Mountain Lions Win Their 4th Straight at Home in a Victory Over the Grand Canyon Lopes
On the strength of .267 hitting the Mountain Lions won their fourth and final match of the Hyatt Place Mountain Lion Invitational against the Grand Canyon Lopes 3-0, securing their position as tournament champions.
The Mountain Lions found themselves facing a stiff front line from the Lopes who managed to put up nine blocks behind Shelby Taylor's six blocks. The Mountain Lions found a way around this, though, managing to put down 48 kills.
Nikki Kinzer led the Mountain Lions with 17 kills. Jenica shippy added seven kills while Danica Lawrence and Sonja Johnson added five each. Erica Ehlo led the Lopes with 11 kills. Defensively Kendall Utz led the Mountain Lions with 24 digs and Nicole Pederson put up four blocks.
The Mountain Lions went 4-0 in the tournament, improving their overall record to 6-3. They next face Fort Lewis College on Thursday the 16th at 7:00 pm in the Gallogly Events Center.
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nicole Pederson | 15 | MB | |
| Nicole Pederson | 15 | MB | |
 | Jenica Shippy | 9 | OH | |
 | Jenica Shippy | 9 | OH | |
 | Jenica Shippy | 9 | OH | |
 | Kendall Utz | 8 | L | |
| Kendall Utz | 8 | L | |
 | Nikki Kinzer | 2 | MB | Sr |
 | Nikki Kinzer | 2 | MB | |
 | Nikki Kinzer | 2 | MB | |
 | Danica Lawrence | 3 | OH | |
 | Danica Lawrence | 3 | OH | |
| Additional News Stories | |||
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| November 11, 2010 |  | Playoff Loss to Mesa State Ends Mountain Lions' Season | COLORADO SPRINGS - Alex Nuttall and Nikki Kinzer of the University of KEARNEY, Neb. - The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs' foray into the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference postseason tournament ended with its first match, a 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-19) loss to the No. 2 seeded Mesa State Mavericks Thursday at the health & Sports Center. |
| November 10, 2010 |  | Nuttall, Kinzer named to All-RMAC volleyball teams | COLORADO SPRINGS - Alex Nuttall and Nikki Kinzer of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs were named to the All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Volleyball second and third team respectively, the conference announced Tuesday. |
| November 6, 2010 |  | UCCS Ends Regular Season with Loss, Playoffs on Tap | COLORADO SPRINGS – The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs completed its regular season Saturday with a 3-0 (27-25, 25-16, 25-20) loss to the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers at the Gallogly Events Center. |
| November 5, 2010 |  | Mountain Lions Clinch Playoff Berth with Win over Chadron State | COLORADO SPRINGS - Behind 16 kills and a .682 hitting mark by Nikki Kinzer, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs clinched a berth in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference postseason tournament by dispatching the Chadron State Eagles 3-0 (25-10, 25-12, 25-13) Friday evening at the Gallogly Events Center. |
| November 3, 2010 |  | UCCS raises $841 for Breast Cancer | The UCCS women’s volleyball program teamed up with the UCCS Sport Management program to raise $841 for Dig Pink, a nationwide event that helps the volleyball community to provide support, awareness, and funding towards breast cancer. |
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