Hamilton College split a pair of matches at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, on Saturday, Oct. 13.
Hamilton (8-14 overall, 1-7 NESCAC) fell to nationally ranked No. 25 Bowdoin in three sets by scores of 25-23, 25-17 and 25-21 in a NESCAC match on Saturday morning. The Continentals rebounded to outlast U.S. Coast Guard Academy in five sets (25-19, 23-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-11) in non-conference action in the afternoon.
Against Coast Guard (14-9), Amanda Cohen '13 led Hamilton with 13 kills. Brenna Corrigan '14 chipped in 12 kills, 11 digs and three aces. Courtney Somerville '16 added eight kills and three blocks, and Blaire Frett '16 posted six kills and three blocks.
Anna Brown '15 led the defense with 19 digs. Sarah Pfund '14 and Emma Lonadier '15 were credited with 20 and 17 assists, respectively. The Continentals committed just 18 attack errors in five sets.
Against Bowdoin (19-2, 7-1), Somerville smacked seven kills, and Corrigan clobbered six. Corrigan also recorded 14 digs, Lonadier had 18 and Brown finished with 17.
Frett paced the defense at the net with a match-high five blocks. Pfund passed out 10 assists and Lonadier and Ally Martella '13 served a pair of aces apiece.
Hamilton takes on the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in a tournament at Kean University on Friday, Oct. 19.
