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Friday, October 17
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Volleyball recap: Rams fly past Falcons
10/17/2014 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Oct. 17, 2014
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USAFA, Colo. – No. 6 Colorado State set the tone early Friday night, jumping out to a 14-1 lead early and rallying late for a three-set win over Air Force (25-17, 25-19, 25-23). The win is CSU’s 15th in a row overall, and 26th-straight road win – which leads the nation. The Rams (20-1, 8-0 MW) have now reached 20 victories on the season for the 20th year in a row.
Against the Falcons (9-13, 3-5 MW), CSU has won 42-straight matches in the series, including 20 in a row in straight sets.
“I thought we played very well for about half of this match, and then we were just sort of playing along with Air Force,” Head Coach Tom Hilbert said. “But we did enough to get the win, which I’m happy about.”
Leading 3-1 in the opening frame, freshman outside hitter Jasmine Hanna recorded a kill to begin an 11-0 run – the longest of the season. CSU did not trail in the first two sets to take a 2-0 match lead.
While CSU cruised to wins in the opening two sets, the third showed how gutsy this team can be.
Trailing 20-18, CSU took three of the next four points to tie the score at 21-21 on a Hanna kill. Air Force jumped back on top on the next point before a Marlee Reynolds kill and a long Air Force attack gave CSU its first lead since 13-12.
“I think Air Force is pretty good,” Hilbert said. “They got in a rhythm as the match went on. They out-hit us in the third game, but it came down to service errors and aces. We passed the ball better than they did and we out-blocked them."
Another error set up match point, and two points later, Reynolds secured the sweep with her 11th kill. The third set featured 15 ties and six lead changes.
On the night, three players – Hanna, Reynolds and senior middle blocker Kelsey Snider – had 11 kills, while senior setter Deedra Foss had a double-double with 33 assists and 10 digs, in addition to three kills and a season-most five blocks.
“Jasmine ended up having a really good match, she just needed to settle down,” Hilbert said. “Snider was steady the whole time.”
Five of Hanna’s kills came in the final set. On defense, five players had at least eight digs, and CSU out-blocked Air Force, 8.0 to 5.0, led by six from Snider.
The Rams jumped out to a 14-1 lead in Set 1 behind the serving of junior defensive specialist Kaitlind Bestgen. She finished with two service aces, the second night in a row and sixth time this season that she has had multiple aces in a match. Air Force ended up out-scoring CSU for the remainder of the set (16-11), but the early advantage was too much to overcome.
Three early blocks put the Rams in front, 5-2, in Set 2, and CSU led by as many as eight, at 17-9. The Falcons, however, strung together six points in a row to cut the Rams’ lead to just two, 17-15. From there, CSU would take over, securing kills from Acacia Andrews and Adrianna Culbert to force an Air Force timeout. CSU would continue its scoring after the break, taking the next two points, and eventually winning the set, 25-19.
CSU has now won 17-straight sets – a season best. The Rams will have the rest of the weekend off before turning their attention to Boise State (Thursday; Social Media Night) and Utah State (Saturday; Pink Out). Tickets can be purchased here.
Against the Falcons (9-13, 3-5 MW), CSU has won 42-straight matches in the series, including 20 in a row in straight sets.
“I thought we played very well for about half of this match, and then we were just sort of playing along with Air Force,” Head Coach Tom Hilbert said. “But we did enough to get the win, which I’m happy about.”
Leading 3-1 in the opening frame, freshman outside hitter Jasmine Hanna recorded a kill to begin an 11-0 run – the longest of the season. CSU did not trail in the first two sets to take a 2-0 match lead.
While CSU cruised to wins in the opening two sets, the third showed how gutsy this team can be.
Trailing 20-18, CSU took three of the next four points to tie the score at 21-21 on a Hanna kill. Air Force jumped back on top on the next point before a Marlee Reynolds kill and a long Air Force attack gave CSU its first lead since 13-12.
“I think Air Force is pretty good,” Hilbert said. “They got in a rhythm as the match went on. They out-hit us in the third game, but it came down to service errors and aces. We passed the ball better than they did and we out-blocked them."
Another error set up match point, and two points later, Reynolds secured the sweep with her 11th kill. The third set featured 15 ties and six lead changes.
On the night, three players – Hanna, Reynolds and senior middle blocker Kelsey Snider – had 11 kills, while senior setter Deedra Foss had a double-double with 33 assists and 10 digs, in addition to three kills and a season-most five blocks.
“Jasmine ended up having a really good match, she just needed to settle down,” Hilbert said. “Snider was steady the whole time.”
Five of Hanna’s kills came in the final set. On defense, five players had at least eight digs, and CSU out-blocked Air Force, 8.0 to 5.0, led by six from Snider.
The Rams jumped out to a 14-1 lead in Set 1 behind the serving of junior defensive specialist Kaitlind Bestgen. She finished with two service aces, the second night in a row and sixth time this season that she has had multiple aces in a match. Air Force ended up out-scoring CSU for the remainder of the set (16-11), but the early advantage was too much to overcome.
Three early blocks put the Rams in front, 5-2, in Set 2, and CSU led by as many as eight, at 17-9. The Falcons, however, strung together six points in a row to cut the Rams’ lead to just two, 17-15. From there, CSU would take over, securing kills from Acacia Andrews and Adrianna Culbert to force an Air Force timeout. CSU would continue its scoring after the break, taking the next two points, and eventually winning the set, 25-19.
CSU has now won 17-straight sets – a season best. The Rams will have the rest of the weekend off before turning their attention to Boise State (Thursday; Social Media Night) and Utah State (Saturday; Pink Out). Tickets can be purchased here.
Team Stats
CS
AF
Kills
46
38
Errors
15
16
Attempts
115
122
Hitting %
.270
.180
Points
58.0
43.0
Assists
41
37
Aces
4
0
Blocks
8.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
6
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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