UCCS eliminated from RMAC playoffs
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs volleyball teamâ€TMs 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.
UCCS finished the 2005 season with a 16-13 record. Metro State (20-7) advances to the semifinals to face the winner of the Mesa State-Colorado School of Mines match.
Andrea Weedman led the Mountain Lions with 12 kills and 12 digs. Diane Sheldon added 10 kills, while Kelley Angel had nine kills and a team-high six blocks.
The Mountain Lions were outhit .273 to .088 and outblocked 15 to 7.
Julie Green led Metro State with 14 kills.
Game 1 was tied at 20 when a pair of kills by Sheena Bohannon helped the Roadrunners to a 5-1 run. After a Weedman kill, Metro State scored five straight points to close out the game.
Metro State raced to a 7-2 lead in Game 2 and led 18-11 when Angel had two kills to spark a six-point UCCS run. Later, Weedman had consecutive kills to give the Mountain Lions a 27-25 lead. UCCS led 28-26 when Metro State again closed strong with a four-point rally.
Rather than being deflated by the consecutive late-match swoons, UCCS opened Game 3 with a 6-3 lead. The Mountain Lions led by as many as five (35-20) but again could not close it out. After a kill by Sheldon, UCCS led 29-28 and was serving for game point.
The teams traded points all the way to a 32-all tie. A Metro State block and a UCCS setting error ended the match.
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kelley Angel | 7 | MB | |
| Kelley Angel | 7 | OH | So. |
 | Kelly Angel | 7 | MB | |
| Kelly Angel | 7 | MB | |
 | 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 | |||
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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 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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