AMHERST, Mass. – The Mammoths continued their NESCAC play today against Hamilton. The match was highly contested, with five close sets, and unfortunately ended in a Continentals victory, 3-2.
Amherst will have its next chance to bounce back against Wesleyan at home on Friday at 7 p.m..
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
*During the first half of the first set, Hamilton built a 12-7 advantage over Amherst. Kills from
Tiana Richardson,
Raegan Lentz,
Chloe Mensah, and
Gabrielle Hines helped the Mammoths close the gap to 17-16. Amherst refused to go away towards the end, coming back from a 24-21 deficit to tie the game at 24, behind kills from Lentz and Mensah. Unfortunately, Hamilton closed out the match 26-24.
*The Continentals remained in control throughout the second set. A 9-1 run midway through the set allowed Hamilton to gain a 19-8 advantage over Amherst. Kills from
Sofia Camilo and
Tiana Richardson supplied a late spark for the Mammoths, but the Continentals still closed the match out on top, with a 25-17 victory.
*Facing defeat, Amherst rallied back from a late 20-16 deficit in the third set. A
Sofia Camilo kill and a
Gabrielle Hines service ace allowed the Mammoths to cut Hamilton's lead down to 1 at 20-19. Another back-and-forth period between the teams left the score tied at 23, and two kills from Hines and
Ellie Myers helped close out the game with an Amherst victory, 25-23.
*Amherst carried its momentum from the third set into the fourth. Kills from Richardson, Hines, and Myers allowed the Mammoths to build a 10-6 advantage. Using this momentum, Amherst surged ahead to a 20-12 lead. Hamilton fought back, cutting the deficit to three at 24-21, but Camilo secured a 25-21 Amherst victory with the final kill.
*In the match set, Amherst and Hamilton went back and forth. With the score tied at 7, Hamilton went on a four-point run to take an 11-7 lead. Amherst battled back, cutting the lead to 1 at 11-10 with the help of a Myers and Nichols' block, but the Continentals scored four of the final five points to win the set.
BY THE NUMBERS
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Sofia Camilo led the Mammoths with 14 kills, and
Gabrielle Hines added 11.
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Abby Nichols led the team in block assists with 3, and
Ellie Myers added 2.
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Judith Subirats-Bosch led the team in assists with 21, and
Liliana Brandt added 19.
