WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — William & Mary volleyball dropped a thriller to Hofstra, 3-2, on Friday evening at Kaplan Arena.
The Tribe (6-13, 2-8 CAA) flipped the first set after falling behind 10-6, scoring seven straight points to move ahead 13-10 as
Shylah Swope served the final six points of the run.
Audrey Brcka had two kills during that surge, and W&M later answered the Pride's push to 22-21 by taking the final three points for a 25-21 set win.
W&M traded points with Hofstra (16-4, 11-1) through a 12-12 tie, with Brcka supplying four kills in the early part of the set. The Pride scored the next five points and later added another five-point run in a 25-14 set win.
The Tribe was hurt by a six-point Hofstra run that turned a 6-4 deficit into a 12-4 hole in the third set, and it could not fully recover in a 25-18 set loss. Brcka stopped that stretch with a kill,
Olivia Westfort added a block and
Katherine Arnason followed with a kill as W&M scored three straight.
Later, kills by
Teagan Pocius and Brcka brought the Green and Gold within 20-17 before the Pride closed out the set.
W&M made its move midway through the fourth set, winning seven of eight rallies from a 9-9 tie to build a 16-10 lead. Westfort had back-to-back kills during that push, and
Emily McKee served four straight points as the lead reached 16-10.
Hofstra later got within 24-21, but Westfort finished the set with a kill to give the Tribe a 25-21 win.
The Tribe answered a 6-4 deficit in the fifth set with a run that included a Brcka kill, back-to-back McKee kills and a Pride attack error to move ahead 9-7.
Westfort's kill later put W&M up 10-9, but the Pride tied the set and scored the final five points. The Pride took the set, 15-10.
STAT NUGGETS
- Westfort had 12 kills on .385 hitting.
- She added nine total blocks, two solo, for 17.5 points.
- Avery Horejsi recorded a double-double with 23 digs and 10 assists.
- Brcka totaled 14 kills and 13 digs.
- Cate Hatfield racked up 21 assists and 13 digs.
- Swope handed out 20 assists and 15 digs.
UP NEXT
William & Mary travels to the Palmetto State to face Charleston on Friday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m.
