CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - New Hampshire won its fifth-straight match, beating UMBC, 3-2, on the road Friday night as part of three America East Conference matches.
Recaps
Friday,
September 28
New
Hampshire (10-8, 2-0 AEC) 3, at UMBC (7-12, 0-2 AEC) 2
(25-22, 18-25, 25-22, 20-25, 15-12)
Box Score
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Morgan Thatcher recorded 18 kills as New Hampshire won its fifth-straight match, 3-2, at UMBC. The Wildcats are the first America East team to win a conference game on the road.
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The Wildcats stole the opening set, rallying back from a 21-17 deficit by scoring seven of the final eight points.
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The match could have gone either way in the fifth set, as it was tied at 12 before the Wildcats scored the final three points to take the match.
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Freshman Sherelle Walker led all players with 22 kills for UMBC.
at Stony Brook (6-8, 1-0 AEC) 3, Hartford
(6-11, 0-2 AEC) 1 (25-21, 25-23, 12-25, 25-13)
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In the team's first conference game of the year, Stony Brook topped Hartford, 3-1, at home on Friday night.
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Freshman Melissa Rigo recorded double-digit kills for her 14th-straight game, notching a game-high 20.
- The first set was even 10-10 when the Seawolves rattled off four
straight points. Hartford got within two at 17-15, but the Seawolves
extended their lead to five, 24-19, before finishing off the set with a
Rigo kill.
- Sareetha Nethersole led Hartford with 13 kills.
at Binghamton (2-0, 5-12 AEC) 3 , Providence
(1-18, 0-2 AEC) 0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-19)
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Binghamton recorded 13 blocks as a team and held Providence to a negative hitting percentage to sweep the Friars on Friday night.
- Four different Bearcats registered at least eight kills. Sophomore Kristin Hovie led the way with a match-high 12, while senior Iva Partaleva and junior Grace Vickers totaled nine apiece.
- Providence was led by Colleen McCollom with 10 kills.
Upcoming
Games
Sunday,
September 30
New
Hampshire at Binghamton, 1 p.m. - Live Stats | Video
Vestal, N.Y.
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The Wildcats own a 10-9 advantage in the
all-time series against Binghamton.
Albany at
Stony Brook, 1 p.m. - Live
Stats | Video
Stony Brook,
N.Y.
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Stony Brook hosts Albany in a rematch of last
year's championship game that saw the Great Danes win, 3-0.
Providence
at UMBC, 2 p.m. - Live Stats |
Video
Catonsville,
Md.
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UMBC owns a 7-2 advantage in the all-time series
against Providence, winning seven-straight since the Friars won the first two
meetings in 1989.
