Olhava Records 12 Kills & Four Blocks in 3-0 Win vs. Bryant

Tuesday, September 5

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

2-6

Bryant University

2-6

Bryant

UNHVB

Photo by: Vincent Dejana

9/5/2017 10:39:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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DURHAM, N.H. – Gabri Olhava (Mount Prospect, Ill.) recorded 12 kills and four blocks to lead the University of New Hampshire volleyball team to Tuesday night's 3-0 victory against Bryant University at Lundholm Gym. The set scores were 25-21, 25-23, 25-21.

Olhava, who was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Michigan Invitational Tournament this past weekend, had seven kills and a .875 hitting percentage in the first set; she finished with a .391 hitting percentage.

Kennedi Smith (The Woodlands, Texas) finished with a game-high 14 kills and .273 hitting percentage.

UNH improved to 6-3 lifetime against Bryant and 2-6 overall this season. The Bulldogs are also 2-6 in '17.

There were a total of 32 tie scores and 12 lead changes in three tightly-contested sets.

Up Next: Fairfield Invitational … Sept. 8-9 … Sept. 8 vs. Washington State
Next Home Match: Holly Young Invitational… Sept. 15-16 … Sept. 15 vs. Siena, 7 pm

UNH		Bryant
41	Kills	32
18	Errors	19
.211	Hitting Pct.	.134
41	Assists	26
7 / 8	Aces / Serve Errors	3 / 4
41	Digs	38
6	Blocks	10

UNH Individual Stat Leaders
Gabri Olhava (Mount Prospect, Ill.): 12kills, .391 hit %, 4 blocks
Kennedi Smith (The Woodlands, Texas): 14 kills, .272 hit %
Emma Patlovich (Lake Bluff, Ill.): 20 assists
Emily Tanski (Plymouth, Mich.): 14 digs

Bryant Individual Stats
Kiley Robbins: 12 kills, .333 hit %
Kirstyn Sperry: 18 assists, 10 digs, 3 blocks

SET 1

UNH rode the coattails of Olhava and Smith, who had five kills and a .308 hitting percentage in the first set.
The Wildcats' 21 digs and two blocks held Bryant to a .051 hitting percentage.
UNH closed the set on an 8-0 run. Olhava tallied three kills during the spurt, included set point, and the 'Cats benefitted from five Bryant attack errors.

SET 2

There were 16 ties and seven lead changes – and neither team led by more than three points – in the second set.
With the score tied at 23, consecutive kills by Olhava and Smith closed out the set and gave New Hampshire a 2-0 lead in the match.

SET 3

UNH trailed 10-7 before reeling off five consecutive points to take a 12-10 lead.
With the score tied at 14, the Wildcats went on a 4-0 run to build an 18-14 advantage.
Bryant chipped away and tied the score at 21.
Olhava and Emily Tanski (Plymouth, Mich.) produced the next four points to end the set and the match. The duo combined for a block to give UNH a 22-21 lead, then a kill by Olhava extended the margin to two points and Tanski recorded back-to-back service aces.

'CAT NIPS

Mali Jereczek (Green Bay, Wis.) matched her career high of 17 assists.
Tanski's 14 digs marked a season high.
Since the start of the 2013 season, UNH has a 42-12 home record.

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