New York, NY – The women's volleyball team hosted the Ducks of Stevens earlier this evening in a non-conference contest. The Hawks (10-15, 6-0 CUNYAC) came up just shy in each of the three sets, falling to Stevens by scores of 25-19, 25-21, 25-21 to snap a two game win streak.

As a team, the Purple and Gold managed just 31 kills and hit .125. They trailed Stevens in several statistical categories but had more digs, 50-44 and blocks, 7-4. Kendra Moore was a highlight for Hunter, hitting .571 and tallying nine kills on 14 attempts with just one error. Teammate Kylie Hurst chipped in with eight kills while Justine Smith did her part with 23 assists. Sunghee Cho accounted for 16 digs while the trio of Isabelle Lawrence, Mariam Ouattara and Moore had three block assists each.

Hunter fell into an early 9-3 hole but came back to pull within one at 12-11. They hung tough over the final stages of the set and a Hurst kill brought them to within three points late, but Stevens secured the set win with three unanswered points.

In the second, Alyssa Broccoli's squad turned the tables and went on a 6-0 run to take an early 7-2 lead. Stevens fired back with a 10-3 run of their own, setting the scoreboard at 21-17. However, the Duck's Allie Morton secured the set point for her team with a kill to go up 2-0.

The third was evenly played throughout and featured five ties. Back-to-back Stevens errors left the door open for the Hawks to get back in it with the score at 22-21 in favor of the visitors. But it was the Ducks who raced to 25 first with three straight points.

Up next, Hunter will compete in a tri-match on Saturday. The first will be against host institution, Scranton at 2:30pm and they will cap the day against DeSales at 5pm.