THE BASICS:


RESULT: New Hampshire 3, Hartford 0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-18)
LOCATION: Lundholm Gymnasium (Durham, N.H.)
RECORDS: Hartford (5-14, 2-4 America East), New Hampshire (9-11, 4-2)

THE LEAD:
A balanced offensive attack saw New Hampshire snap the Hartford volleyball team's two-match winning streak on Saturday, as the Wildcats bested the Hawks 3-0.
 
Kennedi Smith and Emily Tanski each had 10 kills in the win for UNH. Logan Welti led all players with 11 digs in the win, while Emma Patlovich provided four aces for the home squad.
 
Katy Henchy led the Hawks with seven kills, while Megan Anderson divvied up 21 assists. Montrashay Worley posted nine digs to lead Hartford in a losing effort.
 
SET-BY-SET
• The Wildcats got out to a roaring start, opening a 15-4 lead over the Hawks. Kills by Henchy and Jenna Bridges slowed the momentum momentarily, but UNH regained its position en route to a 25-11 victory.
• The second was a much more back-and-forth affair, though UNH got out to a 6-3 lead. The Hawks chipped away at that, and gathered the lead with Paulina Modestow at the serve, by a score of 9-8. Hartford pushed the lead to 14-10 on a block by Abby Nash and Brittany Braun, but the home squad slowly gained on the Hawks, gathering the lead at 18-17 and never trailing again in a 25-21 triumph.
• New Hampshire got out to a fast start after the break, opening an 8-3 lead early on in the third. The Hawks came roaring back with four straight, the last a Henchy kill, to cut it to 8-7. The Wildcats were able to push the lead back to five at 15-10 before Hartford rallied once more, cutting it to 17-15 on a block by Henchy and Braun. But that was as close as the visitors would get, as the Wildcats took the match.
 
UP NEXT:
The Hawks remain on the road next weekend for a pivotal conference match at UMBC on Friday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m.