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Staecia Silofau - Women's Volleyball
Hartwick Athletic Communications
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Hartwick Hart 1-3,0-0 Empire 8
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Winner William Smith WSC 3-1,0-0 Liberty League
Hartwick Hart
1-3,0-0 Empire 8
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Final
3
William Smith WSC
3-1,0-0 Liberty League
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Hartwick Hart 13 13 18 (0)
William Smith WSC 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Hartwick’s Third Set Push Not Enough against William Smith’s High-Powered Offense

GENEVA, N.Y. – The Hartwick Volleyball team faced a high-powered William Smith offense in their weekend opener on Friday night. Despite a hard fought third set, the Hawks ultimately fell, 3-0.
 
THE BASICS
 
  • Final Score:  Hartwick 0, William Smith (13-25, 13-25, 18-25)
  • Location:  Geneva, N.Y.
  • Records:  Hartwick (1-3 Overall), William Smith (3-1 Overall)
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 
  • Despite falling 25-13 in both of the first two sets, the Hawks bounced back in the third set, jumping out to an early 8-3 lead.
  • However, the Herons responded by picking up a few points across each held serve to eventually tie the set up at 10-all.
  • The set continued to go back and forth from there for the next seven points for each squad.
  • Unfortunately for the Hawks, William Smith put together a strong run to close out the third set by a score of 25-18 to complete the three-set sweep.
  • The Herons held the Hawks' offense in check, only allowing 10 kills throughout the entire match.
  • Staecia Silofau (Kapolei, Hawaii) led the Hawks with 5 kills to go along with 11 digs.
 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
The Hawks return to the William Smith gymnasium on Saturday for two more matches.  Hartwick starts their day at 10:30 AM against Thiel College and will wrap up their weekend against newly announced Empire 8 foe, SUNY Brockport at 3:30 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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