Mountain Lion Road Trip
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The UCCS volleyball team (11-5 / 6-2 RMAC) will be on the road this weekend as it takes a three day, 471-mile trip to Gunnison, Alamosa and Pueblo. On Thursday, the Mountain Lions are set to take on Western State (1-16 / 0-8 RMAC), followed by a match against No. 24 ranked Adams State (13-3 / 6-2 RMAC) and then conclude the trip on Saturday as they take on CSU-Pueblo (11-8 / 2-6 RMAC).
The Mountain Lions beat each of these opponents in their meeting last year. UCCS has won the last nine matches against Western State dating back to Oct. 29, 2004, and the last seven matches against CSU-Pueblo dating back to Sept. 6, 2006. The Mountain Lions are 2-3 on the road this season, but currently stand second in the East Division of the RMAC. Senior middle blocker Nikki Kinzer is the reigning RMAC player of the month. For the season, Kinzer leads the RMAC with 1.51 blocks per set and is third in Division II, and she is also leading a blocking effort that ranks seventh in Division II this season. On Oct, 6, Kinzer moved into second all-time at UCCS in block assists with 309. She needs just 42 to become first all-time in program history. Kinzeralso currently ranks third all-time in the rally scoring era, for solo blocks with 35. She trails Brooke Akers (2006-2007), who is second with 41. Lindsey Stich also finds herself atop the UCCS all-time leader board as she is currently ninth all-time at UCCS in assists with 1,364. Stich trails Jessica Bryant (1995-1996) who has 1,414 assists ranking eighth all-time After the Mountain Lions get back from their road trip this weekend, they will look to defend their undefeated home record as they will have a four game home-stand starting on October 18 when they take on Fort Lewis.
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| January 24, 2013 |  | 2013 RMAC Schedule Set | COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs will open the RMAC volleyball schedule at home Sept. 20 in the 2013 conference schedule announced today. The Mountain Lions will play 11 of its 21 conference matches at home in the Gallogly Events Center. |
| 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. |
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