Wright's Career-High Kills Help 'Cats Secure a 3-1 Victory Over UAlbany

Friday, October 20

Durham, N.H.

7PM

University of New Hampshire

12-8,2-3America East

UAlbany

6-13,1-4America East

UAlbany

New Hampshire

Wright's Career-High Kills Help 'Cats Secure a 3-1 Victory Over UAlbany

10/20/2023 10:04:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Wright had a massive match for UNH, setting a career-high in both kills (14) and hitting percentage (.455).

DURHAM, N.H. - After falling behind 4-3 early in the first set, UNH would not trail for the remainder of the set, taking it by a score of 25-22. Alysa Wright (Wayne, Pa.) led the 'Cats in the set with four kills. Albany came out firing in the 2nd set, taking five straight points on their way to a 10-3 lead. The 'Cats fought back with four straight points but could not pull out the victory in the end, falling 25-16. Hannah Serbousek (Fort Collins, Colo.) led UNH with four kills in the set, including a service ace. Albany stayed hot, getting out to another 5-0 lead in the third set. This time, the 'Cats were able to complete the comeback. Following an intense, back-and-forth ending, UNH was able to pull away with a 28-26 victory to take a 2-1 lead in the match. Kelly Kaufmann (Raleigh, N.C.) and Wright led the 'Cats in kills, having three apiece. This time, UNH was able to take the 5-0 advantage early in the fourth set. Despite Albany coming back to take the lead 18-16, UNH rallied and won the set 25-20, earning a victory in the match by a score of three sets to one. The Wildcats had five multi-kill players in the final set. Wright had a massive match for UNH, setting a career-high in both kills (14) and hitting percentage (.455).

The scores throughout the match were 25-22, 25-16, 28-26, and 25-20.
The Wildcat's record is now 12-8 (2-3 AE).

 
UP NEXT 

UNH's next match will be in Lundholm Gymnasium when they take on the UMBC Retrievers on Sunday, Oct. 29, at 1 p.m.
Following UMBC, the 'Cats will travel to North Andover, Mass., where they match up with Merrimack on Tuesday, Oct. 31 at 6 p.m.

UNH LEADERS 

Wright had a career-high in both kills (14) and hitting percentage (.455), leading UNH in both, along with a team-high in total blocks (2.5) and points (19.5).
Jessica Shattles (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) led the team in assists (25).
Ezgi Karabulut (Ankara, Turkey) led the match in service aces (3).
Avery LePore (Franklin, Tenn.) led the match in digs (25).