Shelton faced Hamden in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Gaels walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Green Dragons. This was payback for the Gaels, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Shelton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-21, 28-26, 25-16.
Nicole Zotova
| 09/10/25 vs Hamden | 36 |
| 09/04/25 @ Mercy | 12 |
| 09/02/25 vs Guilford | 12 |
| 09/05/25 vs Staples | 11 |
| 09/08/25 vs Hillhouse | 9 |
Shelton was led to victory by Nicole Zotova and Emmy Reilly. Zotova had 36 digs, while Reilly had 11 digs and two aces. Those 36 digs gave Zotova a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jesseca Zotova, who had ten digs and two aces.
They weren't the only good server: Shelton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They served one more ace than Hamden's also-impressive total of 11.
The win got Shelton back to even at 3-3. As for Hamden, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-1.
Shelton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Lauralton Hall on the 12th. As for Hamden, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-2 win against Sheehan on the 11th.
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