DENVER, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs volleyball team never found their footing, as they were defeated by the #13 Regis University Rangers in a non-conference match Thursday evening. This is the first of two matches the Mountain Lions will play in the RMAC Regional Pod.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
- Final Score vs. #13 Regis: L, 0-3 (7-25, 9-25, 16-25)
- Records: UCCS (5-7, 3-0 RMAC) | Regis (9-3, 3-0 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Regis Fieldhouse | Denver, Colo.
- All-Time Series: Regis leads UCCS in the all-time series, 46-7, and are 24-2 when taking on the Mountain Lions on their home court.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Mountain Lions battled adversity early, as the 13th ranked Rangers jumped out to a 14-3 lead, forcing UCCS to burn both of their timeouts. Kills from Lauryn Shockley and Nicole Medlin gave the Mountain Lions some momentum, but wouldn't be enough to overcome the early deficit. The Rangers notched 16 kills, taking the first set 25-7.
- Two kills from Raegen Emery knotted the second set at two points apiece. Regis would respond with a 6-0 run, never surrendering their lead. The home team hit .526 in the set, while the Mountain Lions had six of their attacks blocked at the net. UCCS now found themselves in a two sets to none hole.
- The third stanza started out close, as another Emery kill gave the Mountain Lions a 4-2 lead. The Rangers, as they did all night, responded with a large run (9-2), forcing UCCS to take an early timeout. The visiting Mountain Lions would put up their best set of the night, getting eight kills in the set, but it wouldn't be enough. Regis took the set 25-16, sweeping UCCS in this non-conference bout.
MATCH STATISTICS
- Emery led the black and gold with five kills, as the redshirt junior dug up two Ranger attacks. Medlin notched four kills of her own.
- Joei Barela assisted on a team-high 15 assists, adding one kill and one dig.
- Shockley served up the only UCCS ace of the night, as she tallied two kills and two digs.
- Julia Geiger led the team in hitting percentage (.333) while recording one solo block. Sydnee Walker and Isabel Hudspeth each notched a block assist.
- The Rangers were led by Halle Theis, as the senior had a match high 11 kills on a .588 hitting percentage.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The match at Regis and tomorrow's neutral site match vs CSUP (at Regis) are non-conference matches and are a part of the RMAC Regional Pod (a new scheduling format this year).
- UCCS is 3-0 to start the conference season for the first time since 2012, when the Mountain Lions started 4-0.
- Shockley is now tied for eighth in career matches played (113). She needs just four more matches to enter the top three all-time.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions will go against Colorado State University Pueblo in a neutral, non-conference match tomorrow evening. First serve at Regis Fieldhouse will go out at 5 p.m.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
