COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Taylor Hamilton made seven kills in the final set and finished with a match-high 18 to lead the University of Colorado Colorado Springs to its fourth straight win in a 3-1 win tonight against Colorado Christian. The Mountain Lions (12-7, 7-4 RMAC) won in 25-23, 20-25, 25-15 and 25-22 sets against the Cougars (14-8, 6-5 RMAC).

Alyssa Brinton added 16 kills with a .308 hitting percentage along with six blocks and 16 digs on defense. Morgan Evans made 47 assists and Natasha Habert made 19 digs on the back row for the Mountain Lions. UCCS finished with double-digit blocks for the third time in the last four matches with 10 tonight.

Brinton made eight kills and four blocks in the opening set and hit .500 with only one attack error to lead the Mountain Lions to a 25-23 win in the opening set. UCCS held Colorado Christian to .033 hitting and eight kills to take the 1-0 match lead. The Cougars scored six straight points early in the second set and didn't trail again in the set to even the match on a 25-20 decision.

The Mountain Lions scored six straight in the third set, with three kills from Hamilton during the run, to build a 10-3 lead against Colorado Christian. Hamilton finished with six in the set and Grace Nelson added five more as UCCS never trailed in the set to take a 25-15 victory. The Mountain Lions used another early rally in the fourth set to double the Cougars at 10-5, but Christian narrowed it down to a two-point contest at 23-21. Cassidy Bush and Hamilton used kills in the final points for UCCS to close out the night in a 25-22 win.

The Mountain Lions held Colorado Christian to .116 hitting, the best defense in a conference match since Nov. 14, 2015, against MSU Denver. Tonight also marked the third straight win in the series for UCCS against the Cougars.

UCCS will continue a four-match homestretch on Saturday in a 5 p.m., contest against No. 22 Colorado Mines. The Orediggers (15-5, 9-2 RMAC) dropped a 3-1 match to No. 23 MSU Denver tonight.