Conference Play Resumes at Stony Brook (Oct. 28) & UMBC (Oct. 30)

UNH (13-10, 4-2 America East) at Stony Brook (6-16, 2-5 America East)
Friday, Oct. 28 • 7 pm • Pritchard Gymnasium • Stony Brook, N.Y.
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UNH (13-10, 4-2 America East) at UMBC (14-6, 5-2 America East)
Sun., Oct. 30 • 1 pm • RAC • Baltimore, Md.
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UNH at Stony Brook

New Hampshire has a 21-14 lifetime record vs. Stony Brook University, and the Wildcats have won each of the last seven matchups; that includes a straight-set sweep earlier this season (Oct. 2) at Lundholm Gym in which the set scores were 25-19, 25-15, 25-22.
In the most recent matchup at Pritchard Gymnasium (Nov. 13, 2015), UNH prevailed 3-1 with set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 25-18.
SBU's most recent win in the series was Oct 4, 2013 (3-2 at home).
Earlier this month, UNH recorded 3-0 win on the strength of a .258 hitting percentage (.345 in Set 1 and .385 in Set 2) and a defensive effort that included 13 blocks to limit Stony Brook to a .096 hitting percentage.
Kennedi Smith (The Woodlands, Texas) had a match-high 11 kills and four blocks. Demi Muses (Orangevale, Calif.) tallied seven kills and a personal-best eight blocks. Gabri Olhava (Mount Prospect, Ill.) smashed the ball for nine kills on a .750 hitting percentage, and she also had four blocks.
SBU was led by McKyla Brooks' 10 kills and .444 hitting percentage.

UNH at UMBC

New Hampshire has a 19-9 lifetime record against the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a 10-match win streak, including five straight-set sweeps, against the Retrievers.
In the most recent matchup – Sept. 30 at Lundholm Gym – the Wildcat won 3-0 by set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-14.
In last year's regular-season finale at UMBC, the Wildcats were 3-0 victors (25-15, 25-17, 25-21).
The Retrievers' most recent win vs. the 'Cats was Oct. 4, 2011 (3-0) at the RAC.
Earlier this season, the Wildcats recorded a .276 hitting percentage, including .393 in Set 3, while stymieing the Retrievers' attack with 11 blocks and 55 digs for a .063 hitting percentage.
Muses killed it with a match-high 15 kills and .406 hitting percentage; she also had 13 digs for the double-double. Emily Tanski (Plymouth, Mich.) also registered a double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs.
UMBC was led by Zoya Trendafilova (10 kills) on offense and Kristin Watson (16 digs) defensively.

New Hampshire Scout

UNH enters the weekend with a 13-10 overall record that includes 4-2 in America East and 5-5 on the road (2-2 in road conference games).
The Wildcats take a two-match winning streak to Stony Brook following last weekend's non-conference wins against Delaware State (3-0) and Maryland Eastern Shore (3-1).
UNH recorded a .346 hitting percentage while holding the Hornets and Hawks to a combined .111 mark last weekend. With 46 digs and six blocks, the Wildcats forced DSU into a negative hitting percentage (-.012).
The 'Cats are 7-3 the past 10 matches.
New Hampshire ends a season-long stretch of eight consecutive road matches this weekend.
UNH has gone either 2-0 or 0-2 each of the past four weekends; they've swept the weekend matches three times.

Next Home Match

UNH finally returns to action at Lundholm Gymnasium on Nov. 4, when the Wildcats play host to UMass Lowell at 7 p.m. – that is the first of a four-game homestand to close out the regular season.
The 'Cats have been on the road since Oct. 2 (3-0 win vs. Stony Brook).

Last Week's Leaders

Demi Muses averaged 4.00 kills, 3.57 digs and 1.20 blocks per set with a .344 hitting percentage. She recorded a double-double with 20 kills and 14 digs against UMES.
Keelin Severtson (Delray Beach, Fla.) orchestrated UNH's offense to last week's .346 hitting percentage that included a season-high .390 against Delaware State. She followed that with 53 assists, her third-highest total of '16, at Maryland Eastern Shore. For the week, she averaged 12.17 assists per set and 0.83 digs per set.

