Senior Day vs. UAlbany on Nov. 3 (1 PM)

Sunday, November 3

Durham, N.H.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

University at Albany

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10/31/2019 6:27:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

UNH VOLLEYBALL

Military Appreciation Night
Friday, Nov. 1 ~ 7 pm
Lundholm Gym ~ Durham, N.H.
UMBC (4-15, 1-5 AE) at New Hampshire (14-6, 4-1 AE) ~ Video ~ Stats

Senior Day
Sunday, Nov. 3 ~ 1 pm
Lundholm Gym ~ Durham, N.H.
UAlbany (9-11, 6-0 AE) at New Hampshire (14-6, 4-1 AE) ~ Video ~ Stats

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MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT

Friday is Military Appreciation Night. There is a group-rate ticket price and in-match recognition for military and vets. It is also Dollar Dog night and there will be a post-match autograph session.

SENIOR DAY

Sunday is Senior Day for five Wildcats – Hannah Petke, Kennedi Smith, Emily Tanski, Logan Welti and Jenny Weston – who will play their final regular-season match at Lundholm Gym.
This quintet was part of a Wildcat team that won the America East regular-season and tourney titles in 2016.
UNH has won 74 percent of its home matches (28-10 record) at Lundholm Gym.

MACAULAY REPEATS AS TOP ROOKIE

Freshman setter Wren Macaulay was a repeat honoree as America East Rookie of the Week on Tuesday.
Macaulay averaged 5.00 assists and 2.00 digs per set in UNH's match at Dartmouth. She totaled a team-high 20 assists and had eight digs, as well as two service aces and a kill.
Macaulay has received this accolade three times this season; she was previously feted Sept. 17.

UNH vs. UMBC

UNH has a 23-10 lifetime record against UMBC that includes this year's five-set win at UMBC Event Center; the set scores were 25-16, 19-25, 25-22, 20-25, 15-13. | Recap | Box
The Wildcats have won each of the last four matchups and 10 of 11.
Last year in Lundholm Gym, UNH prevailed in five sets. | Recap | Box
UMBC's most recent win vs. the 'Cats was Oct. 13, 2017 (3-2 at UNH).

UNH vs. UALBANY

UNH has a 21-25 lifetime record against UAlbany. The Great Danes have won five straight in the series and that includes a 3-0 win at University Gym on Oct. 4; the set scores were 25-16, 25-22, 25-19. | Recap | Box
Last year in Lundholm Gym, UAlbany prevailed in five sets. | Recap | Box
UNH's most recent win was Sept. 29, 2017, when the Wildcats overcame a two-set deficit at UAlbany.

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

UNH has a 14-6 overall record that includes 4-1 in America East and 6-1 at home (3-0 in conference home matches).
The Wildcats' four-match win streak ended last Saturday with a 3-1 loss at intrastate rival Dartmouth College. | Recap | Box
New Hampshire's 64 digs at Dartmouth tied the fourth-highest total of the season.
UNH is 7-3 the past 10 matches.
The 'Cats are unbeaten (3-0) in five-set matches this season and have a 6-4 mark in straight-set matches.
UNH has won the first set in 15 of 20 matches.
After this weekend's home matches, UNH ends the regular season on the road the last two weekends of the regular season (at Binghamton, Stony Brook and Hartford).

SETTING STANDARDS

This year's New Hampshire team has the most wins through 20 matches in program history with 14 victories; the previous best of 13 was most recently done in 2015 and previously happened in 2007, 2001, 1997 and 1984.
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 1,390. 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 KILLS & POINTS MILESTONES

Senior outside hitter Kennedi Smith became the ninth UNH Wildcat to reach 1,000 career kills Oct. 26 with the third of her 12 kills at Dartmouth. She enters the weekend with 1,009. Ahead of her on the career leaderboard is No. 8 Kirsten Bates (1,028).
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 1,178.5 points. No. 10 is Kim Mirts-Poen at 1,179, and No. 9 is Demi Muses at 1,202.

ASSIST LIST

Junior setter Emma Patlovich enters the weekend with 1,928 career assists.
She is on pace to become the fifth Wildcat to reach the 2,000-assist milestone.

SERVING ACES

Kennedi Smith and Emily Tanski are both approaching UNH's Top 10 list in career service aces. Smith has 94, followed by Tanski at 92 – No. 10 on the Wildcats' all-time list is Kirsten Bates with 95.

