Muses Records Double Double in 3-1 Win at UMES

Saturday, October 22

Princess Anne, MD

12 PM

University of New Hampshire

13-10

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

13-12

UNH

Md. Eastern Shore

Photo by: Joey Walker

10/22/2016 3:15:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – Demi Muses (Orangevale, Calif.) recorded 20 kills and 14 digs – both match highs – to lead the University of New Hampshire volleyball team to Saturday afternoon's 3-1 victory against the University of Maryland Eastern Shore at William P. Hytche Athletic Center. The set scores were 25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 25-19.

UNH improved to 13-10 overall and 3-0 against teams from the MEAC. UMES is now 13-12.

New Hampshire Team Stats
63 kills / 20 errors / .319 hitting percentage
60 assists
7 services aces / 13 service errors
58 digs
9 blocks (including 3 solo)

Maryland Eastern Shore Team Stats
42 kills / 18 errors / .198 hitting percentage
40 assists
12 service aces / 8 service errors
47 digs
7 blocks (including 1 solo)

UNH Individual Stats
Demi Muses: 20 kills,.326 hit%, 14 digs, four blocks
Gabri Olhava (Mount Prospect, Ill.): 13 kills, .524 hit%, four blocks
Hannah Petke (Rancho Santo Margarita, Calif.): 10 kills, .368 hit%, three service aces, three blocks
Keelin Severtson (Delray Beach, Fla.): 53 assists, three service aces
Sara Carlson (Hutchinson, Minn.): 12digs

Maryland Eastern Shore Individual Stats
Rachel Kayongo: 15 kills, 216 hit%
Lucia Babic: 12 kills, .286 hit%, five service aces, 10 digs
Ivana Blazevic: 37 assists
Koya Sowells: 14 digs

Up Next: UNH is on the road the remainder of October. The road trip continues Oct. 28 (7 p.m.) at Stony Brook University and concludes Oct. 30 (1 p.m.) at UMBC.
Next Home Match: The Wildcats return home Nov. 4 (7 p.m.) to play UMass Lowell.

The Difference
UNH won the big points to close out the first two sets and finished strong in down the stretch in Set 4 to close out the victory. The Wildcats recorded a .286 hitting percentage in Set 1 and .471 mark in Set 2; in comparison, the Hawks hit at .136 and .158 the first two sets.

-1^st set-
There were nine ties, spanning from 5-5 to 17-17. UNH opened strong by winning five of the first six points, but UMES rallied to take a 6-5 lead. The teams traded points until a mini-run by the Wildcats gave them a 19-17 advantage that forced the Hawks to call time out. New Hampshire won the ensuing point and opened a 23-18 lead. UMES closed within 23-20 and fought off three set points to trim the deficit to 24-23, but Olhava ended a long rally with a kill to end the first set.

-2^nd set-
New Hampshire took an early 5-2 lead but UMES, behind a pair of Iva Vujosevic service aces, took a 9-8 lead. The 'Cats went on a 4-1 run to inch ahead 12-10. With the score tied at 13, UNH
won four consecutive points to build a 17-13 advantage. The Hawks won five of the next six points, prompting UNH to call a timeout with the score tied 18-18. The 'Cats came out of the break with a 3-0 run to create a small cushion. UMES closed within 22-21, but Olhava recorded a kill on two of the next three points to push New Hampshire to set point, 24-22. Muses and Kennedi Smith (The Woodlands, Texas) combined for a block to give the 'Cats a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five match.

-3^rd set-
There were eight ties at 1 through 8 before UMES went on a 5-1 spurt to build a 13-9 lead. The home team extended the advantage to 24-17. The Wildcats staved off five set points to close within 24-22, but a kill by Mere Serea sent the match to a fourth set.

-4^th set-
UNH led 4-3 when back-to-back kills by Muses and Severtson, followed by Smith's service ace, extended the margin to 7-3.The home team won the next two points but the 'Cats responded with a 4-0 run, which included a kill, ace and assist by Muses, to build an 11-5 advantage. UMES won four of the next five points to close within 12-9. New Hampshire regained momentum as Olhava's back-to-back kills ignited a 4-0 spurt that advanced the score to 16-9. UNH called time out when the Hawks closed within 19-16, and Severtson recorded a kill to stop the surge. Two points away from winning the match at 23-19, Petke sent a ball down on the Hawks' side and the combination of Muses and Smith recorded a block to end the set and match.

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