UCCS slips into second
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs slipped into a tie for second place in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conferenceâ€TMs Western Division with a 3-0 (30-26, 30-29, 30-22) loss to the Mesa State Mavericks in Grand Junction Saturday.
Nikki Kneuer had 20 kills and 17 assists to lead Mesa State (20-5, 13-4 RMAC).
The Mountain Lions are now tied with New Mexico Highlands with a 12-5 conference record. UCCS is 16-10 overall.
Kelley Angel led the Mountain Lions with eight kills and four assisted blocks. Andrea Weedman keyed the defense with 18 digs.
Game 1 was tied at eight when Mesa State put together a 10-4 run. Three kills by Angel helped the Mountain Lions close to 19-18. Shortly afterward, a Jill Wrenn kill gave UCCS a 24-23 lead. With the game tied at 26, Mesa State got kills by Kneuer, Krista Bellman and Drew Choules and an ace by Allison Krug to close it out.
Mesa State opened Game 2 with a 5-0 lead but UCCS stormed back, closing to 5-4 on a Stephanie Laband ace. The Mavericks scored five of the next six points, however, and UCCS was unable to get closer than four after that.
UCCS hit -.079 in Game 3 as Mesa State completed the sweep.
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. |
 | Stephanie Laband | 15 | OH/RS | Sr. |
 | Stephanie Laband | 15 | OH/RS | Sr. |
 | Stephanie Laband | 15 | OH/RS | Sr. |
| 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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