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Hamilton College outside hitter Kate Carman (16), Celebration - 9/15/23 7:47:28 PM Volleyball: Amherst College v Hamilton College at the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House on the campus of Hamilton College, Clinton, NY Final: Amherst 2 Hamilton 3 Photo by Josh McKee
Photo: Joshua D. McKee
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Hartwick Hart 12-9,5-2 Empire 8
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Winner Hamilton Ham 10-7,4-4 NESCAC
Hartwick Hart
12-9,5-2 Empire 8
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Final
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Hamilton Ham
10-7,4-4 NESCAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Hartwick Hart 23 23 16 (0)
Hamilton Ham 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Lindsay LeSueur

Carman ’24 leads volleyball to sweep of Hartwick, blasts 14 kills

Continentals didn’t drop a set in two weekend non-conference matches

CLINTON, N.Y. – Hamilton College's Kate Carman '24 smashed a team-high 14 kills and the Continentals defeated the Hartwick College Hawks in three sets (25-23, 25-23, 25-16) at Hamilton's Margaret Bundy Scott Field House on Saturday afternoon. 
 
Season Update
  • Hamilton (10-7 overall) has won four of its last five matches. 
  • Hartwick, which is a member of the Empire 8 Conference, moved to 11-9 overall.  
How It Happened
  • Down 6-3, Hamilton chipped away at Hartwick's lead in the first set. The Continentals scored five of the next six points on kills by Carman, Elodie McGeiver '27, Drew Stimson '25 and Summer McClintic '24 for an 8-7 lead. The Hawks took advantage of a kill and four Hamilton attack errors as they went on a 5-0 run and went up 14-11. The Continentals countered with four straight points for a 15-14 advantage. A five-point Hamilton rally turned a 16-16 tie into a 21-16 cushion. The Hawks battled back and evened the score at 23-23, but the Continentals took the final two points on a kill by Stimson and a Hartwick attack error. 
  • After six early ties, the Hawks went up by four at 18-14 in the second set. The Continentals trailed 19-15 but cut the deficit to one on a kill by McGeiver, an attack error and block assists by McGeiver and Stimson. The Hawks still led 21-19, but a kill and a block by Stimson and an attack error gave Hamilton a 22-21 edge. Tied at 23-23, Hamilton capitalized on another attack error and Melissa Morelli '24 closed out the set with a service ace. 
  • The Continentals opened the third set with four straight points and jumped out to an 11-3 lead. Hamilton led by as many as 11 points at 20-9. Up 22-12, Hamilton recorded its final three points of the match on kills by McClintic and Stimson, and block assists by Stimson and Caroline Friedrichs '25.   
  • Hamilton registered a .215 hitting percentage with 46 kills. 
  • The Continentals were tough at the net with 10 blocks. 
Notes
  • McClintic registered her seventh double-double of the season with 12 digs and 10 kills. 
  • Stimson added seven kills and tied a career high with six blocks. She's eighth in the conference with a .295 hitting percentage.
  • Morelli passed out 27 assists, served a team-best two aces and had 13 digs. 
  • Rylee Bergeron '26 tallied a team-high 21 digs. Bergeron is fifth in the NESCAC with 4.70 digs per set.
  • Shaelyn Thornton led Hartwick with 10 kills and 14 digs. 
  • Vanessa Seymour dished out 27 assists for the Hawks. 
Next Match
The Continentals return to NESCAC play with a home match against Trinity College (13-6, 5-3 NESCAC) on Friday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. 
 
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