Mountain Lions Blow Lead, Fall to Regis
DENVER - In what is becoming a disturbing trend, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs volleyball team blew a 2-0 lead and went on to drop a 3-2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-18, 15-9) decision to the Regis Rangers Friday evening at Regis Fieldhouse.
While UCCS' 6-5 record (1-2 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) is far from disastrous, it could and should be better. The Mountain Lions are now 0-4 in five-set matches and have been outscored 60-40 in deciding fifth sets. Worse, they led two of those matches two sets to none and the other two 2-1.
Jenica Shippy led the Mountain Lions with 13 kills, while Andrea Brodie added nine and Nicole Pederson had eight and also participated in five of the Mountain Lions' eight blocks. Defensively, Kendall Utz had a team-best 19 digs and Kelsey Pobar added 12.
Jessica Howe led Regis (5-6, 3-0 RMAC) with 15 kills. Erin Anderson added 13 kills and five assisted blocks.
After posting a sideout percentage (percentage of points won on the opponents' serve) of 62 and 72 percent in the first two sets, those numbers nosedived for UCCS to 47, 41 and 40 percent on the final three sets. Likewise, the Mountain Lions posted hitting percentages of .194 and .161 in the two sets won, followed by .071, .049 and .087.
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nicole Pederson | 15 | MB | |
| Nicole Pederson | 15 | MB | |
 | Andrea Brodie | 2 | OH | |
| Andrea Brodie | 2 | OH | |
 | Jenica Shippy | 9 | OH | |
 | Jenica Shippy | 9 | OH | |
 | Jenica Shippy | 9 | OH | |
 | Kendall Utz | 8 | L | |
| Kendall Utz | 8 | L | |
| Additional News Stories | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| December 5, 2009 |  | UCCS volleyball signs three | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs volleyball coach Keith Barnett announced Saturday that he had signed three recruits to national letters of intent. Joining the Mountain Lions for the 2010 season will be Skylar Lewandowski from Rampart High School, Danica Lawrence from Columbine High School and Erika Cushnie from the Waiakea High School in Hilo, Hawaii. |
| November 12, 2009 |  | Mountain Lions Eliminated in First Round of RMAC Playoffs | KEARNEY, Neb. - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs coach Keith Barnett's first trip to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference playoffs ended prematurely as the No. 4-seed Mountain Lions were beaten 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-19) by the fifth-seeded Colorado School of Mines Orediggers Thursday evening at the Health and Sports Center. |
| November 11, 2009 |  | Laura Brodie Named RMAC Freshman of the Year, Bathelt also Honored | Laura Brodie of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was named the 2009 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year, the RMAC announced Wednesday. |
| November 7, 2009 |  | Mountain Lions Win in Five Sets, Head to RMAC Playoffs on Positive Note | COLORADO SPRINGS - It was a bad night for monkeys at the Lions' Den on Saturday.The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Mountain Lions got their personal monkey off their backs, taking a five-set 3-2 (25-23, 15-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-12) victory over the Regis Rangers. |
| November 6, 2009 |  | Loss to Metro State Puts Mountain Lions' Regional Aspirations in Jeopardy | COLORADO SPRINGS - With the sets even at one each and Mountain Lions leading by five in the third, everything changed in a moment for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs volleyball team. Laura Brodie, who represents one-half of one of the most formidable pair of middle blockers in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, went high to hammer a set from Cindy Bathelt. A Metro State player had crossed far enough under the net that her foot was at Brodie's landing point, her out of the game with an ankle injury and, with just a couple of weeks remaining, likely out for the season. |
 |  |  |  |