BLOCK PARTY

Sophomore Abby Sulllivan and senior Hannah Petke could both reach 100 blocks this season. Sullivan has a team-high 93, followed by Petke at 74.
No. 10 on UNH's list of single-season superlatives is Destiny Tolliver's mark of 103 (in 2012).

WILDCAT LEADERBOARD

Senior outside hitter Kennedi Smith is UNH's leader in points (225.5), points per set (3.09), kills (189), kills per set (2.59) and service aces (22). Smith is also second in digs (181) and digs per set (2.48).
Senior right side hitter Hannah Petke ranks second on the squad in points (219.0), points per set (3.00), kills (179), kills per set (2.45), blocks (74) and blocks per set (1.01).
Sophomore middle blocker Abby Sullivan is UNH's leader in blocks (93) and blocks per set (1.27). She is also third in points (198.5) and points per set (2.72) as well as kills (147) and kills per set (2.01).
Senior libero Emily Tanski has a team-high 308 digs and her 4.22 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 5.18 assists per set and Macaulay is at 4.07.
Patlovich ranks second with 20 service aces, and Macualay is fourth with 18.
Senior Logan Welti ranks third in digs (177) and digs per set (2.42); she is also tied for second in service aces (20).

CONFERENCE CALL

Midway through the America East season, the Wildcats sit second in the conference standings.
New Hampshire leads the America East conference in five stats: winning percentage (.700), opponent hitting percentage (.185), opponent kills (12.48/set), total blocks (182.5) and attacks per set (34.96).
Emily Tanski leads the league in digs per set at 4.22.
Abby Sullivan is atop the conference leaderboard in blocks (1.27/set) and is No. 4 in hitting percentage (.306).
Hannah Petke is No. 9 in points/set (3.00) and 10^th in kills/set (2.45), No. 8 in hitting percentage (.272) and No. 4 in blocks/set (1.01).
Kennedi Smith is No. 7 in points/set (3.09), No. 9 in kills/set (2.59) and Mp/ 8 in digs/set (2.48), as well as sixth in service aces per set (0.30).
Logan Welti is 10^th in digs per set (2.42) and No. 7 in service aces per set (0.27).
Hannah Crist is sixth in blocks per set (0.92).
Emma Patlovich ranks eighth in service aces (0.27 per set).

INSIDE THE WIN STREAK

New Hampshire won four consecutive matches and 11 of 13 sets spanning Oct. 6-20.
UNH recorded a .280 hitting percentage in comparison to the opponents' .175 mark.
The Wildcats doubled up the opposition in blocks, 34-17, and had a 24-14 edge in service aces.
Kennedi Smith averaged 3.21 kills/set on a .235 hitting percentage; she also averaged 2.29 digs/set.
Abby Sullivan averaged 2.64 kills/set on a .405 hitting percentage, as well as 1.29 blocks/set.
Hannah Petke averaged 2.64 kills/set on a .292 hitting percentage; she also contributed 1.14 blocks/set.
Emily Tanski anchored the back row with 4.64 digs/set.
The setting duties were split between Emma Patlovich (5.71 assists/set) and Wren Macaulay (4.71).

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 UMBC | UMBC volleyball website

UMBC (Baltimore, Md.) enters Friday's match with a 4-15 overall record that includes 1-5 in America East and 0-7 on the road (0-3 in conference road matches).
Last weekend, the Retrievers lost in straight sets at UAlbany; the set scores were 25-21, 28-26, 25-15.
UMBC won 3-0 at home vs. Binghamton University on Oct. 20 to end a nine-match losing streak.

SCOUTING UALBANY | UMBC volleyball website

The University at Albany (Albany, N.Y.) enters Sunday's match with a 9-11 overall record that includes 6-0 in America East and 4-5 on the road (3-0 in conference road games).
The Great Danes have won nine consecutive matches, including each of the last four in straight sets.
UAlbany's most recent loss was Sept. 20 at Rhode Island (3-0).

WILDCAT ACCOLADES

Emily Tanski – America East Defensive Specialist of the Week, three times
- Sept. 3 … Sept. 10 … Sept. 24 … Oct. 22
Wren Macaulay – America East Rookie of the Week
- Sept. 17 … Oct. 22 … Oct. 29
Emma Patlovich – America East Setter of the Week (Sept. 3)
Kennedi Smith – America East Player of the Week (Oct. 22)