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Ayzlinn Trefren '28
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Hamilton Ham 7-12,1-9 NESCAC
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Winner Middlebury Mid 13-11,6-4 NESCAC
Hamilton Ham
7-12,1-9 NESCAC
1
Final
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Middlebury Mid
13-11,6-4 NESCAC
Winner
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 | | 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 and 15 digs, and the Continentals totaled a season-high 56 kills but suffered a 3-1 loss against Middlebury College in their season finale at Middlebury's Pepin Gymnasium on Saturday, Nov. 1.


How It Happened

  • Middlebury did not trail during the opening set, although Hamilton tied the score on three occasions. A 3-0 run from the Continentals, that included kills from Trefren and Kathryn Fox '27, tied the score at 10-10.  Hamilton once again scored three straight to tie 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 to take a 25-22 win in set one.
  • Hamilton used a 5-0 run in set two to take a 9-5 lead. A kill from Nichols gave the Continentals a 14-10 advantage, but the Panthers scored six straight, with the help of three kills from Molly Harrison, to pull 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 back-and-fourth third set. Middlebury served for match point at 24-23, but Hamilton scored the next two to take the lead.  A kill by Middlebury's Molly MacDonald gave the Panthers a 27-26 advantage, but the Continentals responded with three straight points to take a 29-27 win and send the match to a fourth set. Hamilton used a balanced attack in set three, with five different players recording a kill in their final nine points.
  • Pribisich tallied three consecutive block assists during a 4-0 run in the fourth set for the Panthers that gave them a 5-2 lead. A kill from Grace Seaman '29 gave the Continentals a 9-8 lead, but a 4-0 run from the Panthers put them back in front.  Hamilton cut its deficit to one on several occasions in the fourth set, but was unable to tie the score. Molly Harrison delivered a kill to make it 25-23 and clinch 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 finishes 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 on Sept. 20.
  • Fox tied her career high with 11 kills to go along with five block assists.
  • Grace Jansen '29 distributed 23 assists in addition to three service aces for the Continentals.
  • Seaman recorded a season-high 15 digs.
  • Molly Harrison led the Panthers with 18 kills, 18 digs and four block assists.
  • Middlebury's Campbell Bartley totaled 46 assists.


Season Recap

Hamilton finishes the 2025 season with a 7-12 record, including 1-9 in NESCAC play.
 
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