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Kate Carman '24
2
Hamilton HAMILTON 6-6, 2-3
3
Winner Bowdoin BOWDOIN 8-4, 3-3
Hamilton HAMILTON
6-6, 2-3
2
Final
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Bowdoin BOWDOIN
8-4, 3-3
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Hamilton HAMILTON 16 25 18 25 12 (2)
Bowdoin BOWDOIN 25 16 25 16 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Jim Taylor

Volleyball edged in five at Bowdoin, Carman '24 smashes 23 kills

Senior is fourth in the NESCAC in kills per set for the Continentals

BRUNSWICK, Maine – Bowdoin College's Skye LaMendola posted 20 kills and 16 digs, and the Polar Bears defeated the Hamilton College Continentals in five tough sets (25-16, 16-25, 25-18, 16-25, 15-12) inside Bowdoin's Morrell Gymnasium on Friday, Oct. 6.
 

Season Update

  • Hamilton (6-6, 2-3 NESCAC) has lost four of its last five matches. Four of the Continentals' five conference matches have ended in five sets.
  • The Polar Bears (8-4, 3-3) have won four of their previous five matches.
 

How It Happened

  • In the fifth set the score was tied at 11-11, and Bowdoin clinched its victory by scoring four of the next five points. LaMendola ended the match with a kill.
  • The Polar Bears jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the first set and led the rest of the way.
  • In the second set three straight points by Hamilton gave the Continentals a 5-2 advantage. Hamilton stayed on top for the rest of the set. The Continentals had 12 kills and a .333 hitting percentage.
  • Hamilton took a 6-2 lead in the third set but Bowdoin roared back with an 11-3 run and went up 13-9. The Continentals recovered and tied the score at 16-16. The Polar Bears ran off the next three points and won the set by seven.
  • The score was tied at 5-5 in the fourth set before two Bowdoin attack errors gave Hamilton a 7-5 edge. The Continentals slowly pulled away from there and eventually took the set by nine points. Hamilton had just two attack errors and recorded a .290 hitting percentage.
 

Notes

  • Kate Carman '24 racked up 23 of the Continentals' 45 kills and boasted a .327 hitting percentage. Carman is fourth in the NESCAC with 3.45 kills per set.
  • Melissa Morelli '24 handed out 37 assists and served three aces. Morelli is fourth in the conference with 7.80 assists per set.
  • Hamilton's Caitlin Allen '27 led all players with seven blocks and has 24 in the last three matches. Allen is fourth in the NESCAC with 1.00 block per set.
  • Kendall Scholz '27 was credited with a season-high 23 digs and Summer McClintic '27 added a season-best 17.
  • The Polar Bears' LaMendola leads the conference in kills per set.
  • Ella Haugen passed out 48 assists and came up with 11 digs.
  • Maya White led the defense with a match-high 24 digs.
  • Bowdoin ended up with 11 more kills than the Continentals.
 

Next Match

Hamilton plays another NESCAC contest at Connecticut College (8-6, 2-4) on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m.
 
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