WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — William & Mary took down Hampton 3-1 on Friday evening at Kaplan Arena, taking the final three sets after dropping the opener.
The Tribe (8-14, 4-9 CAA) hit .348 with 63 kills and 10 service aces, including a .531 hitting percentage in the fourth set.
W&M traded points with the Pirates (2-21, 0-13) through the opening stretch of the first set, getting kills from
Audrey Brcka,
Ava Crabtree,
Katherine Arnason and
Devereaux Hoxsie as the score reached 6-6.
The Pirates moved in front from there and later led 20-16, though Brcka and
Olivia Westfort answered with kills for W&M down the stretch. The Pirates closed out the set 25-19.
W&M moved from 16-10 to 19-10 in the second set on Westfort's serve, with the sophomore recording consecutive aces before Hoxsie added a kill. Crabtree later served the Tribe from 21-12 to 24-12, including an ace, and
Teagan Pocius closed the set with a kill as W&M won the set 25-14.
The Green and Gold created separation in the third set by winning seven of eight rallies from 10-8 to 17-9, including four straight points on
Shylah Swope's serve.
Emily McKee opened the set with three straight service aces and later added back-to-back kills during the mid-set push. The Tribe finished the set at 25-16, ending it on a block by Westfort and McKee.
W&M broke open the fourth set from an 8-6 lead, winning seven of the next eight rallies to move ahead 15-7 as Swope served four straight points, including an ace.
McKee and Arnason added key kills through the stretch, and the Tribe closed out the set 25-15.
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