LAKEWOOD, Colo. – For the fourth time this season, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs volleyball team went the distance to five sets. The Mountain Lions notched their second straight five-set road win tonight, this time against Colorado Christian University.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UCCS 3, Colorado Christian University 2 (25-21, 18-25, 25-14, 8-25, 15-10)
Records: UCCS (4-5, 4-3 RMAC), CCU (2-8, 2-6 RMAC)
Location: CCU Event Center | Lakewood, Colo.
All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions extend their winning streak to four matches and are 34-20 all-time against CCU.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UCCS edged the Cougars in the first set, 25-21. Maren Burkhart led the Mountain Lions with four kills without committing an error behind eight attempts.
- Lauryn Shockley added three kills as UCCS hit a solid .290 in the opening set.
- The Mountain Lions took advantage of the Cougars errors as they netted six service errors and six attack errors.
- CCU evened the match at 1-1 after winning set two, 25-18.
- The Mountain Lions offense slowed down in the second set as they were held to seven total kills.
- The Cougars registered a .320 hitting mark in the second set while holding UCCS to a .040 hitting percentage.
- Five of the Cougars points in the second set came from aces and four more points from blocks.
- UCCS regained the lead, winning set three by 11 points, 25-14.
- The Mountain Lions struck only two errors at the net while putting down eight kills and a strong .353 hitting percentage.
- CCU flipped the script in the fourth set, holding the Mountain Lions to only eight points in a 25-8 setback. The Cougars did not record one hitting error while UCCS posted three kills and a .-190 hitting mark.
- Hannah Ammerman led UCCS in the deciding match, posting three kills, two aces, two digs and a block.
STATS FROM THE MATCH
- The Mountain Lions finished the match hitting .135 behind 36 kills on 111 attempts.
- Emily Ettel tallied 25 of the team's 32 set assists and added three aces and four kills.
- Four Mountain Lions tallied at least five kills as Ammerman and Shockley notched a team high eight kills each.
- Grace Ferguson chipped in six kills and hit .417 at the net. Defensively, she blocked one attack and assisted on three more blocks.
- UCCS served up 12 aces as Jordyn Kinsey recorded a match high four aces. Ammerman also added three aces while Kinsey dug up a team high 17 attacks.
- The Cougars were led by Jacey Johnson's match high 14 kills.
- CCU registered six more kills than UCCS, 42-26, but committed 17 service errors.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- UCCS head coach Chrissy Elder is two wins away from earning her 100th career win at UCCS (98-103). In nine seasons as a collegiate head coach, Elder owns a 105-126 all-time record.
- Tonight's match at CCU was their first match in almost two weeks for the Mountain Lions. UCCS last competed at Adams State on Feb. 25 in a 3-2 win.
UP NEXT
- UCCS will host their final home matches of the regular season on Thursday, March 18 in a RMAC pod. The Mountain Lions will play host to South Dakota School of Mines at 11 a.m., followed by a neutral site match between SDSM and Western Colorado University. The Mountain Lions will cap off the night with a 7 p.m. match against the Mountaineers.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 16 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
