Shattles Hits 2K Career Assists, Volleyball Topples Furman in First-Ever Meeting

Friday, September 18

Clemson, S.C.

12 PM

University of New Hampshire

8-3,0-0America East

Furman

6-5,0-0SoCon

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
New Hampshire	25	15	25	26	3
Furman	23	25	22	24	1

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Jessica Shattles celebrates during a UNH volleyball match.

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Shattles Hits 2K Career Assists, Volleyball Topples Furman in First-Ever Meeting

9/18/2026 3:04:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Jessica Shattles became the sixth Wildcat to join the 2,000-assist club.

CLEMSON, S.C. — The University of New Hampshire women's volleyball team took down Furman University (6-5, 0-0 SoCon) on Friday afternoon (Sept. 18) at Jervey Gym, winning 3-1. The set scores were 25-23, 15-25, 25-22, and 26-24.

HOW IT HAPPENED

SET 1
-Furman opened the match with a 9-7 scoring edge, before the Wildcats took a 5-0 run for an early 12-9 lead. Emma Converse (San Antonio, Texas) landed back-to-back service aces and a kill while Hady Pickard (Roswell, Ga.) earned an ace and Rachel Grier (Dublin, Calif.) put away two kills and an ace.

-Despite being outscored 14-13 to close the set, the Wildcats edged out the Paladins 25-23 to take a 1-0 match advantage. In the back half of the frame, Evelyn Brenton (Glastonbury, Conn.) led UNH with three kills, including the set-sealing score, while Julianne Lee (Renton, Wash.), Converse, and Grier each put up a pair.

SET 2
-UNH opened the second set outscoring the Paladins 15-11, fueled by kills from five different players, including two apiece from Converse, Lee, and Varvara Zvereva (Korolev, Russia).

-Furman responded with a 14-0 scoring run, taking the second set 25-15.

SET 3
-The Wildcats opened the third set outpacing the Paladins 15-12 on the scoresheet, powered by three-kill starts from Brenton and Olivia Maulding (Canby, Ore.), and two kills apiece from Grier and Converse.

-New Hampshire and Furman traded points to close the set, leading to a 25-22 win for the Wildcats. Maulding led the push from the UNH offense, tallying three kills to bring her set total up to six.

SET 4
-Furman and New Hampshire battled back and forth to open the fourth set, culminating in a 15-14 Wildcat lead at the media timeout. Julianne Lee and Olivia Maulding led the attack, each putting up four kills.

-The Wildcats and Paladins continued to trade blows, setting up a late 24-24 tie led by three kills from Lee.

-Following a pair of attack errors from Furman, the Wildcats took the final frame 26-24.

WILDCAT GAME HIGHS
Kills: Lee (13)
Assists: Shattles (45)
Digs: Converse (18)
Points: Converse, Lee (13)
Blocks: Grier (1.5)
Service Aces: Grier, Converse (2)

TEAM TOTALS
UNH
Hitting %: .199
Kills: 55
Total Blocks: 4
Assists: 53
Digs: 73
Aces: 6
Points: 65

Furman
Hitting %: .222
Kills: 54
Total Blocks: 9
Assists: 52
Digs: 78
Aces: 5
Points: 68

BY THE NUMBERS
-Seven different players earned a kill in the win, paced by a career-high 13 kill outing for Julianne Lee, a career-high 12 kills from Olivia Maulding, and 10 kills from Emma Converse.

Lee earned 10+ kills for the second time in her career, previously reaching the mark in the Wildcats' win over FDU (Sept. 11).
Maulding's 12-kill day not only marked a career-best for the right-side hitter but marked her first-career game with double-digit kills.
Converse's 10-kill match marked her ninth performance with 10+ kills this season.

-Jessica Shattles (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) headlined the team with 45 assists, including her 2,000^th-career assist. Additionally, her 45-assist day was:

The second-highest assist total in a single match in her career.
Her seventh performance this season with 25+ assists.
Her sixth performance this season with 30+ assists.
Her third performance this season with 40+ assists.

-Eight players logged a dig, including four players with 10+ digs.

Emma Converse led the team with a career-high 18 dig performance.
Dylan Hunt (Pickerington, Ohio) also put up a career-high, earning 16 digs, while Hady Pickard contributed another 16 digs.
Jessica Shattles earned her third double-double of the season, finishing with 10 digs.

-Emma Converse and Rachel Grier led the team with two service aces each.

-Grier also led the team with three block assists.

NEXT UP • AWAY AT CLEMSON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 18, 6 P.M.
The Wildcats travel to Clemson, S.C., on Saturday, Sept. 18, as they battle with the Clemson Tigers (5-5, 0-0 ACC) with a 6 p.m. opening serve at Jervey Gym.

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