GUNNISON, Colo. – After a two match absence in the win column, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs volleyball charted a 3-0 victory Friday night at Western Colorado University, marking their third league win of the season.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
- Final: 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-14)
- Records: UCCS (8-9, 3-6 RMAC) | WCU (2-14, 1-8 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Paul Wright Gym | Gunnison, Colo.
- All-Time Series vs. WCU: After winning the last two meetings, UCCS now leads the all-time series over the Mountaineers, 25-23.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Reilly Babcock set up Raegen Emery and Tori Perduk for kills and then added a kill herself to bolt the Mountain Lions to a 3-1 lead in the opening stanza. An 8-8 tie didn't last long as UCCS rattled off three straight points and never trailed in the set. Emery blocked a Mountaineer attack to give UCCS their largest lead, 19-14. Emery finished the set with her fourth kill to give the Mountain Lions a 25-22 win.
- UCCS started the second set strong again, snagging a 5-1 lead before Jordyn Kinsey served an ace to bolster the Mountain Lions lead to five, 8-3. For the first time of the night, the Mountaineers led UCCS, 13-12, but the lead was quickly disintegrated by a 4-0 run from the visiting team. Late in the set, Emery found the hardwood on an attack to give UCCS a 24-22 lead. Western answered with their own kill, forcing UCCS to call a timeout. Following the 75-second break, Medlin put the set away with a kill by Joei Barela's assist, giving UCCS a 2-0 lead in the match.
- UCCS found themselves in a 2-0 deficit to start set three that featured five ties and three lead changes. Babcock connected with Ammerman to break a 6-6 tie and give the Mountain Lions the lead they would keep the remainder of the set. Owning a 12-10 lead, UCCS broke the set open on a 10-3 run and scored the final three points of the night. Ammerman tallied six kills in the final set and hit a staggering .857 on seven attempts. Defensively, Babcock, Medlin and Geiger each assisted on two blocks. Four of the Mountain Lions nine blocks tonight came in the final set.
MATCH STATISTICS
- Medlin posted a match high 12 kills and committed just one error on 21 attempts to hit a match best .524, while assisting on three blocks.
- Ammerman finished the night hitting .240 with 10 kills and eight digs.
- Babcock tied for match high honors with 24 assists with Barela chipping in eight assists and five digs.
- Kinsey's 15 digs were the most by any player as the Mountain Lions dug up 46 attacks to the Mountaineers 36 digs.
- UCCS hit a solid .222 at the net with 40 kills on 99 attempts.
- Two of the Mountain Lions four aces on the night came from Kinsey.
- The Mountaineers were held to 26 kills and a .050 hitting mark.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- UCCS has swept five opponents this season, including two league sweeps.
- Barela set up a career high eight assists tonight.
- Emery and Geiger each hit career blocking marks as Emery tallied two solo blocks and Geiger blocked four attacks (four block assists).
- Kinsey has notched double digit digs in 13 matches this season.
- Medlin's 12 kills are a season high while Ammerman has put down at least 10 kills in eight matches this year.
- Kinsey's 206 digs this season brings her career total to 1,569 digs. She is inching closer to third all-time and is 120 digs away from taking sole possession of third place in the career record books (Laura Meeter, 1,688 digs).
UP NEXT
- UCCS will travel to Durango, Colo. to take on Fort Lewis College on Saturday. First serve from Whalen Gymnasium goes out at 7 p.m.
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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.
