Muses Fifth Double-Double Earns First Conference Win of Year

Friday, September 30

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

8-8, 1-0AE

University of Maryland Baltimore County

10-4 1-1AE

UMBC

UNH

Photo by: Joey Walker

Muses Fifth Double-Double Earns First Conference Win of Year

9/30/2016 9:02:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. – Senior captain Demi Muses (Orangevale, Calif.) finished with a double-double, her fifth of the season and third straight, to lead the University of New Hampshire volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-14) sweep of America East rival University of Maryland, Baltimore County to open conference play at Lundholm Gym.

UNH (8-8, 1-0 AE) Team Stats
41 kills
40 assists
6 services aces
48 digs
11 blocks
.276 hitting percentage

UMBC (10-4, 1-1 AE) Team Stats
30 kills
28 assists
3 service aces
45 digs
3 blocks

UNH Individual Stats
Muses: 15 kills, 13 digs, .406 hitting percentage
Emily Tanski (Plymouth, Mich.): 11 kills, 12 digs, .296 hitting percentage
Keelin Severtson (Orangevale, Calif.): 34 assists
Gabri Olhava (Mount Prospect, Ill.): 6 block assists

UMBC Individual Stats
Zoya Trendafilova: 10 kills, .417 hitting percentage
Kristin Watson: 16 digs
Claudia Lopez: 25 assists, 8 digs
Brooke Hayden: 8 kills, 8 digs

Up Next: UNH remains home on Homecoming Weekend for a tilt on Sunday, Oct. 2 (1 PM) against Stony Brook University with an unbeaten conference record at stake.

-1^st set-
The first set was a close battle but New Hampshire slowly grew its lead to five, 14-9, halfway through the set. The Wildcats and the Retrievers matched in total kills (11) in the set but UMBC struggled with a 0.024 hitting percentage. With a 2-point lead, 17-15, the Wildcats rattled off six straight points to stretch an 8-point lead late in the set. UMBC was unable to overcome the rally, with five attack errors in the run.

-2^nd set-
The Wildcats recorded 15 kills in the second set over UMBC's 11. The period was another close one as no team could rally for more than three points until New Hampshire scored four straight to take a 13-9 lead off of three Retriever errors and a Tanski service ace. The Wildcats put together four, 2-point bursts to hold out for the set-win, 25-18.

-3^rd set-
New Hampshire, who earned a .393 hitting percentage in set three – the match high – put its foot to the pedal in the final stanza. With UMBC holding a 6-5 lead, UNH rattled off 5-straight points before the Retrievers scored and followed that with three more points to take a 13-7 lead. UMBC tried to claw back but in the end, the Wildcats finished with the final five points on two kills by Muses and a service ace from freshman Kennedi Smith (The Woodlands, Texas) to take the match and the first America East game of the season.

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