Volleyball Recap: Hand Takes a Loss + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2025, 9:53am

Volleyball Recap: Hand Tigers vs. Branford Hornets

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the CT Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) & Hand High School. Watch Full Replay

Hand lost against Branford on September 8th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Tigers fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 3-2. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.

Hand took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-17, 24-26, 25-22, 15-8.

Julianne Henkel continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Branford, getting 20 digs, 12 kills, and nine aces. Henkel has been hot for a while, having also posted 14 or more assists the last 24 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Erin Murphy, who had 33 digs and one assist.

Hand's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Branford, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.

Hand wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Amity Regional on the 30th. As for Branford, they will head out on the road to challenge Guilford at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday.

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