Smith Records Double-Double in Five-Set Loss at Northeastern

Tuesday, September 12

Boston, MA

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

2-9

Northeastern University

5-5

New Hampshire

Northeastern

Smith Records Double-Double in Five-Set Loss at Northeastern

9/12/2017 9:57:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BOSTON -- Kennedi Smith (The Woodlands, Texas) recorded a season-high 15 kills and career-high 17 digs but the University of New Hampshire volleyball team was upended 3-2 by Northeastern University at Cabot Center on Tuesday night.

The set scores were 25-20, 25-21, 28-26, 13-25, 15-12.

It was the third double-double of the season and fourth career for Smith, who recorded a .238 hitting percentage.

Gabri Olhava (Mount Prospect, Ill.) finished with 14 kills on a .243 hitting percentage; she also tallied five service aces – tied for the most by a Wildcat this season – and six blocks.

Emma Patlovich (Lake Bluff, Ill.) finished with 35 assists – one less than her personal best. Logan Welti (Middleton, Wis.), who was named the America East Defensive Specialist of the Week earlier on Tuesday, tallied a team-high 19 digs.

UNH is now 2-9 overall and Northeastern leveled its record at 5-5.

Up Next

UNH welcomes Dartmouth College, University of Rhode Island and Siena College to Lundholm Gym on Sept. 15-16 for its annual Holly Young Invitational.
The 'Cats open against Siena on Sept. 15 (7 p.m.). UNH then plays Rhode Island (12:30 p.m.) and Dartmouth College (7 p.m.) on Sept. 16.
All three UNH matches will be broadcast on ESPN3.

UNH		NU
48	Kills	68
25	Errors	22
.140	Hitting Pct.	.293
48	Assists	67
11 / 9	Aces / Serve Errors	6 / 12
64	Digs	85
8	Blocks	14

SET 1

NU inched out to a 4- 1 lead before UNH came back to tie the score at 5 and 6.
The Huskies won the next five points and the 'Cats never leveled the score the rest of the set.
Northeastern saw its 23-17 lead dwindle to three points, 23-20, before winning back-to-back points to close out the first set.

SET 2

This time it was New Hampshire that jumped out to a 4-1 lead, but the home team won 6 of 7 points to take a 7-5 lead.
UNH responded with a 3-0 run to regain the lead, 8-7.
The teams exchanged points for ties at 8, 9 and 10 before the Wildcats won consecutive points to hold a two-point advantage, 12-10.
There were four more consecutive ties at 13, 14, 15 and 16 before UNH went on another 3-0 spurt to take a 19-16 lead.
A service ace by Olhava moved the 'Cats to set point, 24-19, and after NU fought off two set points, Smith's kill leveled the match at one set apiece.

SET 3

UNH opened the third set with three consecutive points but Northeastern rallied to tie the score at 4, 5 and 6 before taking a 7-6 lead.
The Wildcats responded with four straight points to go back in front, 10-7.
The Huskies went on a 4-1 to level the set at 11, but UNH once again answered with to surge ahead 14-11.
NU held set point, 24-23, but a kill by Olhava extended the set.
UNH held set points at 25-24 and 26-25 and with the score tied at 26, the 'Cats closed out the set on back-to-back points from Smith, who recorded a kill and then a block.

SET 4

Northeastern won the initial five points and rolled out to a 10-1 lead, then sustained a double-digit lead a majority of the fourth set to force a decisive fifth set.

SET 5

The Huskies won four of the first six points, prompting UNH to call time out.
New Hampshire tied the score, 4-4, on a combined block by Olhava and Welti.
NU went on an 8-0 run to take a commanding 12-4 lead in the race to 15.
The Wildcats rallied within 12-8 on a kill by Courtney Bowman (Chagrin Falls, Ohio), at which point the home team called a timeout.
UNH inched within 13-10 before NU earned match point at 14-10.
The 'Cats fended off two set points with Smith's 15^th kill of the match and an ace by Patlovich.
The deficit proved too much to overcome, however, as Amy Underdown ended the set and match with a kill on the next point.

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