Conference Dominance

Since the start of the 2013 season, UNH has a 38-6 America East conference record (.864 winning percentage).
The Wildcats won both the regular-season and tournament titles in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
In the 2014-15 seasons, UNH had a 20-0 regular-season conference record against America East teams not named Albany (2-2 vs. Albany).

Second Set Strong

UNH has won the second set in 16 of 23 matches, including nine of the past 10 matches; the only exception was Oct. 16 at Albany.
In comparison, the Wildcats have taken a 1-0 match lead 10 times and have captured the third set 11 times.

Double Doubles

Demi Muses and Emily Tanski both have nine double-doubles this season, and they have recorded a double-double in the same match four times.
Muses has tallied a double-double four of the last five matches.
Also of note, Keelin Severtson has four double-doubles.

The Leaderboard

Demi Muses leads UNH in kills (258), kills per set (3.63), hitting percentage (.297), digs per set (3.42).
Keelin Severtson is atop the assist leaderboard (893) – no other 'Cats has more than 45 assists – as well as the list of service aces with 43.
Sara Carlson (Hutchinson, Minn.) is the team leader in digs (281).
Also on the defensive side of the net, Gabri Olhava has a team-best 62 blocks, followed by Muses at 60.

Conference Call

New Hampshire is atop the America East conference leaderboard in kills per set (13.13), hitting percentage (.213) and assists per set (12.27).
Also of note, the Wildcats are No. 2 in opponent hitting percentage (.180) and digs per set (16.55), as well as No. 3 in service aces (1.52/set).
On the individual leaderboards, Demi Muses averages a league-best 4.27 points per game. She ranks second in kills per set (3.63) and hitting percentage (.297), as well as fifth in digs per set (3.41) and 10^th in blocks per set (0.85).
Keelin Severtson is the assists leader (10.76/set) and is third in service aces (0.37).
Emily Tanski is No. 6 in points/set (3.27), No. 7 in kills/set (2.81), No. 8 in digs/set (3.02), and No. 10 in both hitting percentage (.230) and aces/set (0.30).
Sara Carlson is sixth in digs per set (3.31).
Gabri Olhava ranks ninth in blocks (0.86/set).

She Doesn't Take a Set Off

Emily Tanski is the only Wildcat who has played in all 86 sets.
Sara Carlson is next (85), followed by Severtson (83).
Demi Muses has played 71 of 73 sets since missing the first four matches of the season.

3, 4 or 5

Nine of New Hampshire's 23 matches have been decided in straight sets with a record of 6-3.
The Wildcats have a 5-6 record in four-set matches and are 2-1 in matches that go the five-set distance

Stony Brook Scout

Stony Brook (Stony Brook, N.Y.) has a 6-16 overall record that includes 2-5 in America East and 4-3 at home – 1-2 in home conference matches.
The Seawolves are looking to end their two game America East losing streak. They are coming off of a 3-2 home loss against UMBC in which they dropped three straight sets after winning the first two.
Stony Brook is led by sophomore outside hitter McKyla Brooks, who tops the entire America East Conference in hitting percentage at .313. She leads the Seawolves in both kills (222) and blocks (47).
Morgan Kath leads the team with 743 assists, which is fourth best in America East.
Kardasia Hitchcock has a team-best 222 digs (2.85/set).

UMBC Scout

UMBC (Baltimore, Md.) has a 14-6 overall record that includes 5-2 in America East and 7-2 at home – 2-1 in home conference matches.
The Retrievers' four-match win streak ended Wednesday with a five-set loss at George Washington University.
Last weekend, UMBC won its only match by rallying from two sets down to upend Stony Brook on the road.
Junior outside hitter Abbie Mirabella leads America East with 3.78 kills per set (253 kills). She also has a team-high 21 service aces.
Redshirt sophomore setter Claudia Lopez leads the team in assists with 658 (10.44 per set, second best in the conference).
Sophomore defensive specialist Kristin Watson is second in the conference in digs/set at 4.91.

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