NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLLEYBALL 2016 MATCH NOTES Contact: Doug Poole, Associate Director of UNH Athletic Communications O: (603) 862-2585 | C: (603) 969-5433 | [email protected] MEDIA 2016 SCHEDULE NEW HAMPSHIRE AUGUST WILDCATS INFORMATION 26 @ Navy L, 1-3 VENUE: Devaney Center 27 vs. Delaware @ Navy L, 0-3 27 vs. Coppin State @ Navy W, 3-0 21-10|10-2 Visit www.unhwildcats.com for links to video, OVERALL AMERICA EAST audio and live stats 29 FRESNO STATE L, 0-3 Home: 11-3 TWITTER: @unhwildcats/ @UNHVOLLEYBALL SEPTEMBER Road: 7-5 INSTAGRAM: @unhwildcats / @unhvolleyball 02 vs. Siena College @ Harvard W, 3-2 Neutral: 3-2 Last 5: 5-0 03 @ Boston College W, 3-2 Last 10: 10-0 VS 06 @ Bryant L, 0-3 09 vs. Rutgers @ Temple W, 3-0 NEBRASKA INSIDE 10 @ Temple L, 1-3 10 vs. Cleveland St. @ Temple L, 1-3 CORNHUSKERS THE SERIES 13 HARVARD W, 3-0 SERIES VS. NEBRASKA: FIRST-EVER MEETING 16 HOLY CROSS W, 3-0 27-2|18-2 DURHAM: 0-0 17 SACRED HEART L, 1-3 OVERALL Big 10 LINCOLN: 0-0 17 IDAHO STATE W, 3-1 NEUTRAL: 0-0 20 NORTHEASTERN L, 1-3 Home: 14-1 STREAK: N/A Road: 10-1 FIRST MEETING: N/A 30 UMBC* W, 3-0 Neutral: 3-0 LAST MEETING: N/A Last 5: 4-1 OCTOBER Last 10: 9-1 02 STONY BROOK* W, 3-0 THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE: The University of New Hampshire (Durham, N.H.) has a 07 @ Hartford* W, 3-1 21-10 overall record and earned an automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Women’s Volleyball 09 @ UMass Lowell* W, 3-1 Championship by virtue of winning the America East Championship tournament. 14 @ Binghamton* L, 1-3 UNH won the America East regular-season and tournament titles for the fourth consecutive year. 16 @ Albany* L, 2-3 This will be the Wildcats’ fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAAs and seventh in program 21 @ Delaware St. W, 3-0 history under the direction of 21st-year head coach Jill Hirschinger. In addition to this current run, 22 @ Maryland-Eastern Shore W, 3-1 the ‘Cats advanced to the NCAA tourney in 1998, 2002 and 2003. 28 @ Stony Brook* W, 3-1 UNH carries a season-best 10-match win streak into the NCAAs. The Wildcats also had a 10-match 30 @ UMBC* W, 3-1 win streak last year and a win streak of 11 matches in 2014. NOVEMBER New Hampshire has won five of its last six matches in straight sets. During the win streak, UNH has 04 UMASS LOWELL* W, 3-0 swept the opponent six times and lost a total of just four sets (no more than one set in any match). 05 HARTFORD* W, 3-0 11 ALBANY* W, 3-0 Friday's first round NCAA match at top-seeded, top-ranked and national defending champion University of Nebraska will be UNH's first match away from home since October. The Wildcats 13 BINGHAMTON* W, 3-1 18 BINGHAMTON Ω W, 3-0 PROBABLE STARTERS 19 ALBANY Ω W, 3-0 Kennedi 5 Emily 9 DEMI 13 Keelin 14 Gabri 16 Courtney 20 Sara 15 SMITH OH |FR TANSKI OH |FR MUSES MB |SR SEVERTSON S|SR OLHAVA MB |SO BOWMAN OH |JR CARLSON DS | SR DECEMBER 2 @ #1 NEBRASKA ≈ 8 PM Home matches in BOLD CAPS Neutral-site matches in ITALICS * America East conference match PREVIOUS MATCH Ω America East Championships *BASED OFF OF STARTERS FROM THE FROM OFF OF STARTERS *BASED ≈ NCAA Championships ALL GAMES ARE EASTERN TIME K/set 2.34 K/set 2.74 K/set 3.57 K/set 0.60 K/set 2.03 K/set 1.72 K/set 0.24 Att. Pct .163 Att. Pct .230 Att. Pct .296 Att. Pct .258 Att. Pct .268 Att. Pct .171 Att. Pct .086 A/set 0.07 A/set 0.46 A/set 0.47 A/set 10.93 A/set 0.00 A/set 0.15 A/set 0.19 SA/set 0.31 SA/set 0.35 SA/set 0.19 SA/set 0.35 SA/set 0.01 SA/set 0.16 SA/set 0.12 D/set 1.82 D/set 2.93 D/set 3.56 D/set 1.87 D/set 0.35 D/set 2.17 D/set 3.24 B/set 0.42 B/set 0.30 B/set 0.81 B/set 0.31 B/set 0.86 B/set 0.29 B/set 0.04 SEVEN-TIME AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONS 1998| 2002| 2003| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE UNHWILDCATS.COM #UNHVB STAT ANALYSIS WILDCATS CORNHUSKERS 13.3 ..............................................................................................................................................KILLS PER SET .............................................................................................................................................. 14.4 11.7 ..................................................................................................................................... OPPONENT KILLS PER SET ...................................................................................................................................... 