Volleyball dominates stats, loses match
Despite an 83-46 advantage in kills, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was defeated 3-2 (19-30, 30-27, 25-30, 35-33, 15-13) by the Cameron Aggies Thursday night at the Lions' Den.
The math of the loss was atrocious. The Mountain Lions committed 45 hitting errors, 19 service errors, 10 ball handling errors, one setting error and one blocking error. That's 76 points given away, which allowed Cameron to escape with a win despite managing only a meager .088 hitting percentage. To put it another way, UCCS was responsible for 61.3 percent of the Aggies' points.
On the positive side, the Mountain Lions displayed a ferocious power game, which bodes well down the road if they can eliminate the gaffes. UCCS serves were difficult to handle, resulting in 10 aces and many weak attacks. Offensively, the Mountain Lions hit with authority - particularly on shorter sets.
All of this leaves UCCS in an identity crisis, looking like the NYPD at times and the Keystone Kops at others,
Kelley Angel and Diane Sheldon led the Mountain Lions with 23 kills each. Andrea Weedman added 15 kills and a team-high 26 digs, while Jill Wrenn had 10 kills.
Ashley Rikard and Alysha Pritt led Cameron with 13 kills each.
The Mountain Lions loss was the first match of the inaugural AmeriSuites Mountain Lion Invitational, which will continue Friday and Saturday.
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kelley Angel | 7 | MB | |
| Kelley Angel | 7 | OH | So. |
 | Kelly Angel | 7 | MB | |
| Kelly Angel | 7 | MB | |
 | Jill Wrenn | 5 | OH/RS | Fr. |
 | Jill Wrenn | 4 | RS | So. |
 | Jill Wrenn | 5 | RS | |
 | 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. |
 | Diane Sheldon | 11 | OH/RS | Sr. |
 | Diane Sheldon | 11 | OH/RS | Sr. |
 | Diane Sheldon | 11 | OH/RS | Sr. |
| Additional News Stories | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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