'Cats Topple Holy Cross, Fall to UConn On Opening Day

Friday, August 25

4 PM

University of New Hampshire

1-0

Holy Cross

0-2

Holy Cross

UNHVB

Photo by: Elise Austin-Washburn

8/26/2017 12:11:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Holy Cross Box UConn Box

Bowman Records Double-Double With 11 Kills, 14 Digs vs. UConn

QUEENS, N.Y. – The University of New Hampshire volleyball team opened the 2017 season Friday night with a 3-0 win against College of the Holy Cross, then the Wildcats were upended 3-1 by the University of Connecticut. Both matches were part of Day 1 action at the Jack Kaiser Classic, which is hosted by St. John's University.

UNH outlasted the Crusaders in the first set, 28-26, then completed the sweep with subsequent set scores of 25-22 and 25-18.

In the second match vs. UConn, the Wildcats won Set 2, 25-18, after being edged 29-27 in the first set. The Huskies took the next two sets – 25-13, 25-14 – for the win.

Senior captain Courtney Bowman (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) recorded a double-double vs. UConn with 11 kills and 14 digs.

Both UNH and UConn are 1-1 following the first day of action. Holy Cross is 0-2.

Up Next: Aug. 26 vs. St. John's, 12 p.m. // Aug. 26 vs. Sacramento State, 5 p.m.
Next Home Game: Sept. 5 vs. Bryant, 7 p.m.

UNH vs. Holy Cross Recap

UNH		Holy Cross
37	Kills	29
18	Errors	18
.156	Hitting Pct.	.097
9	Service Aces	6
10	Service Errors	7
64	Digs	61
4	Blocks	7.5

Wildcat Leaders vs. Holy Cross
Gabri Olhava (Mount Prospect, Ill.): 8 kills, .353 hitting pct., 3 blocks, 2 aces
Courtney Bowman (Chagrin Falls, Ohio): 7 kills, 13 digs
Emma Patlovich (Lake Bluff, Ill.): 19 assists, 7 digs
Logan Welti (Middleton, Wis.): 15 digs
Jenny Weston (Canton, Mass.): 11 digs

THE DIFFERENCE

Holy Cross' hitting percentage decreased set-by-set from .167 in Set 1 to .095 in Set 2 to .029 in Set 3.

SET 1

New Hampshire jumped out to a 9-5 lead but Holy Cross responded with four consecutive points to tie the score 9-9.
Another Crusaders' four-point run gave the designated visitors a 13-11 lead.
UNH trailed 19-18 when the 'Cats utilized a 4-0 spurt to regain the lead, 22-19.
The Wildcats held set points at 24-20, but yet another 4-0 run by Holy Cross extended the first set.
The Crusaders fended off two more set points (25-24 and 26-25) before the combination of Tanski's kill and a block by the duo of Olhava and Weston gave UNH the first set.

SET 2

Holy Cross displayed its resolve by rolling out to a 7-0 lead in Set 2. UNH showed its resolve as well with a 12-5 run that leveled the second set, 12-12.
The set remained close as neither team led by more than one point until the Wildcats took a 23-21 advantage.

SET 3

UNH erased a 4-2 deficit with five consecutive points to take a 7-4 lead and Holy Cross never pulled even the rest of the match.
The Wildcats' longest run of the match – six points – extended the advantage to 16-7.
The Crusaders closed within 21-17, but UNH closed out the set and match with a 4-1 spurt.

UNH vs. UConn Recap

UNH		UConn
49	Kills	52
22	Errors	19
.165	Hitting Pct.	.219
2	Service Aces	6
15	Service Errors	8
69	Digs	73
2	Blocks	7

Wildcat Leaders vs. UConn
Emily Tanski: 13 kills, .227 hit %, 9 digs
Courtney Bowman: 11 kills, 14 digs
Kennedi Smith (The Woodlands, Texas): 10 kills, .444 hit %
Logan Welti: 21 digs
Emma Patlovich: 22 assists
Mali Jereczek (Green Bay, Wis.): 17 assists

THE DIFFERENCE

UNH out-hit UConn .294 to .125 in Set 2, but the Huskies rebounded to record a .379 hitting percentage in Set 3 and a mark of .480 in Set 4.

SET 1

With the score tied at 15, UNH went on a 4-0 run but that was answered by UConn's four straight points to once again level the score at 19.
The Wildcats inched ahead 23-20 and had set points at 24-22 and 25-24.
UConn fended off those three set points and held set point at 26-25 and 27-26. The Huskies finally captured the first set, 29-27, on consecutive kills by Danielle Cabel.

SET 2

UConn's 4-0 spurt trimmed its deficit to 17-16, but the 'Cats responded with three consecutive points to build a 20-16 advantage.
New Hampshire surged ahead 23-17 and closed out the set, 25-18, on Tanski's kill.

SET 3

UConn's early 7-0 run gave the designated visitors a 9-2 lead and UNH never got closer than four points the rest of the set.

SET 4

The Huskies opened the decisive set on a 3-0 run and then a five-point spurt extended the advantage to 10-3.
The 'Cats closed within 13-8, but UConn put the set out of reach with a 5-1 run.

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