Muses Leads the Sweep Over Holy Cross to Open Holly Young Invite

Friday, September 16

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

6-6

Holy Cross

4-7

Holy Cross

UNH

Photo by: Greg Greene

Muses Leads the Sweep Over Holy Cross to Open Holly Young Invite

9/16/2016 9:08:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. – Senior captain Demi Muses (Orangevale, Calif.) recorded a double-double with 15 kills and 18 digs to lead the University of New Hampshire volleyball team to a sweep (25-14, 25-22, 25-15) over the College of the Holy Cross in game two of the Holly Young Invitational Friday night.

UNH (6-6) Team Stats
45 kills
43 assists
76 digs
10 blocks (all assisted)

Holy Cross (4-7) Team Stats
23 kills
23 assists
58 digs
5 blocks (1 solo, 4 assisted)

UNH Individual Stats
Muses: 15 kills, 18 digs, .306 hitting percentage
Keelin Severtson (Delray Beach, Fla.): 37 assists, 9 digs
Emily Tanski (Plymouth, Mich.): 9 kills, 3 assists, 12 digs
Courtney Bowman (Chagrin Falls, Ohio): 7 kills, .462 hitting percentage, 4 digs

Holy Cross Individual Stats
Mandy Sifferlen: 11 kills, 16 digs
Jenna Price: 4 kills, 3 digs
Alessandra Vasquez: 4 kills, 7 digs

Up Next: New Hampshire wraps up the tournament tomorrow with two matches. The first is against Sacred Heart at 12:30 PM (Professor Appreciation match) the second is at 7 PM against Idaho State.

-1^st set-
UNH raced to a 10-2 lead in the opening set with Bowman collecting five kills and Muses four. Following three points for the Crusaders, UNH went on a five point rally on another Bowman tally, a Molly Wotton (Dover, N.H.) score and three Tanski points. Holy Cross was down and out from there as they were out-killed 21-8 in the opening set.

-2^nd set-
The Crusaders took their first lead of the match in the second set, following a 5-point run to take a 7-6 lead. Both teams traded the next four points before Wotton earned a kill and a service ace to reclaim the lead. Later in the set with the score knotted at 13, UNH scored seven straight points in a 10-1 run to increase the lead to 23-14. After trading points, Holy Cross scored six straight points all while under set-point Wildcats. The final dagger was from Mali Jereczek (Green Bay, Wis.) to secure a 25-22 set-win.

-3^rd set-
New Hampshire never trailed in the final round and increased the deficit with two 3-0 runs when the score was 12-11 and 16-13. Three straight kills and a Tanski service ace sealed the 25-15 set-win as well as a sweep of the Crusaders to open the Holly Young Invitational.

Idaho State and Sacred Heart opened the Invitational at 4:30 PM. Sacred Heart came out on top in four sets.

For the most up-to-date information on the volleyball team, visit UNHWildcats.com. For additional information on the UNH volleyball team, like the squad on Facebook or follow the 'Cats on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat @UNHVOLLEYBALL.