Smith's 15 Kills, 16 Digs Lead 'Cats to 3-1 Win at Binghamton

Sunday, October 7

Vestal, NY

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

8-11 (4-1AE)

Binghamton University

4-13 (2-2AE)

New Hampshire

Binghamton

Smith's 15 Kills, 16 Digs Lead 'Cats to 3-1 Win at Binghamton

10/7/2018 4:54:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

VESTAL, N.Y. – Kennedi Smith (The Woodlands, Texas) recorded a match-high 15 kills and 16 digs to lead the University of New Hampshire volleyball team to Sunday afternoon's 3-1 victory against Binghamton University at West Gym.

The set scores were 25-16, 19-25, 25-16, 25-20. UNH improves to 8-11 overall and 4-1 in America East. Binghamton is now 4-13, 2-2.

Smith recorded her second double-double of the weekend and ninth of the season. She tallied 15 kills on a .300 hitting percentage. Hannah Petke (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) matched her season high of 14 kills on a .345 hitting percentage.

The combination of Emma Patlovich (Lake Forest, Ill.; 23 assists) and Mali Jereczek (Green Bay, Wis.; 16 assists) guided the Wildcats to a .253 hitting percentage.

Emily Tanski (Plymouth, Mich.) recorded a team-high 21 digs. Gabri Olhhava (Mount Prospect, Ill.) and Maddie Wiedenfield (Omaha, Neb.) helped limit the Bearcats to a .151 hitting percentage with five and four blocks, respectively.

Binghamton was led by Gaby Alicea (13 kills), Samantha Gioiosa (25 digs) and Kiara Adams (31 assists).

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SET 1

There were four ties and two lead changes in the first set. UNH held Binghamton to a negative hitting percentage (-.029).
New Hampshire won the first two points of the match, but the home team responded with a 3-0 run to take lead.
Trailing 8-6, UNH reeled off five consecutive points to take an 11-8 lead. The run included kills by Molly Wotton (Dover, N.H.) and Smith, a Logan Welti (Middleton, Wis.) service ace and block by Alexa Markman (Chicago, Ill.).
Leading 15-13, the Wildcats went on a 7-1 run to extend the advantage to 22-14. The run included two Petke kills and one Jereczek ace.
Back-to-back kills by Petke and Smith gave UNH set point, 24-15, and one point later Petke tallied another kill to end Set 1.

SET 2

There were five ties and two lead changes in the second set, which saw the Bearcats record a .400 hitting percentage.
UNH took an early 4-2 lead and held a 6-5 advantage before the home team won five consecutive points to fuel a 7-1 run that gave Binghamton a 12-7 lead.
Leading 17-14, the Bearcats won four consecutive points to pull away.
The Wildcats closed within 23-19, but a service error and block by the home 'Cats closed out Set 2 and leveled the match at one set apiece.

SET 3

There were also five ties and two lead changes in the third set, which saw New Hampshire hit at a .297 clip and Binghamton at .133.
UNH raced out to a 3-0 lead but the Bearcats responded to take a 5-4 advantage.
The teams exchanged points to advance the score to 8-7 in favor of Binghamton, but then two kills by Petke and another by Smith sparked a 4-0 run and 9-1 spurt overall that gave the Wildcats a 16-9 lead. The five-point spurt included two kills and a block by Olhava.
Holding a 20-15 lead, UNH won five of the next six points to close out the set and take a 2-1 lead in the match.

SET 4

There was just one tie and one lead change in the fourth set as UNH hit .324 in comparison to the home team's .103.
Binghamton took the first point but the Wildcats won the next five to take a lead they would not relinquish.
The teams traded points to push the score to 12-10 in favor of New Hampshire. Olhava and Petke combined on a block to ignite a 4-0 run that extended the cushion to 16-10.
The Bearcats inched within 17-13, but kills by Smith and Wiedenfeld helped push the lead to 20-13.
Binghamton answered with four consecutive points, however, to trim the deficit to 20-17.
UNH recorded back-to-back blocks to stymie the comeback and give the Wildcats a 22-17 advantage.
The teams exchanged points the rest of the way to end the match.

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