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Winner Hamilton Ham 7-7,3-5 NESCAC
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Bowdoin Bow 10-8,4-4 NESCAC
Winner
Hamilton Ham
7-7,3-5 NESCAC
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Final
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Bowdoin Bow
10-8,4-4 NESCAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Hamilton Ham 25 19 22 25 15 (3)
Bowdoin Bow 10 25 25 19 11 (2)
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Hamilton Ham 7-8,3-5 NESCAC
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Winner Endicott EC 13-5,4-1 CNE
Hamilton Ham
7-8,3-5 NESCAC
0
Final
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Endicott EC
13-5,4-1 CNE
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Hamilton Ham 17 22 21 (0)
Endicott EC 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Jim Taylor

Volleyball posts huge NESCAC win at Bowdoin in five thrilling sets

Continentals later fell in three sets against Endicott in busy day in Brunswick

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Hamilton College Continentals kicked off a busy day at Bowdoin College with an exciting and historic five-set NESCAC victory over the Polar Bears inside Bowdoin's Morrell Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 17.
 

Season Update

  • Hamilton (7-8, 3-5 NESCAC) was also swept in three sets by Endicott College in a non-conference match played at Bowdoin on Saturday.
  • The Polar Bears (10-8, 4-4) were coming off another heartbreaking, five-set loss against Middlebury College on Friday, Oct. 16.
  • Endicott (13-5) had dropped a four-set decision against nationally ranked No. 6 Colby College on Oct. 13.
 

Bowdoin Match (25-10, 19-25, 22-25, 25-19, 15-11)

 

How It Happened

  • Bowdoin held a 2-1 edge in the first set before the Continentals took control with a 12-1 run. Hamilton, which posted a .393 hitting percentage (12-1-28) led by at least nine points the rest of the way.
  • The Continentals started out strong in the second set as well and built an 8-4 lead. The Polar Bears responded with a 13-1 spurt and cruised from there as Hamilton didn't get closer than five points down the stretch.
  • The third set could have gone either way with eight ties and two lead changes. A kill by Zoe Ryu finally put Bowdoin in the lead for good at 22-21. Another Ryu kill and a block by Hannah Woolley closed out the set.
  • The fourth set didn't start out well for the Continentals as the Polar Bears scored six of the first eight points. Bowdoin still led 8-5 when Hamilton completely turned around the set – and the match – with six straight points. Grace Seaman '29 had two kills, including the one that put the Continentals ahead for good, and Kathryn Fox '27 and Caitlin Allen '27 had solo blocks on back-to-back points. Ayzlinn Trefren '28 made it 11-8 with another kill.
  • The fifth set was tense and competitive, like they usually are. After six ties and four lead changes, the score was deadlocked at 9-9. Hamilton finally got some separation with four consecutive points on two kills by Allen and two attack errors by the Polar Bears. Elodie McGeiver '27 closed out the set and the match with her eighth kill.
 

Notes

  • Trefren smashed a career-high 17 kills and was one off her career best for digs in a match with 25. She also served three aces.
  • Seaman chipped in 10 kills.
  • Lucy Proud '29 passed out a career-high 24 assists.
  • Grace Jansen '29 registered her first double-double this season with 19 digs and 13 assists.
  • Mia Jessen '28 posted a career-best four aces and added 13 digs.
  • Fox tied a career high with six blocks and Allen had four for the third straight match. Fox reached the 100-block milestone for her career.
  • The Continentals more than doubled Bowdoin in service aces, 13-6.
  • Hamilton boasted its first win against the Polar Bears in Brunswick in at least 25 years.
 

Endicott match (25-17, 25-22, 25-21)

 

How It Happened

  • The Gulls broke an 8-8 tie with four straight points on kills by three different players and a block by Ava Goodemote. Endicott stayed in the lead the rest of the set.
  • The second set was up for grabs as the score stood at 16-16 after 10 ties and six lead changes. The Gulls made the decisive move and went ahead for good with three consecutive points on a service error, a solo block and an ace.
  • The score was tied at 12-12 in the third set when Endicott took a two-point edge on a Hamilton attack error and a kill by Lincoln Abramaitys. The Gulls' advantage fluctuated between one and four points the rest of the set. Abramaitys ended the set and the match with her 11th kill.
 

Notes

  • Trefren's 16 kills were nearly half of the Continentals' team total of 34, and she added 15 digs for her sixth double-double this season and 16th of her Hamilton career. Trefren leads the NESCAC with 3.97 points per set. She's also second in kills per set (3.31), third in aces per set (0.49) and sixth in digs per set (3.69).
  • Proud recorded her fifth career double-double with 14 assists and 11 digs.
  • Seaman contributed career highs of 10 assists and three aces.
  • Jessen and Zua Vang '29 came up with 11 and 10 digs, respectively. Jessen is fifth in the NESCAC with 3.87 digs per set.
 

Next Match

The Continentals take on University of Mount Saint Vincent (5-12) and Union College (15-6) for non-conference contests at Union on Saturday, Oct. 24.
 
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