Smith Records Double-Double in 3-1 Loss at Rhode Island

Friday, September 7

Kingston, RI

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

2-6

University of Rhode Island

4-4

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

9/7/2018 9:27:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

KINGSTON, R.I. – Kennedi Smith (The Woodlands, Texas) recorded a double-double with 13 kills and 19 digs, but the University of New Hampshire volleyball team was upended 3-1 by the University of Rhode Island in Friday night's 11^th Annual Art Carmichael Invitational at URI's Keaney Gymnasium.

Smith's match-high 13 kills led three Wildcats in double-digit kills. Gabri Olhava (Mount Prospect, Ill.) followed with 12 kills on a .310 hitting percentage, and Maddie Wiedenfeld (Omaha, Neb.), the reigning America East Rookie of the Week, finished with 11 kills. Olhava recorded a match-high five blocks; Smith had three.

Both the 13 kills and 19 digs, as well as the .250 hitting percentage, were season highs for Smith in her first double-double of the season.

Emma Patlovich (Lake Forest, Ill.) amassed 43 assists and two-time Defensive Specialist of the Week Emilly Tanksi (Plymouth, Mich.) had a team-high 21 digs.

UNH is now 2-6 and URI is 4-4.

Up Next: Art Carmichael Invitational at University of Rhode Island
Sept. 8 vs. Yale, 11 am // vs. Army, 4 pm

Next Home Match: Sept. 11 vs. Northeastern, 7 p.m. [ESPN+]

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UNH		URI
49	Kills	54
24	Errors	25
.169	Hitting Pct.	.188
3	Service Aces	6
8	Service Errors	5
66	Digs	63
7.5	Blocks	7

SET 1

There were seven ties and one lead change in the opening set.
URI built and early four-point lead, 6-2, before the Wildcats rallied to tie the score at 8.
The set was also level at 9, 10, 12, 15 and 16, but every time the Rams won the next point to regain the lead.
URI inched ahead, 18-16, to prompt the first timeout of the match – called by New Hampshire.
A Rams' service error lifted the Wildcats within one point, but the home team won the next two points to build a three-point cushion, 20-17.
Wiedenfeld recorded a kill and combined with Wotton for a block to once again trim the deficit to one point, 20-19, but Rhode Island answered with back-to-back points to reestablish a three-point lead, 22-19, and close out the first set at 25-21.

SET 2

There was one tie and no lead changes in the second set.
For the second consecutive set, URI build leads of 4-1 and 6-2. This time, however, the Rams continued to pull away to a six-point advantage, 10-4.
New Hampshire rallied within 12-10, but consecutive Wildcat errors helped the home team extend the lead to 15-10.
Smith's ninth kill of the match ignited a 5-0 run that tied the set at 15. The run included a kill by Olhava, ace by Tanski and kill by Hannah Petke (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) to tie it.
URI answered with five consecutive points to surge in front, 20-15.
Trailing 22-17, UNH called a timeout and went on a 4-1 run to trim the deficit to 23-31, but the Rams won the next two points to once again close out the set 25-21.

SET 3

There were four ties and one lead change in the third set.
It was tight early as neither team led by more than two points until consecutive kills by Smith gave the 'Cats a 10-7 lead.
UNH inched ahead, 15-11, prompting a Rams' timeout.
Rhode Island went on a 6-2 spurt to close within 17-16, but the Wildcats responded with a 5-0 run, including a kill by Alexa Markman (Chicago, Ill.) and Wiedenfeld, and a Patlovich service ace.
URI stopped the run to close within 22-18 but would get no closer as the 'Cats ended the set on a 3-0 run to extend the match.

SET 4

There were three ties and one lead change in the fourth set.
New Hampshire carried momentum into Set 4 to take a 3-1 lead.
With the set tied at 4, URI won the next four points as part of an 8-1 run to build a commanding 12-5 advantage.
The Rams extend the lead to 18-10 before UNH called time out and went on a 3-1 spurt to trim the deficit to six points, 19-13.
The Wildcats would get no closer the rest of the way, however, as the home team closed out the set and match, 25-15.

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