Smith Records Two Double-Doubles, 'Cats Fall to Maryland and Princeton

Friday, September 14

Philadelphia, PA

11 AM

University of New Hampshire

4-8

University of Maryland

8-2

New Hampshire

Maryland

Photo by: Greg Greene

Smith Records Two Double-Doubles, 'Cats Fall to Maryland and Princeton

9/14/2018 7:20:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

PHILADELPHIA – Kennedi Smith (The Woodlands, Texas) recorded a pair of double-doubles at Friday's Cherry & White Challenge, but the University of New Hampshire volleyball team was defeated by the University of Maryland, 3-0, and Princeton University, 3-1. The matches were played at Temple University's McGonigle Hall.

UNH (4-9) battled Maryland all three sets but fell by scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-21. The Wildcats won Set 1 against Princeton, 25-22, but the Tigers captured the next three sets 25-17, 25-20, 25-19.

Smith finished the two matches with 28 kills (4.00 per set) and 20 digs. Maddie Wiedenfeld (Omaha, Neb.), the two-time America East Rookie of the Week, tallied 26 kills (3.71/set) and reigning conference Player of the week Gabri Olhava (Mount Prospect, Ill.) had 22 kills.

Emma Patlovich (Lake Forest, Ill.) amassed 72 assists for an average of 10.2 per set. Emily Tanski (Plymouth, Mich.) finished with a team-high 42 digs (6.00/set).

Up Next: Sept. 15 at Temple, 11 am
Next Home Match: Sept. 21 vs. UMass Lowell, 7 pm [ESPN+]

Shop UNH: Check out UNHShop.com for the latest in official UNH Wildcats' merchandise.

UNH       Maryland
43   Kills   40
23   Errors   8
.160   Hitting Pct.   .294
3   Service Aces   7
3   Service Errors   2
52   Digs   52
0   Blocks   6

Wildcat Leaders vs. UMD
Wiedenfeld recorded a match-high 14 kills on a .212 hitting percentage.
Olhava had 12 kills on a .267 hitting percentage.
Smith recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 11 kills and 10 digs.
Tanski had a match-high 17 digs.
Patlovich finished with 35 assists.

SET 1
There were four ties and one lead change in the first set.
UNH won the first two points of the match on a pair of kills by Smith.
The Terrapins remained within 1-2 points until finally tying the score at 6.
With the score tied 8-8, the Wildcats won three consecutive points to build an 11-8 lead.
Trailing 14-12, UMD went on a 5-0 run to take its first lead of the match.
A kill by Tanski stopped the run, but only momentarily as the Terps won the next three points to surge ahead 20-15.
The margin extended to 23-17, prompting UNH to call time out.
Maryland won the next two points, however, to close out the set.

SET 2
There were two ties and one lead change in the second set.
Undeterred by Maryland's 13-3 run to close out the first set, UNH jumped out to a 5-1 lead in Set 2 and the Terps called a timeout at 7-2.
Bolstered by three kills by Olhava, the Wildcats extended the margin to 12-4 and that led to another UMD timeout.
The Terrapins responded with five consecutive points as part of a 7-1 spurt that trimmed the deficit to 13-11.
New Hampshire still had a two-point lead, 16-14, when UMD won three straight points as part of a 5-1 run that gave the Terrapins a 19-17 lead.
Out of the second UNH timeout of the set, Olhava's kill made it a one-point margin.
The Terps won the next four points, however, to extend their advantage to 23-18 en route to closing out Set 2 at 25-20.

SET 3
There were five ties and two lead changes in the third set.
After dropping the first two points of Set 3, the Wildcats reeled of consecutive kills by Abby Sullivan (Methuen, Mass.), Wiedenfeld, Smith and Wiedenfeld again to surge in front 5-2.
UMD tied the score at 6-6 and 7-7, but back-to-back kills by Olhava and a Jenny Weston (Canton, Mass.) service ace ignited a 6-1 run that put the 'Cats back in front, 13-8.
Maryland answered with a 5-1 spurt to close within a point, 14-13.
Kills by Patlovich and Smith gave the 'Cats a 16-13 cushion, but UMD repsonded with a 7-1 run to surge ahead, 20-17, and the Terps kept New Hampshire at bay the rest of the way to end the set and match.

NOTES
After hitting .265 in Set 1 and .243 in Set 2, the Wildcats were held to a .037 hitting percentage in Set 3.



UNH       Princeton
50   Kills   59
24   Errors   23
.149   Hitting Pct.   .202
3   Service Aces   7
5   Service Errors   5
83   Digs   96
4   Blocks   8

Wildcat Leaders vs. Princeton
Smith recorded her second double-double of the day with a team-high 17 kills and 10 digs; she also had a team-best .226 hitting percentage.
Wiedenfeld followed with 12 kills on a .212 hitting percentage.
Olhava had 10 kills.
Patlovich finished with 37 assists and Tanski had a team-high 25 digs.

SET 1
There were nine ties and six lead changes in the first set, which UNH ended on a 12-5 run, including the lsat five points.
It was tight early as neither team won more than three consecutive points nor led by more than two points -- with seven ties -- through the first 20 points.
Trailing 11-10, Princeton went on a 6-1 run to build a 16-12 lead.
The Wildcats trailed by four, 17-13, when they won 4 of 5 points to close within 18-17.
The teams traded points until Sarah Shelton (Ellsworth, Maine) and Wiedenfeld recorded back-to-back kills and a Princeton attack error gave the 'Cats a 23-22 lead.
The Tigers called time out, but another Shelton kill and Princeton attack error ended the set in favor of UNH, 25-23.

SET 2
There were five ties and one lead change in the second set.
After there were five ties through 10 points, Princeton went on a 6-1 run to build an 11-6 lead and force UNH to call time out.
The Wildcats responded with a 3-1 spurt to trim the margin to 12-9, but the Tigers surged ahead 16-9.
New Hampshire never got closer than four points (21-17) the rest of the way.

SET 3
There were no ties or lead changes in the third set as Princeton rolled out to an 8-0 lead.
The Wildcats pulled within 20-15 but was unable to get closer than four points down the stretch.

SET 4
Once again, there were no lead changes in the final set as the Tigers took the first two points and built an early 6-1 advantage.
Princeton led by as many as nine points, 22-13.
The 'Cats fought off to match points at 24-17, but could not complete the comeback.

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.