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10/21/2023 Photos By TJ, LLC | TJ Dowling | Amherst College vs. University of Hartford Contracted by Clarus Multimedia @clarusmultimedia @clarusstudios @Clarus Multimedia Group Canon EOS R6m2, EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM, 125mm, @ f2.8, 1/1250, ISO 6400
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Hartford Hart 3-8,0-0 CCC
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Winner Amherst AMH 7-10,3-5 NESCAC
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Amherst AMH 25 18 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Mammoths notch four-set win over Hawks

AMHERST, Mass. – Led by a career-high 13 kills from first-year Tiana Richardson, the Amherst College volleyball team picked up a four-set win over the University of Hartford, 25-12, 18-25, 25-18, 25-23, in a match marked by extended runs for both sides on Saturday afternoon at LeFrak Gymnasium.

The Mammoths improved their record to 7-10 overall while the Hawks, in the process of reclassifying from Division I to Division III, fell to 3-8 on the season.

The Mammoths are back in action on Friday (Oct. 27), hosting Bates for a NESCAC clash at 7 p.m. in LeFrak Gymnasium.

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:

* Hartford took a 3-1 lead in the first set before the Mammoths came back to tie the set at 4-4. A spurt that put the Hawks up, 8-5, was answered by an 8-1 Amherst run to give the Mammoths a 13-9 lead.

* The Mammoths put the set out of reach with a run of 10 straight points on the serve of senior Katelyn Hamasaki with an ace giving Amherst set point. After first-year Zahara Quraishi got a kill to keep the set alive, senior Carly Cooper recorded a kill for Amherst to close out the set on the next point.

* A back-and-forth second set was tied at 15-15 before seven straight Hartford points on the serve of sophomore Isabella Labrada gave the Hawks a 22-15 lead and Hartford went on to take the second set to tie the match at one set each.

* The Mammoths flipped the score in the third set with an early run of nine straight points on the serve of junior Lizzie Papalia that gave Amherst a lead it never relinquished, closing out the set with a kill by first-year Chideraa Ngwadom to take a 2-1 set lead.

* The fourth set was the closest of the contest. After a 10-10 tie, the Hawks built a 16-13 lead before the Mammoths scored eight straight points on the serve of first-year Bailey Reid to take a 21-16 lead. The Hawks fought back with five straight points on the serve of senior Kionah Thomas to tie the set at 22-22. After trading points, a kill from Richardson gave the Mammoths set point and sophomore Charlotte Rasmussen ended the match with a kill.



BY THE NUMBERS:

* Richardson hit .345 and was in on 2 blocks to go with her career-high 13 kills. Rasmussen tallied 12 kills along with 2 blocks and an ace.

* Papalia recorded 29 digs, one of four Mammoths to tally double-digit digs as Cooper had 13, Thomas had 11 and Hamasaki had 10.

* Cooper provided 27 assists in the match.

* Quraishi starred for the Hawks, hitting .340 with 23 kills and 10 digs.
 
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