HONOLULU, Hawaii –
Maylen Mitrovich and the University of Colorado Colorado Springs volleyball team set two school records on Friday against Cal Poly Humboldt in the Hawaii Challenge. Mitrovich served up eight aces for a new school record as the Mountain Lions finished the match with a total of 19 aces in the 3-0 victory, held at Chaminade University.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
- Final Score: W, 3-0 (25-11, 25-11, 25-21)
- Records: UCCS (2-0, 0-0 RMAC) | CPH (0-2, 0-0 CCAA)
- Facility | Location: CU McCabe Gymnasium | Honolulu, Hawaii
- All-Time Series: Today's match was the first time both teams faced each other on the volleyball court.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- A Mountain Lion service error put UCCS in the hole early to start today's match, but the error was slight as the Mountain Lions went on a 10-2 run, highlighted by a kill and three straight aces from Nicole Martin. The 10-2 run was capped off when Sydney Hyde and Rylee Pitts blocked an attack that gave the black and gold a 10-3 lead. UCCS finished the set on a 6-1 run that saw Maylen Mitrovich serve up two aces and Kinley Gomez put down two kills to give UCCS the opening set win, 25-11.
- Set two was nearly identical to the first set with the Mountain Lions snagging an early 6-1 lead behind two service aces from the Lumberjacks and two more kills from Hyde. Using an 8-4 lead over Humboldt, the Mountain Lions rattled off five straight points highlighted by three consecutive aces from Mackenzie Ransom. Mitrovich closed the door on the second set, notching four service aces in the final six points for UCCS as they claimed set two, 25-11.
- UCCS found themselves in an unusual situation on Friday, trailing 4-1 to start the third set. Two errors by Humboldt, along with kills from Hyde and Gomez and a Mitrovich ace, gave UCCS five straight points and a 6-4 lead. Later in the set, Hyde put down a kill to push UCCS' lead to 18-13, forcing the Lumberjacks to call a timeout. Coming out of the break, Gomez registered a kill and Hyde added a solo block for their largest lead of the set as the Mountain Lions cruised to a 25-21 set win and match sweep.
MATCH STATISTICS
- Behind her eight aces, seven of which came in the first two sets, Mitrovich added five digs and 14 assists and assisted on two blocks.
- Hyde and Gomez paced the offense at the net, each accounting for seven kills. Hyde hit a staggering .750 on eight attempts, while Gomez did not commit a hitting error on 12 attempts for a .583 mark.
- Martin chipped in six of the 19 aces by UCCS and added six kills, while Ransom accounted for six digs and three aces.
- UCCS finished the match with 32 kills, 28 assists, 19 aces, and five blocks.
- The Lumberjacks were held to 23 kills and hit .167 offensively. They were led by Graysen Trupp who put down nine kills on 20 attempts.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Both Mitrovich's individual ace record and the Mountain Lions team record were set regardless of sets played in a match.
- The previous record for aces in a three-set match was 14, which was recorded on Aug. 27, 2004 against Southwestern Oklahoma State University. One year later against Dallas Baptist University, UCCS had set the previous record for most aces all-time (17) before today's record-breaking performance.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions will take to the court again tonight at 11 p.m. (MT) against host team Hawaii Pacific University.
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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.
