COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs used a balanced offensive attack and tallied 12 blocks on defense for its fifth straight win in a 3-0 victory today against South Dakota Mines. The Mountain Lions (11-5, 6-1 RMAC) won in 25-19, 25-15 and 25-16 scores against the Hardrockers (4-11, 1-5 RMAC).

Cassidy Bush led UCCS with 12 kills and hit a season-high .391 off of 23 attacks with three errors. Kim Catlett added 11 kills with a team-high 15 digs while Taylor Hamiltion made eight blocks to lead five Mountain Lions who finished the night with multiple blocks. Morgan Evans made 32 assists to improve her season per-set average to 10.41.

The Hardrockers scored four straight points for an 18-16 lead in the opening set before a kill from Hamilton sparked the set-winning run. UCCS scored seven of the next eight points, and earned six of the points with five kills and a block. The Mountain Lions recorded their best hitting performance of the night with .263 in the 25-19 opening set victory.

UCCS never trailed in the second set and used a 7-0 run and a 9-2 run to take a 2-0 match lead on a 25-15 victory. A 9-1 run in the third set turned an 8-3 deficit into a 12-9 lead, and the Mountain Lions were able to play all healthy student-athletes in the set in the 25-16 set win and the 3-0 match victory.

The five-match win streak matches the longest win streak from 2014. UCCS is one win away from matching last year's total with 11 matches left in the regular season. The Mountain Lions are second in the RMAC and one match out of first after Western New Mexico remained its conference lead in a 3-0 win against Colorado Mesa tonight.

UCCS will be on the road next weekend for a Friday match at Colorado Christian and a Saturday contest at Colorado Mines. The Mountain Lions are 4-0 on the road this season.