Volleyball drops match to Delaware to split weekend series

The Hofstra volleyball team fell short to the University of Delaware Blue Hens 3 sets to 0 sets, on Sunday, Oct. 3. The Blue Hens were led by Savannah Seemans, who ended the game with nine kills, three aces and three assists. 

The first set was very close ending with a 25-23 Delaware win. Hofstra started off the set with a commanding 4-0 lead, starting the run off with a kill by Damla Tokman. After that, Delaware went on a 3-0 run which began with a kill from Lauryn Richardson. From that point on, the set was neck and neck. Both teams were trading points and, at one point, Hofstra was leading 20-15. The Blue Hens would not back down as they continued to battle back throughout the set. Towards the end of the set, it was all knotted up at 22, but the Blue Hens would not let up as they finished the set with a 3-0 run. 

The second set was very similar to the first as both teams competed in back-and-forth fashion trading points, as neither seemed to gain much of an edge on the other until late in the set when it was all tied up 20 to 20. Delaware then proceeded to go on a 6-0 run to gain a 2 set to 0 set lead. The run was highlighted by Seemans who was a major contributor in what seemed to be every play. Hofstra battled and played Delaware tough throughout the whole match, but the Pride could not seem to finish the Blue Hens off at the end of the sets. 

The third set ended in, as you can guess, very close fashion with a final score of 25-23 in the Blue Hens favor. This one started off back and forth right from the jump. Delaware would go on to have a dominant 7-0 run which included three straight kills.

Seemans and Richardson were huge factors in Delaware's victory. The pair seemed to be in every play disrupting Hofstra’s rhythm and putting up points for the Blue Hens. 

Hofstra’s Ana Martinovic had herself a solid match, ending with a stat line of 8 kills, 1 ace, 1 assist and 10 digs. 

Hofstra now moves on to its next matchup against the College of William & Mary on Saturday, Oct. 9, at 1:00 p.m.

Photo courtesy of Evan Bernstein/Hofstra Athletics