Smith, Patlovich Record Double-Doubles in Finale at Michigan Invitational

Saturday, September 2

Ann Arbor, MI

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

1-5

University of Michigan

4-1

UNHVB

Michigan

Smith, Patlovich Record Double-Doubles in Finale at Michigan Invitational

9/2/2017 8:03:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Kennedi Smith (The Woodlands, Texas) recorded her second double-double of the season with 14 kills and 13 digs, but the University of New Hampshire volleyball team was defeated 3-1 by Butler University in Saturday afternoon's evening match of the Michigan Invitational Tournament. UNH was defeated 3-0 by 19^th-ranked Michigan earlier in the day.

In, UNH's first match Saturday afternoon, the host Wolverines won by set scores of 25-19, 25-13, 25-18. In their last match of the weekend, the Wildcats captured the first set, 25-13, before Butler stormed back to win the next three sets 25-17, 25-17, 25-16.

Emma Patlovich (Lake Bluff, Ill.), the reigning America East Rookie of the Week, also recorded a double-double against Butler with 24 assists and a career-high 12 digs; it was Patlovich's first career double-double.

Junior middle blocker and captain Gabri Olhava was selected to the All-Tournament Team.

New Hampshire is now 1-6 overall.

Up Next: Sept. 5 vs. Bryant, 7 p.m.

UNH at No. 19 Michigan

UNH		Michigan
29	Kills	49
15	Errors	12
.149	Hitting Pct.	.352
3	Service Aces	5
3	Service Errors	5
36	Digs	43
12	Blocks	8

Wildcat Leaders at No. 19 Michigan
Kennedi Smith (The Woodlands, Texas): 9 kills, .200 hit %
Emily Tanski (Plymouth, Mich.): 7 kills, .278 hit %
Logan Welti (Middleton, Wisc.): 13 digs
Mali Jereczek (Green Bay, Wisc.): 14 assists
Emma Patlovich (Lake Bluff, Ill.): 13 assists

SET 1

The Wildcats roared out to a 5-0 lead on five consecutive kills by Smith.
Michigan responded with a 4-0 run, but the 'Cats did not relinquish the lead until the hosts tied the score at 17.
The Wolverines won the next two points to take their first lead of the match, 19-17, as part of a set-ending 8-2 run.

SET 2

UNH also took an early lead, 3-1, in the second set.
Michigan reeled off four consecutive points to take a 5-3 lead, and then won 10 of 11 points to build a 15-4 advantage; overall that was a 14-1 spurt.
The Wolverines kept the 'Cats at arm's length the rest of the set.

SET 3

New Hampshire trailed by just one, 5-4, through nine points of the third set.
UM won four straight points and UNH never got closer than three points the rest of the way.

UNH vs. Butler

UNH		Butler
38	Kills	39
25	Errors	20
.096	Hitting Pct.	.160
10	Service Aces	9
14	Service Errors	5
54	Digs	62
3	Blocks	11.5

Wildcat Leaders vs. Butler
Kennedi Smith (The Woodlands, Texas): 14 kills, 13 digs, .222 hit %
Emma Patlovich (Lake Bluff, Ill.): 24 assists, 12 digs
Gabri Olhava (Mount Prospect, Ill.): 6 kills, 3 service aces, 2 blocks
Hannah Petke (Rancho Santo Margarita, Calif.): 8 kills

SET 1

As a team, UNH recorded a .308 hitting percentage while holding Butler to .000 in the first set.
UNH fell behind 3-0 and trailed 5-2 before winning five consecutive points to take a 7-5 lead the Wildcats would not relinquish.
New Hampshire gradually pulled away – 10-6, 15-8, 20-12 – before closing out the set at 25-13.

SET 2

The Wildcats won two of the first three points, but the Bulldogs went on a 5-0 spurt and the 'Cats did not pull even the rest of the second set.
Butler led 14-10 and won four consecutive points to put the set out of reach.

SET 3

The set was level four times (at 3, 5, 6, 7) before the designated home team won four straight points as part of a 7-2 run to go in front 14-9.
UNH closed within 14-12, but Butler responded with a 6-0 run to extend the margin to 20-14.
The Bulldogs captured the third set, 25-17, to take a 2-1 lead in the match.

SET 4

The teams traded the first six points of the fourth set before Butler inched away to leads of 8-5 and 11-6 before UNH called time out.
The Wildcats trimmed the deficit to 11-9, but the Bulldogs went on a 4-0 spurt en route to a 20-13 lead.

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