THIS WEEK'S MATCHES

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs volleyball team head North to play Colorado Christian University Friday night and take another shot at No. 12 Regis University on Saturday.

• Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. at Colorado Christian University (7-12, 3-8 RMAC), Lakewood, Colo./CCU Events Center

• Oct. 26 at 3 p.m. at Regis University (16-3, 10-1 RMAC), Denver, Colo./Regis Fieldhouse

GAME COVERAGE

Video:  https://portal.stretchinternet.com/uccs/

Live Stats @ CCU:  https://ccucougars.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary

Live Stats @ RU: https://regisrangers.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary

LAST TIME OUT

• The UCCS Mountain Lions end week five of RMAC action with an 8-11 overall record and 6-5 conference record.  UCCS dominated Friday night as they held NMHU to a .071 hitting percentage in a 3-0 sweep. Lauren Brown and Josie Russell set the net on fire with a combined 15 kills on a near errorless offensive run. Saturday night was an exciting night for spectators with four close sets.  Jordyn Kinsey and Aly Morgan protected the back line with 25 combined digs, but ultimately the Mountain Lions fell to the ThunderWolves as Brooke Schilling proved to be difficult to shut down with a .471 hitting percentage.

The Series

• UCCS has a 32-20 series record against CCU, winning the last match in the conference opening weekend this year going to five sets.

• The Mountain Lions also took RU to five sets on opening weekend, but fell short making the series record 7-38 in favor of Regis.

Scouting Report

• Mariela Gonzales is a strong defender for the Cougars making 33 percent of the digs for the team for an average of 5.62/set, ranking No. 3 in the RMAC for digs.

• The Rangers had both offensive and defensive RMAC Players of the Week, Silvia Basso (Setter), is No. 2 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference rankings for assists (10.09/set) and Kristen Hornung (Defensive), breaking into the top 10 at No. 9 in the RMAC for blocks (1.02/set).

Hot Takes

• Raelynn Edge hits No. 6 for service aces in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference with 24 for the season, just eight away from her career high of 32.

• Jordyn Kinsey breaks the top 10 in RMAC rankings for digs with 4.14/set.

• Grace Nelson stays in the RMAC top 10 rankings for hitting percentage with .307.

• Freshman Emily Ettel remains at No. 8 for assists with 443 for the season, averaging 6.91/set.

• Hannah Ammerman helped keep the Mountain Lions in the game Saturday night with 14 kills on a nearly perfect game for a hitting percentage of .471.

UCCS Under Head Coach Chrissy Elder

• Chrissy Elder is in her seventh season as Head Coach of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs volleyball program.  In her first six seasons, Elder has led the Mountain Lions to the RMAC Tournament every year, and has coached 19 all-conference and 28 academic all-conference performers.

• Elder came to UCCS from the University of Central Missouri where she was a member of a coaching staff that lead the Jennies to the NCAA Division II national semifinals in 2010 and the national quarterfinals in 2011.  She joined the staff in 2007 as an assistant coach before she was promoted to Head Assistant Coach in 2009. Prior to joining the staff at Central Missouri, Elder was the interim head coach for the University of Missouri-Kansas City.  She joined the Kangaroo staff as a graduate assistant coach in 2005. Elder finished her collegiate playing career at Pittsburg State University, where she also doubled as a student assistant coach for the Gorillas in her senior season.  She was an All-American and All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association setter. In 2005, Elder earned her bachelor's degree in recreation and fitness management from Pittsburg State, and in 2008 she went on to earn her master's degree from UMKC.

T-MINUS 1 Win

• Coach Elder is one win away from reaching the 100-win milestone marks.  An interim head coach in 2006 at Missouri-Kansas City where she went 7-23, she has garnered 92 wins at UCCS (92-90), including three winning seasons.  In seven years as a head coach, Elder has a 99-114 record.

Upcoming Matches

Next week the Mountain Lions come back home for week seven of conference play to face MSU Denver and Chadron State.

• Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. vs. MSU Denver, Colorado Springs, Colo./Gallogly Events Center

• Nov. 2 at 5 p.m. vs. Chadron State, Colorado Springs, Colo./Gallogly Events Center