Bowman Tallies Near Double-Double, Volleyball Falls 3-0 to Fresno State

Monday, August 29

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

1-3

Fresno State

4-0

Fresno St.

UNH

Photo by: Elise Austin-Washburn

Bowman Tallies Near Double-Double, Volleyball Falls 3-0 to Fresno State

8/29/2016 9:18:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score Photo Gallery

DURHAM, N.H. – Junior outside hitter Courtney Bowman (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) recorded a near double-double with nine kills and nine digs as the University of New Hampshire volleyball team fell in three straight sets (25-19, 25-13, 25-23) to Fresno State University Monday night at Lundholm Gymnasium.

UNH (1-3) Team Stats
35 kills
30 assists
4 services aces
43 digs
4 blocks
.257 hitting percentage

Fresno State (4-0) Team Stats
39 kills
34 assists
8 service aces
51 digs
8 blocks

UNH Individual Stats
Bowman: 9 kills, 9 digs, .257 hitting percentage
Molly Wotton (Dover, N.H.): 9 kills, .467 hitting percentage, 2 digs
Keelin Severtson (Delray Beach, Fla.): 27 assists, 1 service ace

Fresno State Individual Stats
Aleisha Coates: 13 kills, 5 digs
Madelyn Halteman: 2 kills, .667 hitting percentage, 30 assists, 3 blocks
Haile Watson: 3 blocks

Up Next: New Hampshire heads out to the Beantown Challenge on Friday, Sept. 2 to take on Siena College at 1 PM followed by Boston College on Saturday, Sept. 3 at 7:30 PM. New Hampshire returns home on Tuesday, Sept. 13 to host Harvard University and kick start a seven-game home stand.

-1^st set-
The Wildcats never trailed in the opening set until kill a from Maggie Eppright gave the Bulldogs a 10-9 score. Fresno State began a 5-0 run just before the Eppright finish on an attack error for UNH. Fresno State finished with 14 kills in the set, four from Coates, to take a 25-19 set win.

-2^nd set-
Early in set two, Fresno State rattled off a 6-0 run to take a 8-3 set lead before UNH's Wotton drilled one of her three kills in the second stanza. The Bulldogs recorded 11 kills and 16 digs in the set to take a 2-0 lead with a 25-13 set win.

-3^rd set-
The final set was back-and-forth with neither team taking more than a two-point lead until Wotton finished one of her five kills in the set for an 11-8 lead from a freshmen Kennedi Smith (The Woodlands, Texas) setup. UNH led for most of the set, and by as much as five points following a 4-0 run to take a 19-14 lead. Bowman, Wotton and Smith all recorded kills in the stretch. The Bulldogs answered with a 4-0 run of their own to come within one point. Fresno State finished the match with a 7-3 run to claim the victory.

For the most up-to-date information on the volleyball team, visit UNHWildcats.com.