Colorado State University Athletics
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Volleyball recap: No. 7 Rams drop 1st Mountain West match
11/1/2014 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 1, 2014
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – After dropping its first match of the season – to No. 4 Wisconsin – Colorado State strung together 18-consecutive wins. The Rams will look to begin another winning streak after a 3-1 setback to second-place UNLV Saturday night at the Cox Pavilion (25-20, 18-25, 23-25, 17-25).
The loss brings No. 7 CSU’s record to 23-2, 11-1 MW. The Rams still own a 2.5-match lead in the Mountain West standings. CSU’s 18-consecutive victories was the fifth-longest winning streak in program history. Saturday was CSU’s first road loss since Oct. 25, 2012, a span of 27 road wins in a row, which led the nation.
"I'm proud of this team, and I still feel like this team is good," Head Coach Tom Hilbert said. "I think we have to get back and rest and regroup. It's a great streak, but you have to play one match at a time. Now we have to go play the next one."
Freshman outside hitter Jasmine Hanna had a phenomenal performance, totaling 23 kills on .340 hitting, surpassing her previous best of 16 vs. BYU. The kill total was the most since Adrianna Culbert had 23 last season at Denver, and marked just the sixth time in the past five seasons that a player has reached 20 kills.
CSU was limited to a season-low .144 hitting, however, and was bothered by UNLV’s block all night. The Rebels (20-6, 8-3 MW), who entered the match ranked No. 2 nationally for blocking, totaled 15.0 in the match.
"They blocked and defended as well as anyone has all year,” Hilbert said. “It disrupted us a little bit. I think we looked fatigued as the match went on. I felt like Vegas played very well and countered what we did. They deserved to win."
The Rams started off strong, winning the opening set, 25-20. Following a 15-15 tie, CSU scored seven of the next eight points to take control of the set. The Rams hit .353 in the opening frame, but that changed quickly.
UNLV held CSU to .000 hitting (11-11-41) in the second frame, blocking the Rams eight times and leading from start to finish. CSU trailed by a season-high-tying nine points, but never gave up. The Rams used a 4-0 run – including three-straight kills from Hanna – to get to within three, 16-13, before UNLV took over with six of the next seven points.
CSU also trailed in the third frame, including by four at 14-10, but the Rams chipped away and were tied by 15-15. A play later – on a UNLV attack error – CSU had its first lead since the first set, and two plays later, Hanna tallied her 17th kill (setting a new career high) and giving CSU an 18-15 lead – capping an 8-1 run.
UNLV responded with three kills to tie the score at 18-18, and the two teams were even for the next three points before the Rebels scored three times in a row to take a 23-21 lead. Senior Marlee Reynolds fought off one set point before the Rams fell, 25-23.
CSU and UNLV would again be locked in a tight battle in Set 4. The Rams led by one at 8-7, but a potential point for the Rams was called a replay, and UNLV took advantage, scoring the next three points. Hanna’s final kill of the night brought the Rams to within two, 15-13, but UNLV closed on a 10-4 run to win the set and match.
Joining Hanna in double figures for kills was junior Adrianna Culbert and Reynolds, who each totaled 10. Senior setter Deedra Foss had 48 assists, nine digs and three blocks, while junior libero Jaime Colaizzi had 20-plus digs for the second match in a row, finishing with 21. Sophomore defensive specialist Cassidy Denny had a season-most 14 digs.
The Rams will next travel to Fresno, Calif., for its only match of the week. CSU and Fresno State will play Thursday at 8 p.m. MT.
The loss brings No. 7 CSU’s record to 23-2, 11-1 MW. The Rams still own a 2.5-match lead in the Mountain West standings. CSU’s 18-consecutive victories was the fifth-longest winning streak in program history. Saturday was CSU’s first road loss since Oct. 25, 2012, a span of 27 road wins in a row, which led the nation.
"I'm proud of this team, and I still feel like this team is good," Head Coach Tom Hilbert said. "I think we have to get back and rest and regroup. It's a great streak, but you have to play one match at a time. Now we have to go play the next one."
Freshman outside hitter Jasmine Hanna had a phenomenal performance, totaling 23 kills on .340 hitting, surpassing her previous best of 16 vs. BYU. The kill total was the most since Adrianna Culbert had 23 last season at Denver, and marked just the sixth time in the past five seasons that a player has reached 20 kills.
CSU was limited to a season-low .144 hitting, however, and was bothered by UNLV’s block all night. The Rebels (20-6, 8-3 MW), who entered the match ranked No. 2 nationally for blocking, totaled 15.0 in the match.
"They blocked and defended as well as anyone has all year,” Hilbert said. “It disrupted us a little bit. I think we looked fatigued as the match went on. I felt like Vegas played very well and countered what we did. They deserved to win."
The Rams started off strong, winning the opening set, 25-20. Following a 15-15 tie, CSU scored seven of the next eight points to take control of the set. The Rams hit .353 in the opening frame, but that changed quickly.
UNLV held CSU to .000 hitting (11-11-41) in the second frame, blocking the Rams eight times and leading from start to finish. CSU trailed by a season-high-tying nine points, but never gave up. The Rams used a 4-0 run – including three-straight kills from Hanna – to get to within three, 16-13, before UNLV took over with six of the next seven points.
CSU also trailed in the third frame, including by four at 14-10, but the Rams chipped away and were tied by 15-15. A play later – on a UNLV attack error – CSU had its first lead since the first set, and two plays later, Hanna tallied her 17th kill (setting a new career high) and giving CSU an 18-15 lead – capping an 8-1 run.
UNLV responded with three kills to tie the score at 18-18, and the two teams were even for the next three points before the Rebels scored three times in a row to take a 23-21 lead. Senior Marlee Reynolds fought off one set point before the Rams fell, 25-23.
CSU and UNLV would again be locked in a tight battle in Set 4. The Rams led by one at 8-7, but a potential point for the Rams was called a replay, and UNLV took advantage, scoring the next three points. Hanna’s final kill of the night brought the Rams to within two, 15-13, but UNLV closed on a 10-4 run to win the set and match.
Joining Hanna in double figures for kills was junior Adrianna Culbert and Reynolds, who each totaled 10. Senior setter Deedra Foss had 48 assists, nine digs and three blocks, while junior libero Jaime Colaizzi had 20-plus digs for the second match in a row, finishing with 21. Sophomore defensive specialist Cassidy Denny had a season-most 14 digs.
The Rams will next travel to Fresno, Calif., for its only match of the week. CSU and Fresno State will play Thursday at 8 p.m. MT.
Team Stats
CS
LV
Kills
55
51
Errors
31
20
Attempts
167
141
Hitting %
.144
.220
Points
67.5
68.0
Assists
54
46
Aces
4
2
Blocks
8.5
15.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
23
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
3
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