WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary volleyball team fell against Colonial Athletic Association rival Hofstra, 3-1 (18-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-18), in its final home match of the season on Sunday afternoon in Kaplan Arena. Prior to the start of the match, the Tribe recognized its senior class of Sara Zumbach, Austyn Ames, and Sydney Biniak for their four years of dedication and commitment to the program.
 
The Tribe (5-23, 2-12 CAA) jumped out to an early match lead after hitting .343 with 15 kills and just three errors in the first set. The Pride (16-12, 8-6 CAA) opened the frame with a 5-1 advantage, before a kill from freshman Julia Brown helped W&M pull even at 12-all. Brown then highlighted a 4-0 run with a pair of block assists to lift the Green and Gold to a 18-13 lead. Brown continued to impose her will as she spiked set-point and contributed on another block to seal the stanza.
 
The second set was a back-and-forth affair as Biniak and rookie Denisha Shaw stopped an attack to knot up the period, 10-all. The Pride then gained a 5-point margin, 17-12, after scoring four unanswered points. The Green and Gold answered with a 3-0 spurt to even up the stanza at 21-all. However, Hofstra put together a 4-2 finish to take game two.
 
The Pride went on to claim the next two sets to close out the match. HU hit over .285 in the last two games, while combing for just seven errors to avoid a fifth set.
 
Inside the Number
- Brown registered double-digit kills (12) for the third time in her last four matches, and totaled six blocks. The Geneva, Ill., native committed just two errors in her 24 attempts to record a .417 hitting efficiency.
- In their last home match, Biniak clubbed eight kills and posted four blocks, Zumbach notched 16 digs and Ames distrusted 14 assists.
- Junior Heather Pippus crushed nine kills and freshmen Lauren Moussaid and Kate Dedrick added seven each.
- Rookie Katie Turner led all players with 19 digs and sophomore Autumn Brenner dealt a team-best 21 assists.
- Hofstra out served W&M behind an 8-to-0 comparison in aces. Nanishka Perez led all player with four aces and Caylie Denham added two more.
- HU sophomores Laura Masciullo (18 kills) and Luisa Sydlik (45 assists) recorded the top performances of the match. 

Notes
Biniak ranks fifth in program history with 397 total kills this year…Brown became just the fourth W&M player in the 25-point scoring era to exceed 100 blocks in a season – her season total was brought to 103…Pippus recorded at least nine kills for the 1th time in 2017…Ames made her second appearance and first start of the season...Hofstra increased its all-time series lead against W&M to 26-18.
 
Up Next
The Tribe closes out the season with a pair of CAA road matches at UNCW and the College of Charleston. W&M will visit the Seahawks on Nov. 10 at 7 pm, before heading to CofC on Nov. 12 at 1 pm.