Wildcats Outdueled by Dartmouth - University of New Hampshire Athletics

Wednesday, September 23

Hanover, N.H.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

9-4,0-0America East

Dartmouth

6-4,0-0Ivy League

Team	1	2	3	Final F
New Hampshire	25	23	21	0
Dartmouth	27	25	25	3

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9/23/2026 8:08:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Freshman Julianne Lee led the offense with nine kills

HANOVER, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire women's volleyball team fell to Dartmouth College (6-4, 0-0 Ivy) on Wednesday evening (Sept. 23) at Leede Arena, falling 3-0 in straight sets. The set scores were 25-27, 23-25, and 21-25.

HOW IT HAPPENED

SET 1
-New Hampshire and Dartmouth battled to mid-set 16-16 deadlock, powered by three-kill starts from Olivia Maulding (Canby, Ore.) and Julianne Lee (Renton, Wash.).

-The Wildcats and Big Green continued to trade punches, culminating in a 27-25 set win for Dartmouth. In the attack, Lee, Rachel Grier (Dublin, Calif.), and Emma Converse (San Antonio, Texas) each contributed a kill.

SET 2
-UNH and Dartmouth went back and forth to begin the second set, leading to a 16-16 deadlock, led by three kills from Converse and a pair from Grier.

-Olivia Maulding paced the attack late with two kills while Grier and Varvara Zvereva (Korolev, Russia) each added one apiece, leading to a late 22-22 knot.

-Despite the late offense, Dartmouth took the second set 25-23.

-In the second set, Dartmouth and UNH were tied 16 times.

SET 3
-Dartmouth opened the set with a 15-7 edge on the Wildcats, taking the largest lead of the match. New Hampshire saw kills from five different players in the run.

-The Wildcats stormed back late following a 19-10 Dartmouth lead, taking a 10-3 run to make it a 22-20 contest. In the late attack, Lee produced a pair of kills, while Grier added one and Caitlin Leddy (Hinsdale, Ill.) landed a service ace.

-Dartmouth closed out on a 3-1 scoring run to win the set 25-21 and take the match 3-0.

WILDCAT GAME HIGHS
Kills: Lee (9)
Assists: Shattles (21)
Digs: Pickard (15)
Points: Lee (9.5)
Solo Blocks: Zvereva (1)
Block Assists: Brenton (3)
Service Aces: Leddy, Hunt, Maulding (1)

TEAM TOTALS
UNH
Hitting %: .176
Kills: 38
Total Blocks: 6.0
Assists: 30
Digs: 47
Aces: 3
Points: 69

Dartmouth
Hitting %: .259
Kills: 43
Total Blocks: 5.0
Assists: 38
Digs: 39
Aces: 9
Points: 77

BY THE NUMBERS
-Eight different players earned a kill in the loss, paced by a nine-kill outing for Julianne Lee and eight kills from Rachel Grier.

-Jessica Shattles (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) headlined the team with 21 assists.

-Nine players registered a dig in the loss, paced by Hady Pickard (Roswell, Ga.) with 15 digs.

-Alongside Olivia Maulding, Dylan Hunt (Pickerington, Ohio) and Caitlin Leddy shared the team-lead in service aces with one apiece.

-Evelyn Brenton (Glastonbury, Conn.) finished with a team-high three block assists, while Lee provided the lone solo block.

NEXT UP • HOME VS. BINGHAMTON, SUNDAY, SEPT. 27, 1 P.M.
The Wildcats return home to open America East play on Sunday, Sept. 27, when the Binghamton Bearcats (8-4, 0-0 AE) visit Lundholm Gymnasium for a 1 p.m. opening serve.

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