chipped in 11 digs to go along with 42 assists.

 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
Hartwick will now turn their attention to Empire 8 play which begins with a homestand on Friday and Saturday against Keuka College and Utica University.  The Hawks will square off with the Wolves on Friday at 6 PM and the Pioneers on Saturday at 1 PM.
 
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.