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Box Score

Ayzlinn Trefren '28

Hamilton Ham 7-12,1-9 NESCAC

Middlebury Mid 13-11,6-4 NESCAC

Hamilton Ham

7-12,1-9 NESCAC

Final

Nov. 01, 2025

Middlebury Mid

13-11,6-4 NESCAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Hamilton Ham	22	22	29	23	(1)
Middlebury Mid	25	25	27	25	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 11/1/2025 11:16:00 PM | James McGlynn

Volleyball drops season finale at Middlebury, Trefren ’28 tallies 15 kills

Sophomore recorded her third double-double of the season

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Hamilton College's Ayzlinn Trefren '28 registered a double-double with a career high-tying 15 kills to go along with 15 digs, and the Continentals totaled a season-high 56 kills but suffered a four-set loss against the Middlebury College Panthers in their season finale at Middlebury's Pepin Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 1.

Season Update

Hamilton (7-12, 1-9 NESCAC) dropped its second match of the weekend. The Continentals lost in four sets at Williams College on Oct. 31.
The Panthers (13-11, 6-4) play a 2025 NESCAC championship quarterfinal at Williams on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m.

How It Happened

Middlebury did not trail during the opening set, although Hamilton tied the score on three occasions. A 3-0 run by the Continentals that included kills by Trefren and Kathryn Fox '27 tied the score at 10-10. Hamilton once again scored three straight and tied the score at 20-20. Maggie Nichols '26 delivered a kill to make it 21-21, but the Panthers scored four of the next five points and took a 25-22 win in set one.
Hamilton used a 5-0 run in set two and grabbed a 9-5 lead. A kill by Nichols gave the Continentals a 14-10 advantage, but the Panthers scored six straight with the help of three kills by Molly Harrison and pulled in front, 16-14. Middlebury held its lead for the remainder of the set and Gabby Pribisich provided a kill for the final point.
Hamilton outlasted the Panthers in a tight third set. Middlebury served for match point at 24-23, but Hamilton scored the next two and took the lead. A kill by Middlebury's Molly MacDonald gave the Panthers a 27-26 advantage, but the Continentals responded with three straight points for a 29-27 win and sent the match to a fourth set. Hamilton used a balanced attack with five different players recording a kill in the Continentals' final nine points.
Pribisich tallied three consecutive block assists during a 4-0 run in the fourth set as the Panthers went in front 5-2. A kill by Grace Seaman '29 gave the Continentals a 9-8 lead, but a 4-0 run by the Panthers put them back in front. Hamilton cut its deficit to one on several occasions but was unable to tie the score. Molly Harrison delivered a kill that made it 25-23 and clinched the match for Middlebury.

Notes

Hamilton posted a .242 hitting percentage, its third-best mark in a match this season, and recorded a season-high 48 assists.
Hamilton tallied 70 digs, one shy of its season high.
Trefren, who finished the season as the team leader in kills (143) and digs (195), posted her third double-double of the season. Trefren previously posted a 15-kill, 15-dig double-double against Bates College on Sept. 20.
Fox tied her career high with 11 kills and added five block assists.
Grace Jansen '29 distributed 23 assists and served three aces for the Continentals. Jansen is tied for fifth in the conference with 0.48 aces per set.
Seaman recorded a season-high 15 digs.
Lucy Proud '29 contributed season highs of 20 assists and 13 digs for her third double-double this year.
Caitlin Allen '27 helped lead the defense at the net with five blocks. Allen is second in the NESCAC with 1.25 per set.
Molly Harrison led the Panthers with 18 kills, 18 digs and four block assists.
Middlebury's Campbell Bartley totaled 46 assists.