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Winner Colo. Sch. of Mines CSM 9-14,5-6 RMAC
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Colo. Sch. of Mines CSM 25 9 25 26 (3)
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Isaiah J. Downing

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Cam Kennedy, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Mountain Lions Defeated in Four by Orediggers, 3-1

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs volleyball struggled with service, attack, and reception errors in Saturday night's loss to Colorado School of Mines, dropping the match in four sets.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP

  •  Final Score: L, 3-1 (21-25, 25-9, 19-25, 24-26)
  •  Records: UCCS (10-13, 4-7 RMAC) | CSM (9-14, 5-6 RMAC)
  •  Facility | Location: Gallogly Events Center | Colorado Springs, Colo.
  •  All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions and Orediggers have matched up 56 times since 1989, with CSM boasting a 31-25 record over UCCS.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  •  Saturday night's contest began with both teams playing evenly to a 9-9 start. Kills from Payton Tompkins and Sydnee Walker and a handful of attack errors helped UCCS gain a 15-11 lead, forcing a timeout from the Orediggers. CSM came out of the break on a 7-1 run, taking an 18-16 lead and forcing the Mountain Lions to take a timeout. The Orediggers tallied two consecutive service aces out of the timeout. They followed with three more kills, taking a 23-18 lead late in set one. UCCS collected three more points but dropped the opening set 25-21. Despite having a better hit percentage than CSM in set one (.162-.061), the Mountain Lion's service errors (four) and attack errors (eight) restricted them from starting the match on top.
  •  UCCS came out in set two to a 7-0 run, taking advantage of errors by the Orediggers. The Mountain Lions ran with this hot start and exploded to a dominant 11-point lead (16-5). Up 19-8, UCCS scored five straight points off of kills from Tompkins, Avery Ahlers, and Emily Pruitt to take a commanding 24-8 lead. Audrey Dowd would connect with Tompkins, who threw it down with a big swing, evening the sets one piece with a 25-9 win in set two. The Mountain Lions cleaned up their errors from set one, only committing one service error and one attack error in set two. UCCS had a hit percentage of .500 compared to the Orediggers, who had a -.071.
  •  CSM responded to the defeat in set two and opened to a 21-15 lead in set three. The Orediggers remained in control the rest of the set and would take a 2-1 advantage, winning set three 25-19. Like the previous sets before it, the side with more errors would drop the set. The Mountain Lions had nine attack errors and two service errors as opposed to CSM, which had only six attack errors and one service error in set three.
  •  Set four saw UCCS respond and gain a 15-11 lead, but CSM immediately would burst to a 6-1 run to take a 17-16 lead. The Mountain Lions and Orediggers traded leads until UCCS scored three straight, with two kills coming from Pruitt to take a 24-22 lead. CSM refused to allow the match to reach a fifth set as they replied with four straight kills, winning set four 26-24 and the match 3-1.

MATCH STATISTICS

  •  Despite the loss, UCCS led the match in multiple statistics. The Mountain Lions led in kills (56-42), hit percentage (.212-.120), assists (54-42), and digs (70-66). UCCS struggled in the match versus their counterpart in service errors (11-2) and reception errors (7-5).  
  •  Tompkins tallied a team-high 24.5 points in the effort tonight to go along with 22 kills, a hitting percentage of .347, 11 digs, 1.5 total blocks, and one service ace. Pruitt trailed behind her with 15 points, 15 kills, and a hit percentage of .229.
  •  Dowd and Maylen Mitrovich were the leading setters tonight with 36 and 11 assists, respectively.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

  •  The Orediggers have defeated the Mountain Lions 18 straight chances dating back to Nov. 9, 2012. The last UCCS win over CSM came on Sept. 9, 2012, when the Mountain Lions swept the Orediggers in Golden, Colo.
  •  Tompkins' 24.5 points in tonight's match mark a career-high in a four-set match for the freshman outside hitter.

UP NEXT

  •  The Mountain Lions are back home on Tuesday, Nov. 12, for a matchup against the No. 4 ranked Metro State Roadrunners. The first serve is set for a 6 p.m. start at the Gallogly Events Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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