LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs volleyball team fell to Colorado Christian University, 3-0, Saturday afternoon at the CCU Event Center. The Mountain Lions dropped the first set, 25-15, before CCU claimed the second, 25-22, and third, 25-23.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
- Final Score: L, 0-3 (15-25, 22-25, 23-25)
- Records: UCCS (13-7, 8-2 RMAC) | CCU (9-9, 6-4 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: CCU Event Center | Lakewood, Colo.
- All-Time Series: UCCS moves to 36-25 in the all-time series with CCU.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Colorado Christian jumped out to a 3-0 lead to open their Senior Day match, but the Mountain Lions responded with a 4-0 run to pull within one at 4-3. UCCS later used kills from Payton Tompkins and Sydney Hyde to tie the set at 7-7 and 8-8. CCU regained control with a 5-0 run, building a 13-10 advantage before extending its lead to 20-13. Tompkins added two more kills late, but the Cougars closed the set, 25-15.
- UCCS started the second set with an early 3-1 lead after kills from Hyde and Tompkins, then built a 6-2 advantage behind consecutive kills from Sydni Lafasciano and Tompkins. CCU answered with a 6-0 stretch to take a 10-6 lead. The Mountain Lions battled back to tie the set at 13-13, and the teams continued to trade points, reaching ties at 14-14, 15-15, 16-16 and 17-17. UCCS took an 18-17 lead before CCU scored four straight points to move ahead, 20-18. Tompkins' kill brought the Mountain Lions within one at 21-20, but the Cougars scored four of the final six points to secure the 25-22 win.
- The third set featured 14 ties and six lead changes as neither team was able to pull away early. After UCCS trailed 7-8, Tompkins and Nicole Himebauch recorded consecutive kills to give the Mountain Lions a 9-7 advantage. CCU regained the lead at 10-9, but UCCS answered to take an 11-10 edge. The set remained tied at 13-13 and 14-14 before the Cougars built a 17-14 lead. UCCS fought back, tying the set at 17-17 on a Himebauch block and an Aubrey Miller-induced CCU attack error. CCU eventually opened a 24-21 lead, but the Mountain Lions mounted a late rally. Sydney Hyde and Tori Greeney helped cut the deficit to 24-23, including an ace from Greeney, before CCU finished the match with a kill to win 25-23.
MATCH STATISTICS
- Payton Tompkins led UCCS with 10 kills and added five digs.
- Sydney Hyde finished with nine kills while hitting .333.
- Nicole Himebauch recorded six kills, two blocks and hit .364.
- Sydni Lafasciano added five kills, while Sydnee Walker tallied four kills and a service ace.
- Aubrey Miller paced the Mountain Lions with 16 assists.
- Alysse Marcoso led UCCS with 20 digs.
- UCCS finished with 36 kills and hit .187 as a team.
- The Mountain Lions recorded seven team blocks.
- Colorado Christian finished with 43 kills and hit .341.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Tompkins moves to No. 8 on the all-time kills list with 1,026 career kills and is two shy of moving into the seventh slot. She is also sixth all-time for most attempts (2,930)
- The Mountain Lions suffered their third sweep of the season and fifth straight loss at Colorado Christian.
- The 107 total attacks by the Mountain Lions today are the fifth most in a three-set match this season.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions return to action Thursday, Oct. 22, when they travel to Denver to face MSU Denver at 6 p.m. as part of the RMAC Power Pod.
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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.
