'Cats Down Stonehill, Complete Season Sweep Over Skyhawks

Wednesday, September 30

Durham, N.H.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

11-4,1-0America East

Stonehill

3-13,0-0NEC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Stonehill	22	16	17	0
New Hampshire	25	24	25	3

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Evelyn Jurden set a career-high with five kills in the win

DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire women's volleyball team outlasted Stonehill College (3-13, 0-0 NEC) on Wednesday evening (Sept. 30) at Lundholm Gymnasium, winning 3-0 in straight sets. The set scores were 25-22, 25-15, and 25-17.

HOW IT HAPPENED

SET 1
-New Hampshire and Stonehill battled to 15-14 tally to start the match, with the Skyhawks holding the lead. Emma Converse (San Antonio, Texas) led the attack for the Wildcats, ripping off six kills to open, while Evelyn Brenton (Glastonbury, Conn.) earned a pair.

-The Wildcats returned from the timeout on a 5-1 run, with scores coming from Brenton, Olivia Maulding (Canby, Ore.), and Julianne Lee (Renton, Wash.), to force a late Skyhawks timeout.

-UNH and Stonehill traded points to end the set, giving New Hampshire the 25-22 set win.

SET 2
-Stonehill outpaced the Wildcats to open the set, ripping off an early 8-4 lead.

-UNH turned up the offense in response, outscoring the Skyhawks 6-2 to tie it up at 10-10. Dylan Hunt (Pickerington, Ohio) led the charge with two kills.

-The Wildcats ran away with the set, outscoring Stonehill 14-5 to take the second set, 25-15. Converse posted another three kills while Rachel Grier (Dublin, Calif.), Hunt, and Evelyn Jurden (Springfield, Va.) each earned one.

SET 3
-The Wildcats opened the third set hot, outscoring the Skyhawks 11-4 to begin the frame. For UNH, Converse picked up two aces and a kill while Jurden, and Hunt each scored once.

-Stonehill and New Hampshire traded points through the middle of the set, giving UNH a late 20-12 advantage. In the attack, Hunt and Jurden each tallied two kills.

-New Hampshire closed out the set with kills from three players, bringing about the 25-17 final score.

WILDCAT GAME HIGHS
Kills: Converse (11)
Assists: Leddy (19)
Digs: Hunt, Converse, Pickard (6)
Points: Converse (14)
Solo Blocks: Grier (3)
Block Assists: Jurden, Zvereva (1)
Service Aces: Converse (3)

TEAM TOTALS
UNH
Hitting %: .276
Kills: 38
Total Blocks: 8.0
Assists: 34
Digs: 40
Aces: 7
Points: 74

Stonehill
Hitting %: .110
Kills: 29
Total Blocks: 4.0
Assists: 27
Digs: 33
Aces: 5
Points: 55

BY THE NUMBERS
-Nine different players earned a kill in the win, paced by an 11-kill outing for Emma Converse.

With her 11-kill game, Converse tallied double-digit kills for the 12th time this season.
Dylan Hunt set a new career-high with nine kills in the win.
Evelyn Jurden had a career day, posting career-best performances in kills (5), points (6.5), and total blocks (2).

-Caitlin Leddy (Hinsdale, Ill.) headlined the team with 19 assists, marking her career-best while also producing 10+ assists for the first time in her collegiate career.

-13 players registered a dig in the win, paced by Hunt, Converse, and Hady Pickard (Roswell, Ga.) with six apiece.

-At the service line, Converse led the 'Cats with three aces.

-On defense, Rachel Grier led the team with three solo blocks, matching her season-high, while four players put up a solo block.

-With the win, the Wildcats move to 5-0 at home this season.

NEXT UP • AWAY AT UALBANY, SUNDAY, OCT. 4, 2 P.M.
The Wildcats return to conference play on Sunday, Oct. 4, when the Wildcats visit the UAlbany Great Danes (3-9, 0-1 AE) at PE Gym in Albany, N.Y., for a 2 p.m. opening serve.

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