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TODAY'S MATCHES THE MATCHUP
HARTFORD HAWKS (0-0, 0-0 AE)
SERIES HISTORY Hartford and NJIT meet for the first time as conference mates on Sunday. The history between the two teams dates back to 2006, when the Hawks
vs
NJIT HIGHLANDERS (0-5, 0-4 AE)
SERIES BREAKDOWN Division I Series......................Hartford leads, 5-3 At Hartford.............................. Hartford leads, 1-0 At NJIT............................................... Series tied, 0-0 At Neutral Venue...................Hartford leads, 4-3 Current Streak................ Hartford, four matches Last Meeting...................... Hartford, 3-1 (9/8/17)
defeated the Highlanders, 3-1,
AE STANDINGS
on neutral ground. Hartford leads the all-time series against NJIT, 5-3, with all but one win coming inside a neutral venue.
LAST MEETING After dropping the first set,
Team
Overall AE W-L W-L Pct.
the Hawks buckled down and
UAlbany
5-1
took the next three to secure
UMBC
4-1 3-1 .750
the Hartford Volleyball Gym
Stony Brook
2-5
on Sept. 8, 2017. The victory
UNH
1-1 1-1 .500
a 3-1 win over NJIT inside
marked the first home win of
4-0 1.000
2-2
.500
the season for the Hawks, as
Hartford
well as the first home victory
Binghamton 0-2 0-2 .000
over NJIT in program history.
NJIT
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0-0 0-0 .000
0-5 0-4 .000
TODAY’S MATCHES HARTFORD NOTES BY THE #’S
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The Hawks return 11 student-athletes — including a trio of AllConference honorees — from a team that advanced to the 2019 America East Championship Match
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SETTING THE SCENE
After having the 2020 fall season delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hartford volleyball team takes the court for the first time on Sunday since facing UAlbany in the 2019 America East Championship Match on Sunday. The Hawks begin the season by playing host to conference newcomer NJIT in a doubleheader inside the Hartford Volleyball Gym. Match times are set for 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Megan Anderson, who enters her senior season ranked fourth in Hartford’s rallyscoring record book in career assists (2,473), needs 310 helpers to move into third place
RISE OF THE HAWKS
Entering his third season at the helm, head coach Vinh Nguyen has brought Hartford to new heights on the court. His 2018 Hawks qualified for Hartford’s first America East Tournament appearance since 1996. Guiding the program to 16 wins in 2019, Nguyen led Hartford to its first appearance in the title match of the America East Tournament since 1994, where the Hawks came one set shy of making the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.
NJIT NOTES QUICK HIT NJIT comes into the contest with an 0-5 overall record, which includes an 0-4 mark in America East matches. The Highlanders are coming off a doubleheader where they suffered consecutive 3-0 losses against Stony Brook at home.
#11 ELLEY TORRES
Averaging a teamhigh 2.44 kills per set, Torres is fifth in the conference in total points with 44 points on the season.
WHO TO WATCH
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SCHEDULE AND RESULTS HARTFORD HAWKS 0-0 OVERALL [0-0 AMERICA EAST] March 6
at New Hampshire POSTPONED
March 7
at New Hampshire POSTPONED
MARCH 14
NJIT
1 P.M.
MARCH 14
NJIT
5 P.M.
MARCH 17
BINGHAMTON
1 P.M.
MARCH 17 BINGHAMTON
6 P.M.
March 21
vs. Stony Brook (at UAlbany) TBD
March 21
at UAlbany TBD
March 22
at UAlbany TBD
March 22
vs. Stony Brook (at UAlbany)
TBD
March 27
at UMBC
TBD
March 28
at UMBC
TBD
April 4
America East Championship
TBD
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MEET THE HAWKS
#1
#2
#3
KALEIGH
MORGAN
LIKA
FR » DS/L » 5-9
FR » S » 5-10
SO » RS/OH » 5-10
WALES, WISCONSIN
CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
ASHBURN, VIRGINIA
FITZGERALD
GALLIGAN
#4
NKENCHOR
#7
#5
LACEY
MEGAN
UZEZI
SR » RS » 5-11
SR » S » 5-11
FR » OH » 5-10
PARKER, COLORADO
ORONO, MINNESOTA
WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY
ZADRA
ANDERSON
#8
IJOMA
#9
#11
McKENNA
ROBIN
VALERIE
FR » RS » 6-4
SO » MB » 6-2
JR » MB » 6-2
FOREST HILL, MARYLAND
MERCED, CALIFORNIA
KEIZER, OREGON
REISWIG
HELMS
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DIEDE
MEET THE HAWKS
#12
#13
#15
MADDIE
SARA
ABBY
SO » OH » 6-3
SO » MB » 6-1
JR » OH » 5-11
LEHI, UTAH
MANSUE, ITALY
ROCKLIN, CALIFORNIA
LINDSAY
ALEX
GASPAROTTO
NASH
#21
#19
#23
GRETA
BRITTANY
JR » DS/L » 5-7
SO » DS/L » 5-10
SR » MB » 6-0
PLANO, TEXAS
COLLE UMBERTO, ITALY
WASHINGTON BORO, PENNSYLVANIA
LUCERO
DE GASPAR
BRAUN
COACHING STAFF
VINH
JAIME
JENNA
Head Coach 3rd Season
Assistant Coach 2nd Season
Volunteer Assistant 1st Season
NGUYEN
SNYDER
BRIDGES
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LAST TIME OUT & STATS
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LAST TIME OUT & STATS LAST BY THE TIME #’SOUT The Hawks fell one set shy of earning the program’s first-ever America East Championship, falling at UAlbany in five sets on Nov. 23, 2019. Jenna Bridges recorded a game-high 25 kills and four blocks, while Megan Anderson added 56 assists in the effort.
HARTFORD STAT LEADERS KILLS/SET Jenna Bridges............................4.20/set Abby Nash.................................. 3.26/set HITTING % Jenna Bridges..................................... .371 Abby Nash........................................ .240 ASSISTS/SET Megan Anderson..................... 10.61/set Alex Lucero................................0.54/set DIGS/SET Alex Lucero................................ 3.52/set Maddie Lindsay.......................... 2.27/set BLOCKS/SET Jenna Bridges............................0.93/set Robin Helms.............................. 0.60/set CLICK HERE FOR ALL 2019 STATISTICS
SERVICE ACES/SET Megan Anderson............................. 0.43 Greta De Gaspar.............................. 0.30
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FEATURED HAWK
IN THE HOT SEAT...
MEGAN
ANDERSON MEGAN’S SPORTS IDOL IS UNITED STATES OLYMPIC BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPION KERRI WALSH JENNINGS HER PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT WAS HELPING LEAD THE HAWKS TO THE AE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 25 YEARS MEGAN’S FAVORITE HARTFORD ATHLETICS MEMORY IS BEATING UNH IN A FIVE-SET REVERSE SWEEP TO ADVANCE TO THE 2019 AE TITLE MATCH HER GAMEDAY SUPERSTITION IS THAT SHE MUST HAVE SOUR SKITTLES ON THE BENCH MEGAN MUST HAVE A VENTI ICED BLACK TEA LEMONADE FROM STARBUCKS BEFORE EVERY GAME IF SHE COULD BE AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE, SHE WOULD CHOOSE TO BE A GYMNAST THREE WORDS THAT MEGAN USES TO DESCRIBE COACH NGUYEN ARE DEDICATED, EMPATHIC AND KNOWLEDGEABLE
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