UCCS beats Fort Lewis 3-1
UCCS beats Fort Lewis College 3-1( 25-21, 17-25, 25-23, 25-6), at the 2012 Mountain Lion Invitational on Saturday.
The Mountain Lion's balanced approach has led them to another victory on their home court improving to 3-0 at home, and 4-3 overall.
Seniors Amy EInspahr, Nikki Kinzer, and Megan Koop led the Mountain Lion offense collaborating on 27 total kills.
Einspahr led the team in kills with 12 and team attacks with 27. Einspahr also added six block assists with one assist and one dig.
Kinzer finished with eight kills and game highs of seven block assists and one solo block.
Megan Koop added seven kills with five block assists.
Freshman Kim Catlett also added to the Mountain Lions overall game recording seven kills with 11 digs and one block assist.
Senior setter Lindsey Stich had a well rounded game as well, finishing with a team-high 19 assists, adding 15 digs.
Her counterpart Grace Gordon finished with 15 assists and eight digs.
Katie Maguire also helped lead the Mountain Lion defense to victory with 15 digs.
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Grace Gordon | 4 | S | Fr |
 | Katie Maguire | 9 | DS/L | R-Fr |
 | Lindsey Stich | 1 | S | Fr |
 | Lindsey Stich | 1 | S | Sr |
 | Lindsey Stich | 1 | S | Jr |
 | Lindsey Stich | 1 | S | So |
| 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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