Kinzer named RMAC offensive player of the week
Nikki Kinzer, a sophomore, middle blocker from Colorado Springs, Colorado was named RMAC offensive player of the week.
Kinzer averaged 4.06 kills per set and 16.25 kills per match to lead UCCS to a 4-0 record at the 2010 Hyatt Place Mountain Lion Invitational. She also had 1.12 blocks per match and bett ered the team hitt ing percentage in every match. She added seven aces
on the weekend. Kinzer faced her younger sister, Jenna Kinzer, for the fi rst time when the Mountain Lions played Fort Lewis in each team's opening match. Her 20 kills in that match was a season-high for herself and the team. She hit a solid .326 for the tournament.
UC-Colorado Springs swept a four-match tournament for the fi rst time since 2001 when they did it twice. The team's 5-3 record is tied for the best season start since opening 2001 at 8-0. Two of those three 5-3 starts have been in Keith Barnett's two seasons as the Mountain Lions' coach.
digs per set for the 'Lopes.
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| 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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