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Koop Leads Mountain Lions to First Win of Season
Colorado Springs Colo.- The University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's volleyball team gets their first win of the season as they beat California Poly Pomona 3-0, at the Grand Canyon University Invitational on September 1, 2012 in three consecutive sets (26-24, 25-15,25-16).
After trailing 24-20 in the first set, the Mountain Lions rallied to score the next six points to win the first set of the match. UCCS carried the momentum into the second set leading by as many as 12 points before winning 25-16. The third set proved to be much more closely contested as the score was 17-15 before the Mountain Lions went on an eight-to-one run to win the final set 25-16 and close out the match 3-0.
After just 5.5 points combined in both of the Mountain Lion's first two losses, middle blocker Megan Koop helped UCCS to victory with team highs of 13 points, nine kills, and six block assists.
Freshmen Kim Catlett's, Jordan Banich and Amanda bloom were also instrumental in the Mountain Lion victory. Catlett led the way in team attacks with 37and service aces with 3, scoring 12.5 points with eight kills while adding seven digs. Banich finished with 10.5 points, eight kills, and eleven digs. Bloom recorded five kills with 22 team attacks and 7.5 points.
Seniors Nikki Kinzer and Amy Einspahr added to the UCCS game both offensively and defensively combining for nine kills, and eight block assists helping the team out block Cal Poly Pomona 26-10.
Setters Lindsey Stich and Grace Gordon put the Mountain lions in position to out kill Cal Poly Pomona 40-32, with a kill percent of .201. Stich had a game high for assists with 19 and added five digs, with one kill. Gordon added 17 assists with 11 digs.
Defensive specialist Katie Maguire had a team high 15 digs as her counterpart Heather Sanders added six more.
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Grace Gordon | 4 | S | Fr |
 | Katie Maguire | 9 | DS/L | R-Fr |
 | Heather Sanders | 8 | DS/L | Jr |
| Additional News Stories | |||
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| January 16, 2013 |  | Mountain Lions Sign Three For Fall 2013 | COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The University of Colorado Colorado Springs announces three new additions to the Mountain Lion volleyball team for next season. Cameron Girard, Morgan Evans and Emily Whitelaw have all signed letters of intent during the early signing period to join UCCS in the Fall. |
| January 10, 2013 |  | Elder Named Next UCCS Head Volleyball Coach | The University of Colorado Colorado Springs is proud to announce Chrissy Elder as the new head coach of the UCCS volleyball team. She spent the last four seasons as the Head Assistant Coach at the University of Central Missouri. |
| December 5, 2012 |  | Kinzer Earns Spot on Daktronics All-America Third Team | University of Colorado Colorado Springs senior middle blocker Nikki Kinzer finished a record-setting career with a spot on the Daktronics All-America Third Team, announced this morning by the Division II Sports Information Directors. She's the first All-American in program history. |
| December 4, 2012 |  | Barnett Resigns as UCCS Head Volleyball Coach | Keith Barnett, the four-year Head Volleyball Coach for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, resigned his position this morning. His resignation will be effective immediately. The Mountain Lions advanced to the RMAC tournament for the seventh time in the last nine seasons and for the third time under Barnett in 2011. |
| November 27, 2012 |  | Kinzer Earns Daktronics All-South Central Region First Team Honor | LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Nikki Kinzer, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs career record holder in block assists, earned Daktronics First Team All-South Central Region honors today. The RMAC Defensive Player of the Year will advance to the national ballot for All-America consideration. |
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