of time. They opened the season going 2-2 at the SUNYIT tournament, where Adam Weaver became the Hawks’ All-Time Kill leader just three games into his junior season. And Hilbert grabbed two wins over the course of the two UVC cross-over weekends, defeating Bard and SUNYIT.

The 2013 program set several Team Season Records. With a new record in kills (830), the Hawks also garnered the top spot in Kills per set (9.76), Attack Attempts (2,362), Assists (768), and Assists Per Set (9.04). David Mellerski took over as the setter this season when his fellow sophomore setter, Stephen Phillips, suffered a potentially season ending injury. Mellerski’s primary passing target was Weaver, both in the front line as well as middle back. Weaver’s 311 kills bettered his two earlier seasonswhich, in their time, were record breaking totals. The outside hitter led Division III with 4.32 kills per set at the conclusion of Hilbert’s season, maintaining a .287 hitting percentage.

Sickau drew attention at the net, and completed his senior season with 143 kills, moving to #5 on career list with 485. He roamed the outside position but would occasionally float to the middle and attack off a quick set. Ross and Blasz were middles and concluded their careers with good timing with Mellerski who moved into second place in Hilbert’s All Time Assists with 694 after one complete season as the primary setter.

After two seasons, Ross completed his career with 284 kills and 101 total blocks. And Blasz left the program as the All Time Service Ace leader