'Cats Welcome Hartford and Stony Brook to Lundholm Gym (Oct. 18 & 20)

UNH VOLLEYBALL

Friday, Oct. 18 ~ 7 pm ~ Camper Appreciation Day
Lundholm Gym ~ Durham, N.H.
Hartford (11-8, 3-1 AE) at New Hampshire (12-5, 2-1 AE) ~ ESPN+ ~ Stats

Sunday, Oct. 20 ~ 1 pm ~ Spread Respect
Lundholm Gym ~ Durham, N.H.
Stony Brook (7-12, 2-2 AE) at New Hampshire (12-5, 2-1 AE) ~ Video ~ Stats

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CAMPER APPRECIATION DAY

Friday, Oct. 18 is Camper Appreciation Day. Kids wearing a camper t-shirt are admitted for the group rate.
There will be a post-match autograph session.

SPREAD RESPECT

The UNH volleyball team – and entire athletic department – supports America East's Spread Respect initiative.
Spread Respect raises awareness to ensure equality and safety for all student-athletes, coaches and fans without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.

UNH vs. HARTFORD

UNH has a 45-3 lifetime record against Hartford and that includes last year's pair of straight-set victories.
Oct. 28, 2018: UNH 3, at Hartford 0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-20) | Recap | Box
Sept. 28, 208: at UNH 3, Hartford 0 (27-25, 25-16, 25-19) | Recap | Box
Seven of the last eight matchups have been decided in straight sets.
Hartford's most recent win was Oct. 13, 2012 on its home court.

UNH vs. STONY BROOK

UNH has a 24-16 lifetime record against Stony Brook the Seawolves swept the 2018 season series.
Oct. 26, 2018: at SBU 3, UNH 1 (18-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-23) | Recap | Box
Sept. 30, 2018: SBU 3, at UNH 1 (26-16, 25-23, 21-25, 25-19) | Recap | Box
Prior to last year, UNH had won 10 consecutive matchups.
UNH's most recent win (Nov. 5, 2017): at UNH 3, SBU 2 (25-14, 25-27, 21-25, 25-20, 15-10) | Recap | Box

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

UNH has a 12-5 overall record that includes 2-1 in America East and 4-1 at home (1-0 in conference home matches).
The Wildcats have won two straight and 6 of 8.
New Hampshire outlasted Binghamton University in two hard-fought sets en route to a 3-0 victory at Lundholm Gym last Friday. | Recap | Box
The 'Cats are unbeaten (3-0) in five-set matches this season.
UNH has won the first set in 12 of 17 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. 3 on the program's all-time digs list with 1,345. Next on the list is No. 2 Jen Williams (1,398).
UNH's all-time record is 1,657 digs held by Madison Lightfoot.

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 1,141.5 points. No. 10 is Kim Mirts-Poen at 1,179.

ASSIST LIST

Junior setter Emma Patlovich enters the weekend with 1,867 career assists.
She is on the verge of becoming the fifth Wildcat to reach the 2,000-assist milestone.

WILDCAT LEADERBOARD

Senior outside hitter Kennedi Smith is UNH's leader in points (188.5), points per set (2.99), kills (156), kills per set (2.48) and service aces (20). Smith is also third in digs (153) and digs per set (2.43).
Senior right side hitter Hannah Petke ranks second on the squad in points (186.0), points per set (2.95), kills (150), kills per set (2.38), blocks (66) and blocks per set (1.05).
Sophomore middle blocker Abby Sullivan is UNH's leader in blocks (83) and blocks per set (1.32). She is also third in points (164.0), points per set (2.60) and kills (118); she ranks fourth in kills per set (1.87).
Senior libero Emily Tanski has a team-high 263 digs and her 4.17 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 5.03 assists per set and Macaulay is at 3.92.
Patlovich ranks second with 17 service aces, and Macualay is fourth with 15.
Senior Logan Welti has climbed to second on the team in digs (155) and digs per set (2.46); she also ranks third in service aces (16).

CONFERENCE CALL

New Hampshire leads the America East conference in five stats: winning percentage (.706), opponent hitting percentage (.179), blocks (15.9.5), opponent kills (12.30/set), opponent assists (11.27/set)
Emily Tanski leads the league in digs per set at 4.15.
Abby Sullivan is atop the conference leaderboard in blocks (1.32/set) and is No. 5 in hitting percentage (.288).
Hannah Petke is No. 10 in both points/set (2.95) and kills/set (2.38), No. 8 in hitting percentage (.265) and No. 4 in blocks/set (1.05).
Kennedi Smith is No. 9 in points/set (2.92), 10^th in both kills/set (2.40) and digs/set (2.43), as well as sixth in service aces per set (0.32).
Logan Welti is No. 9 in both digs per set (2.46) and service aces per set (0.25).
Hannah Crist is seventh in blocks per set (0.93).
Emma Patlovich ranks eighth in service aces (0.27 per set) and Wren Macaulay is 10^th in that stat at 0.24/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 HARTFORD | Hartford volleyball website

The University of Hartford enters the weekend with an 11-8 overall record that includes 4-2 in road matches and 3-1 in America East (1-0 in conference road matches).
Hartford's six match win streak ended with last Sunday's 3-0 home loss to UAlbany.
The Hawks defeated UMBC, 3-1, last Friday.

SCOUTING STONY BROOK | SBU volleyball website

Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, N.Y.) enters the weekend with a 7-12 overall record that includes 4-4 in road matches and 2-2 in America East (1-1 in conference road matches).
The Seawolves have won three of the last four matches, including last Sunday's straight-set win against UMBC.
SBU lost 3-2 at home to UAlbany last Friday.

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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