Volleyball Closes Tournament Schedule at New Hampshire Invite
9/11/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
MATCH NOTES (.pdf)
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - The Seton Hall volleyball team heads to Durham, N.H. for the New Hampshire Invitational this weekend. The Pirates (3-4) will take on Evansville, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire at the two-day event.
THE MATCHUPS
VS. EVANSVILLE (4-5)
SEPTEMBER 12 - 3:30 p.m.
SHU VS. Evansville All-Time: 0-1
Last Meeting: N/A
Location: N/A
Result: First Meeting
SCOUTING THE ACES
Evansville has won four of its last five contests after starting the year 0-4. Sally Kalupka leads the team with 89 kills, while Julie Sylvester and Brooke Maher pace the defense with 132 and 114 digs, respectively.
VS. RHODE ISLAND (4-3)
SEPTEMBER 13 - 10:00 a.m.
SHU vs. URI All-Time: 3-2
Last Meeting: Sep. 13, 2006
Location: Kingston, R.I.
Result: 3-2 Win
SCOUTING THE RAMS
The Rams have also won four-of-five coming into the tournament. URI boasts a balanced offensive and defensive attack, led by Caitlyn Weslh, who leads the team in kills (84) and digs (77).
AT NEW HAMPSHIRE (1-6)
SEPTEMBER 13 - 7:00 p.m.
SHU vs. UNH All-Time: 1-3
Last Meeting: Sep. 10, 2005
Location: Storrs, Conn.
Result: 0-3 Loss
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
New Hampshire picked up its first win of the season on Tuesday after sweeping Bryant in its home opener. Kirsten Bates averages 3.92 kills per set, and Alice Lahti has 95 digs to lead the Wildcats.
