CLINTON, N.Y. – Colby College's Marjorie Johnson led all players with 17 kills and posted a .394 hitting percentage as the Mules defeated the Hamilton College Continentals in four sets (28-30, 25-18, 25-13, 25-16) inside Hamilton's Margaret Bundy Scott Field House on Friday, Oct. 4.
Season Update
- The Continentals (3-8, 0-4 NESCAC) dropped their fourth straight match.
- Colby (13-1, 3-0), which is receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III Top 25 poll, won its 12th consecutive match.
How It Happened
- Hamilton outlasted the Mules in a back-and-forth first set. Colby held a 28-27 edge but a service error by the Mules tied the score. Kathryn Fox '27 and Caitlin Allen '27 blocked an attack attempt for a 29-28 Continentals advantage, and the duo stifled another hitting attempt to close out the set.
- Hamilton seemed like it was poised to win another set as the Continentals had a 14-13 edge in the second. Colby ran off the next five points and led the rest of the way. A kill by Sydney Bopp closed out the set with another five-point run for the Mules.
- Colby jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the third set and stayed in front for the duration. Blocks by Cyanne Jones and Sarah Friedrichs gave the Mules the clinching point.
- Colby put Hamilton in another early hole in the fourth set by recording five of the first seven points. The Continentals never recovered, and a Bopp kill ended the match.
Notes
- Drew Stimson '25 topped Hamilton with 13 kills, 15 points and a .478 hitting percentage. It was the fifth time this season she posted double-digit kills in a match.
- Elodie McGeiver '27 chipped in nine kills.
- Pati Cerda '26 handed out 21 assists.
- Allen and Fox helped lead the defense with three blocks apiece.
- Cate Iven '25 served four aces, which was her highest total since she smacked five against Bates on Oct. 14, 2022.
- Ayzlinn Trefren '28 came up with 14 digs and is ninth in the NESCAC with 3.71 per set.
- LJ Grant collected a double-double with 14 kills and 15 assists for the Mules.
- Bopp contributed a match-high four blocks and Reese Loyd led the defense in the back with 23 digs.
- Gabby Grujic and Jordan Lee passed out 28 and 27 assists, respectively.
- Colby (69) had nearly twice as many kills as the Continentals (35).
- The Mules hit .285 as a team while Hamilton registered a hitting percentage of .112.
Next Match
The Continentals host Bowdoin College (8-4, 1-2) for another NESCAC contest on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 2 p.m.
