The season is underway for the University of New Hampshire (UNH) volleyball team as they have jumped out to a 9-6 (0-1) record. Coming off a 2022 season in which the ‘Cats went 19-10 and finished as the runner-ups in the America East, they will look to build on last season’s success.
The ‘Cats opened conference play in a rematch of the 2022 American East championship against UMBC, unfortunately losing 3-1. Junior Ezgi Karabulut led the team in kills with 17 while senior Kelly Kaufman led in blocks with five and first-year Jessica Shattles tallied 17 assists.
Overall on the season, Kaufman leads the team in blocks and kills with 125 kills and 54 blocks. Senior Camryn Honn has been finding her teammates so far this season, totaling 284 assists.
The ‘Cats have defended Lundholm Gymnasium so far into the early season defeating ACC foe Boston College 3-1 and in-state rival Dartmouth 3-1 as well.
The ‘Cats have played tournaments at Indiana, Harvard, Kansas, and James Madison and now look towards conference play.