'Cats Roll Past Bucknell in Straight Sets

Friday, September 4

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

11 AM

University of New Hampshire

4-0,0-0America East

Bucknell

1-3,0-0Patriot

Team	1	2	3	Final F
New Hampshire	25	25	25	3
Bucknell	17	20	20	0

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9/4/2026 1:10:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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The Wildcats improve to 4-0 on the season.

DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire women's volleyball team took care of business against Bucknell University (1-3, 0-0 Patriot League) on Friday afternoon (Sept. 4) at Margot Connell Recreation Center in Chestnut Hill, Mass., winning 3-0 in straight sets. The set scores were 25-17, 25-20, and 25-20.

HOW IT HAPPENED

SET 1
-The Wildcat offense got to work fast, opening the match with a 10-5 edge on the Bison off the power of two kills from Julianne Lee (Renton, Wash.) and a kill and service ace from Rachel Grier (Dublin, Calif.).

-New Hampshire dominated through the middle of the set, building a 21-11 lead through four kills from Grier and three kills from Emma Converse (San Antonio, Texas).

-Following a late 6-4 run from the Bison, the Wildcats put away the first set, winning 25-17.

SET 2
-Bucknell took command early in the second set, opening on a 12-6 run. For the Wildcats, kills from Grier, Lee, and Miray Su Keskin (Ankara, Turkey) paced the offense.

-New Hampshire's attack found a rhythm, ripping off a 14-5 run to take a late 20-17 set lead. In the flurry, Hady Pickard (Roswell, Ga.) and Olivia Maulding (Canby, Ore.) each landed a service ace, while Converse and Varvara Zvereva (Korolev, Russia) earned a kill and block assist apiece.

-The Wildcats took the second set 25-20 following a late 5-3 run, headlined by two kills and a block assist from Grier.

SET 3
-New Hampshire opened the third set with a 13-6 edge, with kills from five different Wildcats and three-straight service aces from Jessica Shattles (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) leading the way.

-The 'Cats and Bison battled through the middle of the set, with a 13-6 run from Bucknell leading to a late 19-19 deadlock.

-New Hampshire took the lead back late, with a block assist and pair of service aces from Grier alongside kills from Evelyn Brenton (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Maulding contributing to a 25-20 set win.

WILDCAT GAME HIGHS
Kills: Grier (11)
Assists: Shattles (26)
Digs: Pickard, Shattles (9)
Points: Grier (15)
Blocks: Brenton, Shattles (3.0)
Service Aces: Grier, Shattles (3)

TEAM TOTALS
UNH
Hitting %: .242
Kills: 37
Total Blocks: 6.0
Assists: 29
Digs: 38
Aces: 11
Points: 54

Bucknell
Hitting %: .204
Kills: 35
Total Blocks: 2.0
Assists: 27
Digs: 36
Aces: 4
Points: 41

BY THE NUMBERS
-Seven different players earned a kill in the win, paced by an 11-kill outing for Rachel Grier, marking her third match this season with 10+ kills.

-Jessica Shattles led the team with 26 assists, her third performance this season with 25+ assists.

-On the service line, five Wildcats turned in an ace, paced by Grier and Shattles, who fired three apiece. Olivia Maulding and Emma Converse each got two while Hady Pickard picked up one.

-On defense, nine players recorded a dig, led by Shattles and Pickard with nine digs each.

-Six players earned a block assist in the win, led by Shattles and Evelyn Brenton with three each.

NEXT UP • AWAY VS. STONEHILL, FRIDAY, SEPT. 4, 5 P.M.
The Wildcats travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass., on Friday, Sept. 4, as they battle with Stonehill College (2-4, 0-0 NEC) with a 5 p.m. opening serve at the Margot Connell Recreation Center.

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