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Adams St. ASC 11-16,6-8 RMAC
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Winner UC-Colo. Springs UCCS 11-15,5-9 RMAC
Adams St. ASC
11-16,6-8 RMAC
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Final
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UC-Colo. Springs UCCS
11-15,5-9 RMAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Adams St. ASC 27 18 28 21 13 (2)
UC-Colo. Springs UCCS 25 25 26 25 15 (3)
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Game Recap: Volleyball | | Cam Kennedy, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Volleyball Finishes Season With 3-2 Victory Over Adams State

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs volleyball team finished their season at home Saturday afternoon with an exciting five-set win over Adams State University.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP

  •  Final Score: W, 3-2 (25-27, 25-18, 26-28, 25-21, 15-13)
  •  Records: UCCS (11-15, 5-9 RMAC) | ASU (11-16, 6-8 RMAC)
  •  Facility | Location: Gallogly Events Center | Colorado Springs, Colo.
  •  All-Time Series: Despite the win, the Grizzlies hold a 33-29 advantage over the Mountain Lions in 62 meetings.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Saturday afternoon's season finale saw the Mountain Lions and Grizzlies start 15-14, with ASU on top. The Grizzlies then pulled away on a 5-2 run, taking a 20-16 lead. Kills from Sydnee Walker and Rylee Pitts helped propel UCCS on a 5-0 run to retake the lead (21-20) and apply pressure on ASU. The Grizzlies refused to let the Mountain Lions pull out a win in set one, finishing on a 7-4 run, winning 27-25. ASU's size was a factor in set one as they recorded six blocks to UCCS' zero.
  • The Mountain Lions provided little resistance to the Grizzlies at the start of set two. UCCS had a deficit of 5-1 early and took a timeout in response. ASU applied its force after the break, bringing their lead to seven (12-5). The Mountain Lions responded to the adversity, erupting to a 9-0 run with kills from Payton Tompkins, Pitts, and a service ace from Avrey Keim. UCCS didn't let up from there, closing set two on an 11-6 run, winning 25-18 and evening the match at 1-1. The impressive set two win was fueled by the Grizzlies attack errors (10) and the Mountain Lion's defense, holding ASU to a hit percentage of .000.
  • UCCS opened set three with a comfortable 22-16 lead, looking to take a 2-1 match advantage. ASU had other plans and would score the following six points unanswered, evening the score at 22. From there, the Grizzlies bested the Mountain Lions, finishing set three on top 28-26, going up 2-1 in the match. UCCS's defense did not have the same impact in set three as in the second. The Mountain Lions allowed the Grizzlies to a hit percentage of .275 with 15 kills on 40 attempts.
  • Set four saw UCCS and ASU play neck and neck to a 16-15 advantage for the Mountain Lions. Kills from Audrey Dowd and Tompkins drove UCCS to a 4-0 run to take a five-point lead (20-15). The Grizzlies tallied a few points, but the Mountain Lions were determined to push the match to a fifth set, winning set four 25-21.
  • The deciding set of the match began with both teams trading blows. The Grizzlies would bring themselves down one (5-4) early on. The Mountain Lions followed with a kill from Emily Pruitt and a service ace from Mackenzie Ransom. They gained a point off an attack error from ASU to grow their lead to 8-4. The Grizzlies refused to go out quietly and would go on a 9-5 run to even the score at 13 apiece. Determined to end the season on a high note, Pruitt and Pitts collected the final two kills for UCCS, winning 15-13 and the match 3-2. The Mountain Lions were focused in set five, recording a hit percentage of .471 and throwing down 11 kills in the process.

MATCH STATISTICS

  •  UCCS' hard-fought victory saw them outshine the Grizzlies in several vital statistics. The Mountain Lions had more kills (71-66), assists (64-60), services aces (8-3), digs (83-78), and a better hit percentage (.194-.173).
  •  The Mountain Lions received significant contributions in the win from Tompkins, who collected a match-high 27 points and 24 kills, along with a hit percentage of .321. Pruitt and Pitts nabbed 13 kills each, and Dowd and Maylen Mitrovich tallied 30 and 24 assists, respectively.
  • Pitts, who recorded the match-clinching kill in the fifth set, had a team-high hit percentage of .370, adding 13 kills in 27 total attacks.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

  •  UCCS went 4-1 in five-set matches this season.
  •  The Mountain Lion's 71 kills as a team mark the second most they've recorded in a five-set match this year. Their highest kill match came in a win over the University of Arkansas Fort Smith on Sept. 7, where they tallied 72 kills.
  •  The Mountain Lion's 64 assists also rank as the second most in a five-set match this season, behind their win over Arkansas Fort Smith with 67.
  •  Tompkins had three service aces today, which marks a new career high. The outside hitter recorded two service aces in six matches this season.
  •  After a three-match losing streak, the Mountain Lions grab a win and finish the season with 11 total, the most since the 2022 season, when UCCS went 13-13.

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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.

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