Volleyball drops first two matches of season
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs' much-anticipated 2005 volleyball season got off to a rocky start Friday as the Mountain Lions dropped their first two matches of the season at the ASU Concho Classic at San Angelo, Texas.
The Mountain Lions lost to the Texas A&M Commerce Lions 3-2 (25-30, 30-23, 26-30, 30-27, 15-11) in the morning match, then were topped by the host Angelo State Rambelles 3-1 (19-30, 32-30, 30-23, 30-24) in the evening.
UCCS went as far as its defense would take it against TAMU Commerce, holding the Lions to hitting percentages of .054 and .032 in winning Games 1 and 3. Commerce hit .333, .250 and .455 while beating UCCS in Games 2, 4 and 5.
Newcomer Diane Sheldon, a sophomore transfer from Navy, led the Mountain Lions with 16 kills while Andrea Weedman added 12. Jill Wrenn was UCCS' most efficient hitter with a .500 hitting percentage on eight kills.
The Mountain Lions' two freshman setters, Jocelyn Evans and Jessica Stewart, had 19 and 12 assists respectively. Laura Meeter had a team-high nine digs as UCCS managed only 32 digs as a team.
UCCS took also took the first game against Angelo State, holding the host Rambelles to a -.027 hitting percentage. Angelo State outlasted UCCS for a 32-30 Game 2 win before rolling in Games 3 and 4.
The Mountain Lions did a better job keeping the ball in play by recording 81 digs, 26 by Weedman who also added 11 kills.
Sheldon again led the offense with 13 kills while Kelley Angel added 12.
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kelley Angel | 7 | MB | |
| Kelley Angel | 7 | OH | So. |
 | Kelly Angel | 7 | MB | |
| Kelly Angel | 7 | MB | |
 | Jill Wrenn | 5 | RS | |
 | Jill Wrenn | 4 | RS | So. |
 | Jill Wrenn | 5 | OH/RS | Fr. |
 | Jill Wrenn | 5 | RS | |
 | Andrea Weedman | 9 | OH | Fr. |
 | Andrea Weedman | 9 | OH/DS | Sr. |
 | Andrea Weedman | 9 | OH/DS | Sr. |
 | Andrea Weedman | 9 | OH/DS | Sr. |
 | Laura Meeter | 6 | S/L | Fr. |
 | Laura Meeter | 6 | S/L | Fr. |
 | Laura Meeter | 6 | S/L | Fr. |
 | Laura Meeter | 6 | S/L | Fr. |
 | Diane Sheldon | 11 | OH/RS | Sr. |
 | Diane Sheldon | 11 | OH/RS | Sr. |
 | Diane Sheldon | 11 | OH/RS | Sr. |
 | Jocelyn Evans | 2 | S | |
 | Jessica Stewart | 8 | S | Jr. |
 | Jessica Stewart | 8 | S | Jr. |
 | Jessica Stewart | 8 | S | Jr. |
 | Jessica Stewart | 8 | S | Jr. |
| Additional News Stories | |||
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| December 12, 2005 |  | Joseph promoted to administrative assistant | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Athletic Department announced Tuesday that A.J. Joseph has been promoted to administrative assistant to athletic director Stephen W. Kirkham. |
| November 11, 2005 |  | UCCS eliminated from RMAC playoffs | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs volleyball team’s season came to an end Friday as the Mountain Lions were defeated 3-0 (30-22, 20-28, 34-32) by the Metro State Roadrunners in the first round of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference playoffs in Kearney, Neb. |
| November 10, 2005 |  | Three Mountain Lions named All-RMAC | UCCS junior middle blocker Kelley Angel was named first-team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the RMAC announced Thursday. Teammate Andrea Weedman was named second-team All-RMAC, while Jill Wrenn was honorable mention. |
| November 4, 2005 |  | Volleyball loses third straight match | The good news is that the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs volleyball team finished the 2005 regular season with a best-ever 12-7 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference record (16-12 overall) and will be making only its second trip to the RMAC playoffs next week. |
| November 2, 2005 |  | Another record crowd witnesses loss | Behind 17 kills each by Samantha Connelly and Holly Swanson, the Colorado State-Pueblo Thunderwolves grabbed two points in the Steel and Silver Series with a 3-2 (24-30, 30-23, 31-29, 28-30, 15-4) victory over the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Wednesday before a UCCS-record 402 fans at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. |
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