NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College women's volleyball team lost a 3-0 match to the University of Hartford on Wednesday evening in a non-conference match at The Nest.

Majo Pelaez (Armenia, Colombia) led the Falcons with seven kills to go with five digs. Amanda Zdru (Stratford, Conn.) led Albertus with 11 digs and Shalese Gordon (Bridgeport, Conn.) had 11 assists.

THE BASICS

FINAL: University of Hartford 3 | Albertus Magnus 0

SET 1: Hartford 25 | Albertus 16

SET 2: Hartford 25 | Albertus 12

SET 3: Hartford 25 | Albertus 15

RECORDS: Albertus (4-3) | Hartford (2-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Hartford jumped out to a 7-2 lead early on before the Falcons battled back to cut their deficit to 12-11 as Pelaez had two kills and Yarieshka Sierra (Hartford, Conn.) had a kill and an ace to help trim the gap. With the Falcons trailing 13-12, a kill by Hartford's Julianna Robinshaw started a 10-2 run that gave the Hawks a commanding 23-14 lead. Albertus scored the next two, one on an ace by Alexys Signor (North Haven, Conn.), but two errors by the Falcons gave Hartford the early 1-0 match lead.
• Albertus dropped the first five points of the second set before scoring five of the next six points as Pelaez had a kill and back-to-back aces. It was the closest the Falcons would get as Hartford took control, eventually finishing the set on a 10-2 run, including the final four points.
• After trailing 7-2 early in the third set, Albertus fought back to within 14-11 lead behind kills by Pelaez and Emma Fallon (Harwinton, Conn.) and a number of errors from the Hawks. Hartford extended its lead back to seven points at 19-12 but once again Albertus rattled off three straight points to trim the deficit back to four. Hartford, however, scored the final six points - the last three on aces - to win the match.

LEADERS

Albertus

• Majo Pelaez - 7 Kills
• Shalese Gordon - 11 Assists
• Majo Pelaez and Alexys Signor - 2 Aces
• Amanda Zdru - 11 Digs
• Majo Pelaez and Nathalie Wallace - 1 Block

Hartford

• Jordan Murphy - 12 Kills
• Liahnna Orange - 25 Assists
• Kalle Legassey and Liahnna Orange - 4 Aces
• Tiffany Mendez - 9 Digs
• 5 Tied - 1 Block

NOTEWORTHY

• It was the first meeting between the two schools.
• Gordon has had double digit assists in six of seven matches this season.
• Zdru now has four straight matches with double-digit digs.

UP NEXT

The Falcons take on Maritime College on the road on Thursday, September 19th at 7 p.m.