The UMBC Volleyball team (11-5, 2-2) begins a four game road swing with matches against Hartford and UMass Lowell this weekend.
The Retrievers will be in Connecticut to face the Hawks on Friday at 7 p.m., before travelling to UMass Lowell for a Sunday matchup at noon.
Earlier this week, sophomore libero Kristin Watson (Bowie, Md/Eleanor Roosevelt) was named America East Defensive Specialist of the Week for the second time this season.
Watson led the league with 6.14 digs per set last week, while anchoring a Retriever defense that held opponents to a .147 hitting percentage. She had 29 digs on Friday in a four set loss to Albany and added another 14 in a sweep of Binghamton on Sunday.
Scouting the Hawks: Hartford (4-13, 1-3) enters the match having lost three-consecutive America East contests. Paulina Modestow leads the offense, averaging 3.09 kills per set (204 total) on a .160 hitting percentage. Astrid Mangual is the assist and dig leader for the Hawks, averaging 8.47 assist per set (559 overall) and 155 digs (2.35 per set).
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Scouting the River Hawks: UMass Lowell (5-14, 0-4) will enter their Friday night home match against Stony Brook on an 11-game losing streak. Frershman Katherine Claybaugh leads the team with 3.26 kills per set, and is third in total kills (140). Sophomore setter Delaney Mendez has a team-best 431 assists (6.73 per set), while classmate Lindsey Visvardis leads UML with 291 digs (3.99 per set).
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