Muses Records Double-Double in 3-1 Loss at Binghamton

Friday, October 14

Vestal, NY

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

11-9, 4-1AE

Binghamton University

9-12, 3-3AE

New Hampshire

Binghamton

Photo by: Greg Greene

10/14/2016 11:24:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

VESTAL, N.Y. – Demi Muses (Orangevale, Calif.) recorded 13 kills and 18 digs, but the University of New Hampshire volleyball team was defeated 3-1 by Binghamton University on Friday night at West Gym. The set scores were 25-16, 22-25, 25-23, 25-19.

UNH, which entered with a four-match win streak, is now 11-9 overall and 4-1 in America East. Binghamton improved to 9-12, 3-3.

New Hampshire Team Stats
41 kills /22 errors
.113 hitting percentage
38 assists
7 services aces / 10 service errors
69 digs
8 blocks (all assisted)

Binghamton Team Stats
58 kills / 26 errors
.201 hitting percentage
54 assists
5 service aces / 9 service errors
93 digs
11 blocks (including three solo)

UNH Individual Stats
Demi Muses: 13 kills, 18 digs, two blocks
Emily Tanski (Plymouth, Mich.): 11 kills, .257 hit %
Gabri Olhava (Mount Prospect, Ill.): 10 kills, .241 hit %, two blocks
Keelin Severtson (Delray Beach, Fla.): 36 assists, 9 digs
Sara Carlson (Hutchinson, Minn.): 15 digs

Binghamton Individual Stats
Lauren Kornmann: 18 kills
Gaby Alicea: 14 kills
Kristella Morina: 7 kills, .400 hit %, 5.5 blocks
Sarah Ngo: 44 assists, 26 digs
Bailey Walker: 27 digs

Up Next: UNH is on the road the remainder of October. The road trip continues Oct. 16 (2 p.m.) at Albany.
Next Home Game: The Wildcats return home Nov. 4 (7 p.m.) to play UMass Lowell.

The Difference
New Hampshire, which entered the match with the highest hitting percentage in America East, was held to .113 overall that included .053 in the first set and -.022 in the decisive fourth set.

-1^st set-
Binghamton won four consecutive points to build a 5-1 lead. UNH closed within 7-6, but the home team surged ahead 13-9 to force a Wildcats' timeout. UNH won four consecutive points out of the break to tie the score, 13-13. Binghamton won the next two points, however, as part of a 6-1 run that gave the Bearcats a 19-14 lead before New Hampshire called its second timeout. This time, Binghamton retained momentum with four more points to build a 23-14 advantage.

-2^nd set-
In a set that saw 12 ties, the teams traded points early and Binghamton's 4-0 spurt gave the home team a 7-5 lead. UNH won four of the next five points to go back ahead, 9-8. With the score tied at 12, UNH went on another 4-1 run to build a 16-13 lead. Binghamton rallied to once again tie the score at 16 and eventually took a 19-18 lead. The Wildcats went on a decisive 5-0 run en route to leveling the match.

-3^rd set-
UNH came out strong with a 3-0 lead, but the Bearcats responded with three consecutive points to tie the score. Binghamton erased another three-point deficit to knot the score at 12. The home team went on a 5-2 spurt to create a 17-14 cushion. The Wildcats were still within striking distance at 19-17 when Binghamton won three consecutive points to push the advantage to 22-17. UNH did not go quietly, however, as the Wildcats responded with three straight points to close within 22-20. And the deficit was trimmed to one, 23-22, but a Gaby Alicea kill advanced the score to set point for Binghamton. Demi Muses extended the set with a kill, but Alicea answered with another kill to close the set and give the home team a 2-1 lead in the match.

-4^th set-
UNH had an early 3-1 lead, but Binghamton won six of the next seven points to go ahead 7-4. The Bearcats' lead was trimmed to 10-9, but they won three consecutive points to surge ahead 13-9. And the home team held a three-point advantage, 14-11, when it went on another 3-0 spurt to surge in front 17-11. The Wildcats closed within 21-18, but Binghamton replied with a 3-0 run to push the score to match point, 24-18. New Hampshire nullified one match point, but Loren Kornmann ended it with a kill on the next play.

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