Nethersole tacked on 10 kills in the Hartford victory. Courtesy of HartfordHawks.com
The University of Hartford Volleyball Team added a victory and a loss to their record this past weekend.
Friday Night, the Hartford Hawks claimed their second straight victory defeating UMass Lowell in four sets with scores of 25-12, 25-17, 18-25, and 25-22.
The Hartford Hawks attack was led by Sareeta Nethersole, who wrapped up the match with a total of 10 kills.
Nethersole was one of only two players, the other being Brooke Peterson of Lowell, in the match to finish with double figures, both at 10 kills.
Nethersole only had one error in 27 total attempts earning her a .333 hitting average for the match.
Finishing second in the team offensively Corrine Horanzy and Dionna Kirton both finished with six kills each.
As a team however, Hartford finished the match with 42 kills and 19 errors in 129 attacks, resulting in a .178 hitting average for the team on a whole.
Setter Jackie Tamburri reached her 11 double-double of the season finishing with a match high 32 assists and 12 digs. Also on defense, Horanzy and Kirton both finished with 14 digs respectively with libero Paola Llerandi finishing with 11 as well.
The Hawks also finished with a total of nine blocks, led by Nethersole and Lindsay Anderson with five block assists each, earning the second most blocks for this season.
On Sunday in New Hampshire, the Hawks fell to the Wildcats in three sets.
Leading the offense was Nethersole and Kirton, each with nine kills for the match. Kirton had the better average of .348 coming from one error in 23 total attempts.
However, Nethersole, along with her nine kills, also led the team defense with a team high of 15 digs.
Together with Nethersole and Kirton, Horanzy added seven kills and nine digs to the Hartford totals.
Also on the Hartford Defense, libero Llerandi added her 11 kills to the mix, while setter Tamburri supplied eight digs of her own alongside her 26 assists for the match.
Next week Hartford will again be on the road. They look to improve their record first taking on the UMBC Retrievers at 7 p.m. on Oct. 18.
After, the Hawks will be in action again on Oct. 20 playing Stony Brook at 1 p.m. Hartford record now stands at 8-14 overall and 2-4 for the America East Conference.