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Braelyn Hornick - Women's Volleyball
Carolee Pierce
3
Winner Hartwick HARTWICK 14-2, 4-2
2
Alfred ALFRED 12-6, 4-2
Winner
Hartwick HARTWICK
14-2, 4-2
3
Final
2
Alfred ALFRED
12-6, 4-2
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Hartwick HARTWICK 25 21 16 25 17 (3)
Alfred ALFRED 16 25 25 22 15 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Hawks Win Five Set Thriller at Alfred

ALFRED, N.Y. – The Hawks outlasted the Saxons, winning a five-set thriller to get back in the win column.
 
THE BASICS
 
  • Final Score:  Hartwick 3, Alfred 2 (25-16, 21-25, 16-25, 25-22, 17-15)
  • Location:  Alfred, N.Y.
  • Record:  Hartwick (14-2 Overall, 4-2 Empire 8), Alfred (12-6 Overall, 4-2 Empire 8)
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 
  • Hartwick came out swinging against the Saxons in the first set, putting away 14 kills in 36 attempts to take the 25-16 first-set win.
  • However, Alfred turned in two dominant performances to take the second and third sets as they held the Hawks to just 16 kills across the two sets.
  • With their backs against the wall, Hartwick pulled out a 25-22 win in set four as they capitalized on seven Alfred attack errors.
  • The decisive fifth set turned into a marathon with the Hawks playing from behind for the majority of the set.
  • Down 13-10, Hartwick Head Coach Janet Donovan called a timeout to regroup her squad.
  • The senior laden squad took it from there to claw their way back into the set ultimately tying it at 14-14.
  • Staecia Silofau (Kapolei, Hawaii) put away a kill to put Hartwick up 15-14.
  • Hartwick and Alfred traded serve errors forcing an Alfred timeout with the Hawks up 16-15.
  • Setter Braelyn Hornick (Candor, N.Y.) put away the game-winner out of the timeout to put the Hawks back into the win column.
  • Silofau tallied 13 kills on the night to pace the offense.  Shelby Swartz (Candor, N.Y.) and Isabella Gracias (Oneonta, N.Y.) followed close behind putting away 12 and 11 kills respectively.
  • Hornick, who collected 39 assists was also all over the floor defensively picking up 16 digs.
  • Swartz and Silofau picked up the volleyball double-double with 13 and 10.
  • Shaelyn Thornton (Scarborough, Me.) chipped in 10 digs to go along with her team-high three aces.
 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
The Hawks will look to carry this momentum over into tomorrow afternoon's match against the Houghton University Highlanders at 1 PM at Houghton.
 
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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