Nevada junior playing well
Hernandez had 54 digs in three games
Allison Hernandez had a team-high 54 digs for the Nevada volleyball team this past weekend in three matches. Nevada finished third at the AT&T invitational and UNLV won it.
Hernandez matched her teams dig total against Washington State.
“It means a lot to me,” Hernandez said. “Mainly because this is not my normal position. I was an outside hitter before my ankle injury, then, when I came back, I couldn’t jump that well, so I was put in a defensive position.”
Last season Hernandez averaged 2.85 digs per game. This year, after 25 games played, she is averaging 4.28 digs per game.
Misleading percentages
The Wolf Pack volleyball team lost game three of the UNLV match in an unusual way.
UNLV won 30-27, but if you look at the box score, you will find something surprising. The Wolf Pack had a higher attack percentage – .206, compared to UNLV’s .204.
This is the first time all year that the Wolf Pack has lost when having the higher attack percentage. The last time it happened was at last year’s WAC Tournament, where the Wolf Pack had a .276 percentage and lost to San Jose State, which had .275 percentage.
When asked why UNLV was able to win that game, Nevada coach Devin Scruggs said, “It’s the little things we are not doing.”
Weak crowd turnout
In three Wolf Pack volleyball games this weekend, the total attendance amounted to less than 1,000 fans.
In Nevada’s first match against UNLV, more than 600 fans attended, but less than half that number went to the other two matches. The volleyball team seems to have mixed opinions on crowd attendance.
Hernandez, a junior, said, “The crowd helps, but our team intensity is the most important.” Freshman Kylie Harrington feels the crowd could have played a bigger factor.
“For me, I like to play under pressure,” Harrington said. “And it is hard for us to pick ourselves up when we get down, we needed more impact from the crowd.”
Harrington back from injury
Less than a week ago, Harrington practiced for the first time since breaking her hand. In her second match since her injury, Harrington recorded her first double-double of her collegiate playing career.
She had 13 kills and 10 defensive digs, not to mention her team-high five serving aces. Harrington credits her comeback from the injury to her teammates, saying, “they really supported me and believed in me and I love them so much.”
Harrington seems to be finding her rhythm as she has had strong outings the last two matches.
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