Box Score

VESTAL, N.Y.--Sophomore outside hitter Stephanie Volckers had a match-high 29 kills to go along with a match-high 23 digs, leading Hartford (12-10, 2-3 AE) to a four-game win over Binghamton (7-13, 2-2 AE) in an America East Conference match on Saturday. The game scores were 28-30, 30-25, 30-20, 30-25.

"We put in a good effort but we made mistakes in our hitting and passing," head coach Glenn Kiriyama said. "We are playing some pretty good competition right now."

Binghamton rallied from 28-26 down in the first game to score the final four points and pull out the 30-28 win. The Hawks, however, got even in the second game, winning 30-25. In the third game, Hartford jumped out to a 10-2 and never looked back, winning 30-20 to push the Bearcats to the brink of elimination. In the final game, Binghamton jumped out to an 8-3 lead, but Hartford chipped away at the deficit and went on to win 30-25.

For Binghamton, junior middle blocker Allison Beard (Elkland, Pa.) posted a team-high 18 kills. Sophomore Jennifer Smith (North Tonawanda, N.Y./ North Tonawanda) had 10 kills and 20 assists. Junior Anne Crocus (Bethlehem, Pa./ Freedom), who leads the America East Conference in blocking, posted a match-high eight total blocks (seven solo, one assisted).

Binghamton travels to Northeastern for a 7 p.m. on Friday.