PUEBLO, Colo. – A two-match winning streak by the University of Colorado Colorado Springs volleyball team was broken Tuesday night as the Mountain Lions fell on the road to Colorado State University Pueblo, 3-1, inside Massari Arena.
INSIDE THE MATCHUPoread
- Final: 1-3 (20-25, 13-25, 25-17, 14-25)
- Records: UCCS (7-8, 2-5 RMAC) | CSUP (13-2, 6-1 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Massari Arena | Pueblo, Colo.
- All-Time Series vs. CSUP: After six straight wins by the ThunderWolves, the Mountain Lions hold on to a 31-30 all-time series lead over CSUP.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Hannah Ammerman served up two straight aces in the opening set to give UCCS their first lead, 4-2. UCCS' lead grew to four after forcing the ThunderWolves to commit three straight attacking errors for a 7-3 lead. A kill by Reilly Babcock gave the Mountain Lions a 9-5 lead, but the home team battled back to score four of the last five points of the set to take a 1-0 match lead (25-20).
- The ThunderWolves kept their momentum going into the second stanza, serving two aces, blocking a UCCS attack and forcing an attack error to snag a quick 4-0 lead. The Mountain Lions were unable to regain the deficit as CSUP held the lead the entire set, holding UCCS to eight kills and a -.067 hitting percentage.
- UCCS fought back in set three to avoid the sweep. An ace from Mackenzie Ransom, followed by a CSUP attack error and a Julia Geiger kill gave the Mountain Lions a 5-2 lead. UCCS held the lead for most of the third set, forcing CSUP to take a timeout after the Pack served an error followed by Nicole Medlin's kill that put UCCS on top, 16-14. UCCS forced the ThunderWovles to burn another timeout when the Pack committed an attack error before the duos of Medlin/Perduk and Medlin/Ammerman paired up to block to straight attacks, giving UCCS a 19-15 advantage. Late in the set, Medlin put down two straight kills that led to an ace from Ammerman. After Ammerman's ace, Medlin and Perduk paired up to block a CSUP attack before Perduk put the finishing touches on the set win with a kill, 25-17.
- Perduk started the fourth set with a kill to give UCCS a 1-0 lead, but the lead didn't last as CSUP went on a 7-3 run to take a four-point lead, 8-4. The ThunderWolves held onto the lead the remaining part of the set as they finished with 17 kills and a .538 hitting mark.
MATCH STATISTICS
- Medlin led UCCS and tied for match high honors with nine kills on 22 attempts and a team high five blocks.
- Geiger put down eight kills on 17 attempts to hit a solid .353.
- Jordyn Kinsey dug up a team high 14 digs and added an ace.
- Babcock accounted for 28 of the Mountain Lions 33 assists.
- UCCS was held to 35 kills and committed a season high nine reception errors.
- Espinoza led CSUP with nine kills on 18 attempts without committing a hitting error for a .500 attack percentage.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Medlin's five blocks tonight marks the 12th match with multiple blocks. She has posted six matches this season with at least five blocks. To date, she has 58 blocks and ranks fifth in the RMAC with 1.09 blocks per set.
- Kinsey's 180 digs this season brings her career total to 1,543 digs, ranking her fourth all-time. She is 146 digs away from taking sole possession of third place in the career record books (Laura Meeter, 1,688 digs).
UP NEXT
- UCCS continues their six-match road trip on Saturday when they head North to face No. 17 Regis University. First serve goes out at 3 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.
