Bel Air, Md. – The Harford Fighting Owls dropped their first conference game in over a month, falling in straight sets (20-25, 13-25, 20-25) to the Hagerstown Hawks.
 
Hagerstown had come into Friday's match needing a win to finish third in the conference, while Harford was looking for a victory to tie Frederick for fourth place.

With the win, the Hawks move to 12-7 overall and 8-3 in conference play. Harford falls to 14-11 with a 6-4 record in Md Juco.

Set Summaries
Set 1: Hagerstown 25-20
The Hawks stayed ahead of the Fighting Owls ever so slightly throughout the set, relying on small bursts of points and a few Haford errors to go up 1-0.

Set 2: Hagerstown 25-13
Hagerstown's 6-0 start set the tone early and never allowed Harford to get into a rhythm. With the Hawks defense surrendering back-to-back points from Harford just twice, Hagerstown would roll to a 2-0 lead.

Set 3: Hagerstown 25-20
Harford led at 9-6 and again at 14-13, but the Hawks fired off rallies on both occasions to complete the sweep of the Fighting Owls.

Quick Hits

• The Fighting Owls honored sophomores Kendall Henderson, Allie Hallameyer, Leah Sanders, Madison Scarpulla and Carly Wassil for their contributions ahead of Friday's match.
• Harford finishes the season with a 5-5 record at home. They will head into their final road game next Monday holding a 6-2 mark away from Bel Air.
• For the fourth straight match Maria Lopez led the Fighting Owls in kills, tallying 11 on the evening.
• Allie Hallameyer led the team in digs with 18 digs, while Faith Hill chipped in 18 assists.

Up Next
Harford finishes their 2018 regular season with a road contest against Potomac State on Monday, October 22 at 7:00 p.m.
 
The Catamounts are 16-7 this season and are currently on a three-game win streak.