'Cats Return Home for Dig Pink Night (Oct. 11 vs. Binghamton; ESPN3)

UNH VOLLEYBALL

Friday, Oct. 11 ~ 7 pm
Lundholm Gym ~ Durham, N.H.
Binghamton (0-15, 0-2 AE) at New Hampshire (11-5, 1-1 AE) ~ ESPN3 ~ Stats

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NEXT HOME MATCH

The Wildcats conclude their three-match homestand next weekend against Hartford (Oct. 18; 7 p.m.) and Stony Brook (Oct. 20; 1 p.m.).
Oct. 18^th is Camper Appreciation Day; there will be post-match autographs.
Oct. 20^th is Spread Respect Day; rainbow LED sticks will be given away.

DIG PINK: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11

Dig Pink is a fundraiser for the Side-Out Foundation, which supports innovative research that slows the progression of stage IV breast cancer and improves the way all cancers are treated.
Fans have multiple ways to support the Side-Out Foundation's Dig Pink initiative.
There will be a raffle for a UNH-specific 2019 Dig Pink shirt with the option of the winner having the item signed by the UNH volleyball team.
Those in attendance can also make a donation by pledging a specific amount of money for each dig by the Wildcats in the match vs. Binghamton.
Anyone can support UNH's Dig Pink campaign by making an online donation to the Wildcats' specific web page at giving.side-out.org/campaigns/15760

UNH vs. BINGHAMTON

UNH has a 22-16 lifetime record against Binghamton and that includes last year's two-match series sweep.
Nov. 2, 2018: at UNH 3, Binghamton 1 | Recap | Box
Oct. 7, 2018: UNH 3, at Binghamton 1 | Recap | Box
The Bearcats won all three matchups, including a conference semifinal, in 2017.

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE • Home Page • Schedule • Roster • Stats

UNH has an 11-5 overall record that includes 1-1 in America East and 3-1 at home (0-0 in conference home matches).
The Wildcats are 5-2 the past seven matches.
New Hampshire opened conference play last Friday (Oct. 4) at UAlbany with a 3-0 loss. | Recap | Box
UNH responded with a 3-2 win at UMBC on Sunday, Oct 6. | Recap | Box
The 'Cats are unbeaten (3-0) in five-set matches this season.
UNH has won the first set in 11 of 16 matches.
The Wildcats recorded their 10^th win in match #13, which marked the second-fastest that UNH reached 10 victories; the 1975 squad reached double digits in 12 matches.
UNH's 10-4 record marked the best start to a season since the 1978 squad was also 10-4 through 14 matches.

CLIMBING UP THE DIGS LIST

Senior libero Emily Tanski is No. 4 on the program's all-time digs list with 1,331. Next on the list are No. 3 Alyse Lahti (1,334) and No. 2 Jen Williams (1,398).

1,000 POINT MILESTONE

Senior outside hitter Kennedi Smith became the 17^th UNH Wildcat to record 1,000 career points Sept. 5 vs. Seattle. She enters the weekend at No. 12 with 1,128 points. No. 10 is Kim Mirts-Poen at 1,179.

WILDCAT LEADERBOARD

Senior outside hitter Kennedi Smith is UNH's leader in points (175.0), points per set (3.92), kills (144), kills per set (2.40) and service aces (19). Smith is also second in digs (150) and digs per set (2.50).
Senior right side hitter Hannah Petke ranks second on the squad in points (174.5), points per set (2.91), kills (141), kills per set (2.35), blocks (61) and blocks per set (1.02).
Sophomore middle blocker Abby Sullivan is UNH's leader in blocks (78) and blocks per set (1.31). She is also third in points (155.5), points per set (2.59) and kills (112); she ranks fourth in kills per set (1.87).
Senior libero Emily Tanski has a team-high 249 digs and her 4.15 per set is also tops on the team.
The setting duties have been split between junior Emma Patlovich and freshman Wren Macaulay. Patlovich is averaging 5.05 assists per set and Macaulay is at 3.92.
Patlovich ranks second with 16 service aces, and Macualay is fourth with 13.

CONFERENCE CALL

New Hampshire leads the America East conference in six stats: winning percentage (.688), total blocks (152.5), blocks per set (2.54), opponent hitting percentage (.181), attacks (2,900) and attacks per set (34.98).
Emily Tanski leads the league in digs per set at 4.15.
Abby Sullivan is atop the conference leaderboard in blocks (1.30/set) and is No. 4 in hitting percentage (.288).
Hannah Petke is No. 10 in points/set (2.91), No. 8 in hitting percentage (.258) and No. 4 in blocks/set (1.02).
Kennedi Smith is No. 9 in points/set (2.92), 10^th in both kills/set (2.40) and digs/set (2.50), as well as sixth in service aces per set (0.32).
Hannah Crist is sixth in blocks per set (0.95).
Emma Patlovich is ninth in service aces (0.27 per set).

NEW ERA OF UNH VOLLEYBALL WITH CHRISTOPHER FELICIANO

Christopher Feliciano enters his first year as UNH head coach after eight years at Rider University. Assistant coach Ashley Tennant and graduate assistant Tiffany Verni join him on the staff.
CLICK HERE to watch the "Meet the Coaches" video

SCOUTING BINGHAMTON | Binghamton volleyball website

Binghamton University (Binghamton, N.Y.) enters the weekend winless in 15 matches; that includes 0-2 in America East and 0-4 in road matches.
Last weekend, the Bearcats lost 3-1 to Hartford (Oct. 4) and 3-0 to Stony Brook (Oct. 6).
Eleven of the 15 matches have ended in straight sets.

WILDCAT ACCOLADES

Emily Tanski – America East Defensive Specialist of the Week, three times
- Sept. 3 … Sept. 10 … Sept. 24
Emma Patlovich – America East Setter of the Week (Sept. 3)
Wren Macaulay – America East Rookie of the Week (Sept. 17)

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