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University of New Hampshire Athletics
11/21/2019 4:21:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BOSTON – Hannah Petke (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) of the University of New Hampshire volleyball team was selected to the America East All-Conference First Team on Thursday to highlight a total of five Wildcats who received conference accolades.
Kennedi Smith (The Woodlands, Texas) and Abby Sullivan (Methuen, Mass.) were voted to the All-Conference Second Team, while Erin Hedrick (Montvale, N.J.) and Wren Macaulay (Lake Orion, Mich.) were All-Rookie Team honorees.
UNH (17-8 overall, 7-3 America East) is the second seed of the America East Championship tournament and plays third-seeded University of Hartford in a Nov. 22 semifinal at the University at Albany; first serve is 4 p.m.
Petke, who has played all 93 sets this season, has a team-high .308 hitting percentage and ranks second on the team in points (295.5) and points per set (3.81), as well as kills (248) and kills per set (2.67). The senior captain and right side hitter was also second in total blocks (88) and blocks per set (0.95).
With those statistics, Petke ranks fourth in America East in hitting percentage and sixth in blocks per set, as well as ninth in both points/set and kills/set. And in conference-only matches, she is atop the leaderboard in hitting percentage at .384.
Petke had two of her top performances of the year in the last weekend of the regular season. She finished with season highs of 21 kills (on a .528 hitting percentage) and 22 points at Hartford on Nov. 17. Two days earlier, Petke tallied 17 kills (.400 hitting percentage) and 19 points at Stony Brook.
Smith is UNH's leader in both points (298) and points per set (3.20) as well as kills (251) and kills per set (2.70). The senior captain and outside hitter is also second in both digs (225) and digs per set (2.42), and she has played all 93 sets. Smith is third in both aces (30) and aces per set (0.30).
With those stats, Smith is No. 8 in the conference in both points per set and kills per set. She is No. 9 in digs per set and service aces per set.
Smith also had two strong matches to close the regular season. She matched her career high of 22.5 points with a season-high 20 kills at Stony Brook. Smith followed that with 16 kills and 18.5 points at Hartford.
Sullivan, who has played all 93 sets, is atop UNH's leaderboard in blocks (112) and blocks per set (1.20). The sophomore middle blocker ranks second in hitting percentage (.296), and she ranks third in points (255.5) and points per set (3.18) as well as kills (194) and kills per set (2.09).
Sullivan is the America East leader in blocks (112) and ranks second in blocks per set (1.20). She recorded five or more blocks in 10 of 23 matches with a high of nine (1 solo, 8 assisted) against Bryant University. Her other highlights included career highs of 16 kills and 18 points at UMBC.
Hedrick, a freshman right side hitter who played in 92 of 93 sets, finished with 141 points (1.53 per set), including 117 kills (1.27 per set) and 44 total blocks in 92 sets. In 10 America East conference matches, she averaged 0.53 blocks per set, which is more than double her season average of 0.25. Hedrick had a career day against UAlbany with 12 kills (.286 hitting percentage) and five blocks (all assisted) for 14.5 points.
Macaulay, a three-time America East Rookie of the Week, was one of two primary UNH setters. She amassed a total of 382 assists for an average of 4.11 in 93 sets. Macaulay is the team leader with 36 aces (0.39 per set). Macaulay recorded five service aces each of the last three matches of the regular season to climb atop the America East leaderboard in conference-only matches at 0.62 aces per set. Her conference-only stats also bump up to 4.19 assists per set, which has helped quarterback UNH to a .252 hitting percentage against conference teams.
Kennedi Smith (The Woodlands, Texas) and Abby Sullivan (Methuen, Mass.) were voted to the All-Conference Second Team, while Erin Hedrick (Montvale, N.J.) and Wren Macaulay (Lake Orion, Mich.) were All-Rookie Team honorees.
UNH (17-8 overall, 7-3 America East) is the second seed of the America East Championship tournament and plays third-seeded University of Hartford in a Nov. 22 semifinal at the University at Albany; first serve is 4 p.m.
Petke, who has played all 93 sets this season, has a team-high .308 hitting percentage and ranks second on the team in points (295.5) and points per set (3.81), as well as kills (248) and kills per set (2.67). The senior captain and right side hitter was also second in total blocks (88) and blocks per set (0.95).
With those statistics, Petke ranks fourth in America East in hitting percentage and sixth in blocks per set, as well as ninth in both points/set and kills/set. And in conference-only matches, she is atop the leaderboard in hitting percentage at .384.
Petke had two of her top performances of the year in the last weekend of the regular season. She finished with season highs of 21 kills (on a .528 hitting percentage) and 22 points at Hartford on Nov. 17. Two days earlier, Petke tallied 17 kills (.400 hitting percentage) and 19 points at Stony Brook.
Smith is UNH's leader in both points (298) and points per set (3.20) as well as kills (251) and kills per set (2.70). The senior captain and outside hitter is also second in both digs (225) and digs per set (2.42), and she has played all 93 sets. Smith is third in both aces (30) and aces per set (0.30).
With those stats, Smith is No. 8 in the conference in both points per set and kills per set. She is No. 9 in digs per set and service aces per set.
Smith also had two strong matches to close the regular season. She matched her career high of 22.5 points with a season-high 20 kills at Stony Brook. Smith followed that with 16 kills and 18.5 points at Hartford.
Sullivan, who has played all 93 sets, is atop UNH's leaderboard in blocks (112) and blocks per set (1.20). The sophomore middle blocker ranks second in hitting percentage (.296), and she ranks third in points (255.5) and points per set (3.18) as well as kills (194) and kills per set (2.09).
Sullivan is the America East leader in blocks (112) and ranks second in blocks per set (1.20). She recorded five or more blocks in 10 of 23 matches with a high of nine (1 solo, 8 assisted) against Bryant University. Her other highlights included career highs of 16 kills and 18 points at UMBC.
Hedrick, a freshman right side hitter who played in 92 of 93 sets, finished with 141 points (1.53 per set), including 117 kills (1.27 per set) and 44 total blocks in 92 sets. In 10 America East conference matches, she averaged 0.53 blocks per set, which is more than double her season average of 0.25. Hedrick had a career day against UAlbany with 12 kills (.286 hitting percentage) and five blocks (all assisted) for 14.5 points.
Macaulay, a three-time America East Rookie of the Week, was one of two primary UNH setters. She amassed a total of 382 assists for an average of 4.11 in 93 sets. Macaulay is the team leader with 36 aces (0.39 per set). Macaulay recorded five service aces each of the last three matches of the regular season to climb atop the America East leaderboard in conference-only matches at 0.62 aces per set. Her conference-only stats also bump up to 4.19 assists per set, which has helped quarterback UNH to a .252 hitting percentage against conference teams.
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