BALTIMORE, M.D. - The Colby-Sawyer women's volleyball team continued their weekend in Baltimore for the Johns Hopkins Tournament where the Chargers would have back to back games against Hardin-Simmons University from Texas, and hosts Johns Hopkins. 

Game 1 Rapid Recap:

• The first set against Hardin-Simmons saw an 8-4 start with the Cowgirls taking an early lead. The Chargers would get back to back kills from Brenna Piller (Simsbury, Conn.) and Kamryn Brakemeier (Fort Worth, Texas) to bring the game to 9-6. The Cowgirls would jump out to an even bigger lead after a run that would make a Chargers comeback very hard. Hardin-Simmons would commit a couple attacking errors that would lead to some Chargers points to close the gap. The Chargers would get another kill from Sophomore Brooke Tasker (Wolfeboro, N.H.) during their last string of points. 
• The second set would see the Cowgirls jump to a 12-3 lead while the Chargers would attempt to make a push towards Hardin-Simmons after a slow start. Tasker, Piller, and Brakemeier would all get a kill to lead the Charge towards closing the second set gap. Hardin-Simmons early jump in the second set ended up being too much for the Chargers to get back into as they would drop the second set. 
• The Chargers would keep close to start the third set as they only trailed 11-7. A pair of kills from Brakemeier and a service ace and kill from First Year Addison Sasnett (Virginia Beach, V.A.) would keep ther Chargers in reach of the third set. Although the Cowgirls increased their lead in the back end of the set, Piller and Sasnett would fire a couple kills in, with a Madison Sinatro (Simsbury, Conn.) service ace to end the set to finish strong.  

Inside the Numbers:

• Brenna Piller would lead the offensive strike for the Chargers as she would total 6 kills in the match. Addison Sasnett would be close behind, picking up 3 kills, 6 digs, and 2 block assists. Kamryn Brakemeier would finish with 4 kills, and a service ace herself. 
• Bree Bacon (Brookline, Mass.) would keep up her strong play as the main setter this season as she would tally 16 assists in the match.

Game 2 Rapid Recap:

• The Bluejays, also the number four ranked team in the country opened up to a 13-3 lead to open the first set against the Chargers. The Chargers would go on to cut that lead in half, bringing their total to 7 with a kill each from Piller, Bacon, and Lexi Mandrino (Dunbarton, N.H.). The Chargers would go on to finish the set strong behind another kill for Piller, but would fall in set one.
• The Chargers would fall early in set two, but bring it back to a 16-11 score behind two first years leading the charge. Addison Sasnett and Claire Rocky (Sherman, Conn.) would both pick up multiple kills keep the Chargers in the set. Piller would keep up her strong play against the number four team in the country with a service ace and a pair of kills to finish the second set strong.
• The third set was highlighted by a 6-6 start, as the Chargers traded points with the Bluejays. Sasnett would open the set with two kills, and pick up a service ace to help the Chargers with the strong third set start. The Bluejays would go on to jump out to an advantage later on in the set, but the Chargers would continue to hold their own as the match came to a close.

Inside the Numbers:

• This is the first time the Chargers have taken on a top 5 team in the nation. Brenna Piller would lead the charge again, picking up 7 kills and 5 assists in the match. Claire Rocky would pick up 5 kills herself, and one block assist. Addison Sasnett would pick up 4 kills, and 2 service aces to help the Chargers. 

Up Next:
The Chargers will have a week to recover before hitting the road again, but this time against their first GNAC opponent of the year in Dean College in Franklin, Mass. on September 13th at 6PM.