Wildcats Bested by LMU in Extended Five-Set Match

Thursday, September 18

Bryan-College Station, Texas

4 PM ET

University of New Hampshire

6-5,0-0America East

Loyola Marymount

2-5,0-0WCC

New Hampshire

LMU (CA)

Rachel Grier tallied 14 kills, six digs and six block assists

Photo by: Ryan Moran

9/18/2025 8:44:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Lions outlast Wildcats, 16-14, in final set at Texas A&M Invitational

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — In a see-saw battle that featured 12 lead changes and an extended fifth set, the UNH volleyball team eventually dropped a 3-2 decision to Loyola Marymount on Thursday afternoon at Reed Arena as part of the Texas A&M Invitational. The set scores were 22-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-18, 16-14.

Junior Rachel Grier (Dublin, Calif.) led UNH (6-5) with 14 kills, six digs, and six block assists, totaling 17 points. Freshman Lucy Chertock (Danville, Calif.) added 19 kills and six blocks, while junior Jessica Shattles (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) doled out 33 assists and notched 18 digs. Senior Avery LePore (Franklin, Tenn.) locked down the back row with 20 digs and added a service ace.

Madeline Boerstra paced LMU (2-5) with 22 kills and 14 digs, while Nicole Schuetz hit .524 with 11 kills and two blocks. Setter Delfina Schuh recorded 32 assists and 17 digs, and Cecily Bramschreiber led all players with 32 digs.

•The decisive fifth set was a back-and-forth battle that featured nine ties and four lead changes, as Loyola Marymount escaped with a 16-14 win.
•New Hampshire jumped out to a 6-4 lead behind a kill from Chertock, a block by junior Evelyn Brenton (Glastonbury, Conn.) and a service ace from sophomore Ellery Singleton (Menlo Park, Calif.).
•Grier and Chertock continued to anchor the front line, combining for a block and a pair of kills to push UNH ahead 8-5.
•LMU responded with a 4-0 run, capitalizing on a UNH service error and a pair of kills from Madeline Boerstra and Sophie Stephenson to take a 9-8 lead.
•The Wildcats regained momentum with a kill from Brenton and a block by Chertock, tying the set at 10-10.
•The teams traded points down the stretch, with senior Lindsey Kriendler (Houston, Texas) and Grier delivering clutch kills to keep UNH alive.
•A kill by senior Millie Grove (Warrington, Pa.) tied the set at 14-14, but LMU closed it out with a kill from Isabella Ocampo and a UNH attack error, sealing the match at 16-14.

Set 1:
•UNH opened the match with a 25-22 win, capitalizing on early errors by LMU and strong net play. Chertock and Grier combined for multiple blocks, while Kriendler and Grove each contributed key kills to maintain momentum.

Set 2:
•LMU responded with a 25-23 win in the second set, overcoming a 5-0 deficit. The Wildcats saw a surge from Grier, who added multiple kills, and freshman Dylan Hunt (Pickerington, Ohio), who served an ace and assisted on a kill. However, the Lions' late run and service pressure proved decisive.

Set 3:
•The Wildcats bounced back in the third with a dominant 25-20 win, hitting .417 as a team. Shattles orchestrated the offense with precise setting, while Chertock and Grier again led the attack. Kriendler added two late kills to seal the set.

Set 4:
•Loyola Marymount seized momentum early in the fourth set and never relinquished it, earning a 25-18 win to force a decisive fifth frame. The Wildcats kept pace early, with senior Meredith Hohnbaum (Indianapolis, Ind.) delivering a pair of kills and Brenton registering two solo blocks and several block assists to slow LMU's attack.
•The Lions' offense found its rhythm midway through the set, going on a 6-1 run.
•UNH struggled to convert in transition, committing four attack errors and two service errors in the frame.

NEXT UP • VS #14 TEXAS A&M, TEXAS A&M INVITATIONAL, SEPT. 19
•The Texas A&M Invitational rolls on Friday, Sept. 19, with the Wildcats squaring off with the 14^th-ranked Aggies in a 7 p.m. ET match at Reed Arena that will be broadcast live on SEC Network Plus.

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• UNH Athletics' annual fall fundraiser is just around the corner, supporting student-athletes across all programs. This year, your impact will go even further thanks to a $35,000 match! Stay tuned for how you can get involved and help fuel the success of our Wildcats.

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