New Hampshire Tops Rutgers 3-1 in Philly

Match Stats:

• New Hampshire Defeats Rutgers 3-1 (25-19, 25-23, 18-25, 25-13)
• UNH goes to 4-4, Rutgers to 4-3

Press Releases:

Courtesy New Hampshire Athletics:

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Freshman Emily Tanski(Plymouth, Mich.) recorded her fourth double-double of the season with a 10-kill, 14-dig effort as the University of New Hampshire volleyball team defeated Rutgers University, 3-1 (25-19, 25-23, 18-25, 25-13), Friday afternoon at the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing Cherry & White Challenge on the campus of Temple University.

UNH (4-4) Team Stats
48 kills
42 assists
12 services ace
67 digs
9 blocks (8 assisted, 1 solo)
.156 hitting percentage

Rutgers (4-3) Team Stats
45 kills
41 assists
4 service aces
62 digs
14 blocks (12 assisted, 2 solo)

UNH Individual Stats
Tanki: 10 kills, 14 digs
Sara Carlson (Hutchinson, Minn.): 20 digs
Demi Muses (Organgevale, Calif.): 9 kills, 11 digs
Keelin Severtson (Delray Beach, Fla.): 39 assists

Rutgers Individual Stats
Lauren Cloyd: 15 kills
Megan Sharkey: 21 assists, 10 digs
Talia Holze: 17 assists
Karysa Swackenberg: 22 digs

Up Next: New Hampshire closes out the tournament tomorrow with a 10 AM matchup against Temple and a 4 PM matchup against Cleveland State University. UNH returns home on Tuesday, Sept. 13 (7 PM) to host Harvard University.

-1^st set-
UNH jumped to a fast 5-1 lead capped off by a Courtney Bowman (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) spike just six points into the match. The Scarlet Knights inched back into the set, to reduce the deficit to a point, 14-13, about halfway through the opening stanza. New Hampshire scored three straight, all on Rutgers’ errors, and then two more after a Scarlet Knight tally to take a 19-14 lead. Both teams traded the next nine points putting the ‘Cats in the lead, 23-19. Freshmen Serena Mueller (San Diego, Calif.) and Muses secured the set win with back-to-back kills.

-2^nd set-
Rutgers began the second set strong with a 10-5 lead off of three straight points. Out of the next 12 points, UNH tallied nine to take a 14-13 lead, the first lead since the first point. Two consecutive kills by Sharkey and Swackenberg kickstarted a 4-1 run to take a 17-15 lead for the Scarlet Knights. Both team battled through the final set points as Rutgers led 23-22. Two Rutgers’ errors and a Muses kill finished the job, 25-23, and a 2-0 set lead.

-3^rd set-
New Hampshire was overpowered in the third set, after securing its final lead of the set, 8-7, on a service ace by Severtson. Rutgers held the lead for the remainder of the set.

-4^th set-
The Wildcats were furious in the final set, never trailing or allowing Rutgers’ to pull even throughout. A 9-3 UNH lead was nearly erased with a five-point rally for Rutgers. New Hampshire responded with six of the next seven points. Muses recorded a kill and an ace in the run. Later in the set, with a 17-13 lead, the ‘Cats notched eight straight points to finish off the Scarlet Knights and secure a 3-1 match win. Bowman had two kills, Tanski one and an ace, to headline the final stretch.

Courtesy Rutgers Athletics:

PHILADELPHIA, PA. (Sept. 9, 2016) – Despite a strong showing in the third set, the Rutgers volleyball team fell to New Hampshire on day one of the Hilton Penn’s Landing Cherry & White Challenge hosted by Yale. The Scarlet Knights dropped the four-set match by set scores of 19-25, 23-25, 25-18, and 13-25.

Rutgers moved to an overall record of 4-4 on the season, while New Hampshire improved to a mark of 4-4 as well.

Senior right side Lauren Cloyd led the squad with a match-high 15 kills, two shy of her career-best. Classmate Cole Trimble and freshman right sideJillian Duffin followed with seven kills each.

Two Wildcats posted double-digits in the kills’ column as Emily Tanski paced the staff with a double-double, including10 kills and 14 digs. Courtney Bowman posted a team-high 12 kills in the win.

After struggling to take a lead in set one, Rutgers bounced back in set two by jumping to a 10-5 edge. UNH responded with a 7-2 run to tie the score, 12-12. Although the Wildcats then moved in front during a point-for-point battle, it was not for long as a Megan Sharkey kill followed by a Meme Fletcher and Jasmine Stackhouse block reclaimed the RU lead, 16-14. The Scarlet Knights held the edge until the Wildcats rebalanced the score, 19-19. A battle ensued again for the lead with the count tied four times. However, UNH tacked on the final two points for its second consecutive set win of the contest.

The teams traded points to start the third frame continuin to knot the score on seven occasions with RU holding a slight advantage throughout. The Scarlet Knights used their momentum to string together three consecutive points for the largest gap since the start of the stanze at 12-9. Leading 17-15, back-to-back kills for Trimble ignited the RU offense to pull away to a 21-15 advantage. A kill for Cloyd sealed the set win, 25-18, to keep the Scarlet Knights alive in the match.

UNH regained its rhythm with a 9-4 edge to open set four. RU rallied a 4-0 run capped by an ace for Fletcher to cut into the deficit 9-8. However, the Wildcats ended the surge by pulling away to a 25-13 win the final frame.

UP NEXT
Rutgers returns to action with for day two with Cleveland State at 12:30 p.m. and host Temple at 6 p.m.

KNIGHT NOTES

• Lauren Cloyd led the Scarlet Knights with a season-high 15 kills, a total that is two shy of her career-best.
• Karysa Swackenberg added a career-high 22 digs in the contest, also marking a match-high total for RU this season.
• Cole Trimble registered a .357 hitting percentage to pace the team.
• Nine different Scarlet Knights contributed at least one kill in the contest.

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