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Shaelyn Thornton - Women's Volleyball
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Keuka Keuka 10-4,0-1 Empire 8
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Winner Hartwick Hart 5-6,1-0 Empire 8
Keuka Keuka
10-4,0-1 Empire 8
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Final
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Hartwick Hart
5-6,1-0 Empire 8
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Keuka Keuka 21 22 26 26 8 (2)
Hartwick Hart 25 25 24 24 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Takes E8 Opener vs Keuka Behind Thornton’s 17-Kill Night

ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Hawks used a 19-kill performance from Shaelyn Thornton (Scarborough, Me.) to defeat the visiting Keuka College Wolves in five sets.
 
THE BASICS
 
  • Final Score:  Hartwick 3, Keuka 2 (25-21, 25-22, 24-26, 24-26, 15-8)
  • Location:  Oneonta, N.Y.
  • Records:  Hartwick (5-6 Overall, 1-0 Empire 8), Keuka (10-4 Overall, 0-1 Empire 8)
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 
  • Hartwick used a balanced attack to pick up a first and second set wins.
  • Shaelyn Thornton (Scarborough, Me.) paced the offense across those two sets, putting away 8 kills.
  • Niah Reeves (Binghamton, N.Y.) notched six, while Staecia Silofau (Kapolei, Hawaii) and Shelby Swartz (Candor, N.Y.) put away five each.
  • The Wolves turned the tables on the Hawks in the third set, forcing the home squad to play from behind for most of the set.
  • Down 20-16, Thornton put one away to give the serve back to Hartwick.
  • Mary Kinnane (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.) entered the match to serve and proceeded to help the Hawks knot the score up 20-20.
  • However, Keuka was able to outlast Hartwick to take the third set 26-24.
  • The fourth set would be a grind for both teams with 12 tie scores and four lead changes throughout the set.
  • Keuka was once again able to come out on top, picking up another 26-24 win.
  • Forced into their third straight five-set match, the Hawks made the most out of a handful of small runs to take an early 8-4 lead.
  • Needing only seven more points to take the set and match win, Hartwick fed Reeves in the middle and Thornton on the outside as the two combined for seven of the 10 kills in the set to propel the Hawks to the 15-8 win.
  • Thornton ended the night with 17 kills, followed closely by Silofau who ended with 15.
  • Reeves and Swartz rounded out their nights with 12 kills each.
  • Defensively, the Hawks put on a clinic at the net, putting away 29 assisted blocks, and one big solo block from Aaliyah Williams (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.).
  • Thornton also contributed defensively, tying libero, Sarah Petz (Webster, N.Y.) with 19 digs across the five sets.
  • Swartz recorded 12 digs, while setter, Vanessa Seymour (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) added 10 to go along with her 52 assists.
 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
Hartwick returns to their home court tomorrow afternoon to take on the Utica University Pioneers in another Empire 8 contest 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.
 
 
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