11.1 .222. ........................................................................................................................................HITTING PERCENTAGE......................................................................................................................................... .289 .162 .................................................................................................................................OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE ............................................................................................................................. ... .141 12.4 .............................................................................................................................................ASSISTS PER SET .............................................................................................................................................13.3 1.6 ..........................................................................................................................................SERVICE ACES PER SET ...........................................................................................................................................1.2 16.5 .............................................................................................................................................. DIGS PER SET .............................................................................................................................................. 15.0 1.7 .............................................................................................................................................. BLOCKS PER SET .............................................................................................................................................. 2.9 4.23 (Demi Muses) ............................................................................................................... POINTS PER SET LEADER ..............................................................................................................(Kadie Rolfzen) 3.84 3.57 (Demi Muses) ..................................................................................................................KILLS PER SET LEADER ................................................................................................................ (Kadie Rolfzen) 3.14 10.93 (Keelin Severtson) ........................................................................................................ASSISTS PER SET LEADER .............................................................................................................. (Kelly Hunter) 11.24 .296 (Demi Muses) ........................................................................................................... HITTING PERCENTAGE LEADER ........................................................................................................(Briana Holman) .346 0.35 (Emily Tanski, Keelin Severtson) ..................................................................................... ACES PER SET LEADER .............................................................................................................(Annika Albrecht) 0.24 3.56 (D. Muses) ...................................................................................................................... DIGS PER SET LEADER .....................................................................................................(Justine Wong-Orantes) 4.14 0.86 (G. Olhava) ...................................................................................................................BLOCKS PER SET LEADER �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������(Amber Rolfzen) 1.43 ended the regular season with four consecutive home matches and then hosted the America East Championships on Nov. 18-19. POSTSEASON HISTORY 1997 2007 Nov. 22 Nov. 17 New Hampshire has won each of its last four road matches with the most Quarterfinals Semifinals recent a 3-1 win at UMBC on Oct. 30. No. 2 UNH def No. 3 Delaware (3-2) No. 3 UAlbany def. No. 2 UNH (3-1) (13-15, 15-7, 15-13, 12-15, 17-15) (20-30, 30-32, 30-22, 17-30) UNH's most recent loss was, in fact, on the road, Oct. 16 at the University Semifinals 2009 Nov. 23 Nov. 20 at Albany in an epic five-set battle that saw the 'Cats stave off three match No. 1 Hofstra def. No. 2 UNH (3-0) Semifinals (15-11, 15-5, 15-12) Finals No. 3 Binghamton def. No. 2 UNH (3-0) points and the Great Danes fend off a pair of match points. (21-25, 17-25, 20-25) 1998 Quarterfinals 2011 MAKING HISTORY: New Hampshire is the first team to win four Nov. 21 Nov. 18 consecutive America East tournament titles (2013-14-15-16). UNH has No. 1 UNH def. No. 4 Delaware (3-1) Semifinals (10-15, 15-13, 15-3, 16-14) No. 3 Stony Brook def. No. 2 UNH (3-1) won seven titles overall, which is also an America East record. (23-25, 22-25, 25-22, 19-25) Semifinals Nov. 22 2012 ROARING 20s: UNH recorded is 20th victory of the season with a sweep No. 1. UNH def. No. 2 Hofstra (3-1) Nov. 16 (15-11, 3-15, 15-9, 17-15) Finals Semifinals of Binghamton University in the America East