Volleyball reduces errors, gets win
Diane Sheldon had 12 kills as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs volleyball team defeated the Angelo State Rambelles 3-0 Friday night at the Lionsâ€TM Den.
For the first time during the Amerisuites/Mountain Lion Invitational, UCCS was able to rein in its mistakes and allow its athleticism to come into play. The Mountain Lions (2-5) were plagued by hitting, service and ball handling errors in its previous two games in the tournament.
Kelly Angel added 10 kills with a .421 hitting percentage for UCCS, which outhit Angelo State .197 to .079. Angel also had two solo blocks and two assisted blocks.
UCCSâ€TM two freshman setters played by far their best match of the tournament, with Jessica Stewart getting 23 assists and Jocelyn Evans adding 14 assists and a pair of blocks.
Christina Doris led the Rambelles (2-4) with 12 kills.
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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. |
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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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