University of New Hampshire Athletics
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VOLLEYBALL SPLITS AT URI'S ART CARMICHAEL INVITATIONAL
9/12/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
KINGSTON, R.I. – The University of New
Hampshire volleyball team split a pair of matches in the final day
of the Art Carmichael Invitational on the campus of the University
of Rhode Island on Saturday. The Wildcats opened with a 3-1 win
over Brown University and concluded with a 3-0 loss to Syracuse
University. New Hampshire moves to 2-7. Set scores against Brown
were 25-16, 20-25, 25-19 and 25-20, while set scores against
Syracuse were 25-18, 25-17 and 25-14.
In a win over Brown, Lindsay Fogarty (Pleasanton,
Calif.), who was named to the All-Tournament team, and
Pauline Acres (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) led the
Wildcat offense with 12 and 11 kills, respectively. Kate
Uitti (Pinckney, Mich.) had a team-high 36 assists, while
freshman Jansan Falcusan (Plymouth, Mich.) added
11 assists. Defensively, Sara Heldman (Greenwood,
Ind.) and Jayde Huxtable (St. Charles, Ill.)
notched 15 and 13 digs, respectively.
Against Syracuse, Fogarty once again led the way with 11 kills and
a .250 hitting percentage. Acres chipped in with eight kills and a
team-best nine digs.
In the first set against Brown, the Bears opened up a 5-1 lead that
was quickly erased with five-straight Wildcats points to make it
6-5. UNH extended the lead to 14-9. Brown would cut the lead to two
at 17-15, but would get no closer as New Hampshire closed out the
set on an 8-1 run, including six-straight points to end the set.
Brown once again jumped out to an early lead at 4-1 in the second
set. UNH responded with a 9-1 run to make it 10-5. They would never
trail again in the set capturing a 25-20 win. The Wildcats got out
to an 8-2 lead against the Bears in the third set. Brown rattled
off six straight points to tie it at 8-8. Brown was holding on to a
14-13 advantage before four-straight points made it 19-13. The
Wildcats would cut into the lead, but could not come all the way
back. In the fourth and deciding set play was balanced and
back-and-forth throughout. The teams were tied at 19-19 when New
Hampshire went on a 6-1 run to capture the match.
In the opening set against the Orange, Syracuse went out to an
early 7-2 lead. Trailing 9-5, UNH scored the next four to knot it a
9-9. Syracuse would regain the lead with four straight points of
its own to make it 13-9. Syracuse held that lead for the remainder
of the set and captured a 25-18 victory. The Orange led 8-7 in the
second set until three-straight points extended their lead to 11-7.
New Hampshire would trim to the lead to 15-14 and trailed 18-16
before the Orange closed out the set scoring seven of the final
eight points of the set. In the deciding set, Syracuse went out to
a 6-1 lead. UNH responded with a 6-2 run to cut the lead to 8-7.
Syracuse scored the next seven points to make it 15-7 and made that
lead stand up, capturing the final set 25-14.
UNH returns to action on Tuesday night against Bryant University.
Match time is set for 7 p.m. in Smithfield, R.I. The 'Cats
return home Sept. 18-19 for the second-annual Holly Young
Invitational. Wyoming, Arizona State and Harvard make up the field
in this year's tournament. Tickets to the tournament and all
UNH home games are online at www.UNHWildcats.com.
