Volleyball Recap: Hamden Extends Winning Streak to Three

By Team Reports Oct 19, 2024, 4:51pm

Volleyball Recap: Hamden Green Dragons vs. Killingly Redmen

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Hamden entered their tilt with Killingly on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Killingly Redmen.

Hamden had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-21.

Kerlin Duran was the offensive standout of the contest as she had ten digs and three aces. Those three aces gave her a new career-high.

She wasn't the only good server: Hamden was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

Hamden has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Killingly, their loss was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-15.

Hamden wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Branford on the 16th. Killingly has also already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Windham RVT on the 16th.

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