University of New Hampshire Athletics
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UITTI CAPTURES 3,000TH ASSIST, VOLLEYBALL DROPS A PAIR AT HOLLY YOUNG INVITATIONAL
9/19/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
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DURHAM, N.H. – Senior setter Kate
Uitti (Pinckney, Mich.) became just the second player in
program history to register 3,000 career assists, however the
University of New Hampshire volleyball team closed out the final
day of competition at the second-annual Holly Young Invitational
with a pair of losses to Harvard (3-1) and Arizona State (3-0) on
Saturday at Lundholm Gymnasium.
Uitti, who tallied 88 helpers over the weekend, is second on the
program's all-time assists list with 3,008 behind only
current Wildcat associate head coach Stacy Barnett (3,977). She was
also the New Hampshire's selection to the All-Tournament
team.
Set scores against the Crimson were 25-21, 23-25, 25-15, 25-18,
while set scores against ASU were 25-16, 25-6 and 25-17. Arizona
State won the second-annual Holly Young Invitational by virtue of a
perfect 3-0 record against the field. Harvard, UNH and Wyoming all
finished the weekend 1-2. In other action on Saturday, Arizona
State defeated Wyoming (3-1) and Wyoming downed Harvard (3-1).
Against Harvard, Kirsten Bates (Calgary, Alberta)
led the way offensively with 11 kills and chipped in with eight
digs. Lindsay Fogarty (Pleasanton, Calif.) added
eight kills, while Uitti paced the Wildcat offense with 31 assists.
Defensively, Sara Heldman (Greenwood, Ind.) had a
team-high 17 digs. The Crimson captured the first set by a
four-point margin and used 14 kills and a .353 clip to secure
victory. In the second set, the Wildcats built a small lead midway
through the set and used that momentum to earn the two-point
victory. Harvard registered 14 kills in each of the final two sets
and held a lead throughout most of the sets capturing wins of 25-15
and 25-18 en route to the 3-1 win.
Against Arizona State, Bates notched a team-best eight kills. Uitti
chipped in with 19 assists, including her 3,000th during the third
and final set, while Heldman notched a team-high 14 digs. The Sun
Devils had 40 kills on the day and hit at a .323 clip, including a
.526 clip that was error free. Additionally, ASU had just 10
attacking errors on 93 total attempts.
The All-Tournament team for the 2009 Holly Young Invitational
was:
Arizona State: Sofie Schlagintweit, So., OH
Arizona State: Sarah Johnson, Jr., L
Arizona State: Sarah Reaves, Sr., OH
Wyoming: Jodi Purdy, Fr., OH
Wyoming: JennaRae Jester, Jr., MB
Harvard: Lily Durwood, Sr., S
New Hampshire: Kate
Uitti, Sr., S
The Wildcats return to action on Tuesday evening when they travel
to non-conference foe Northeastern University. Match time is 7 p.m.
New Hampshire returns home on Oct. 2 (7 p.m.) when it opens America
East play against Binghamton University. Tickets for the AE opener
and all UNH home matches are available online at www.UNHWildcats.com.
