Colorado State University Athletics
Thursday, October 26
Fort Collins, Colo.
7 PM MT
Colorado State
22-2, 12-0MW
3
vs
0
Air Force
10-15, 3-8MW
1
2
3
F
Air Force
19
22
15
0
Colorado State
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
AF
CSU
Kills
32
42
Errors
14
10
Attempts
84
88
Hitting %
.214
.364
Points
42.0
56.0
Assists
31
37
Aces
7
6
Blocks
3.0
8.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
5
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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Recap: Rams Continue Streak with Sweep over Air Force
10/26/2017 9:53:00 PM | Volleyball
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The No. 20 Colorado State Rams picked up their 12th consecutive win and ninth sweep in Mountain West Conference play Thursday night with a 3-0 victory over Air Force in Moby Arena. CSU remains undefeated against conference opponents and improves to 22-2 on the season. The win was also the 48th consecutive win against the Falcons, dating back to the 1995 season.
Jasmine Hanna led the Rams flooring 12 kills while hitting at a .385 clip. Kirstie Hillyer and Breana Runnels also added eight kills apiece, while Paulina Hougaard-Jensen led the team in efficiency, swinging at a .667 mark with no errors in nine swings. Katie Oleksak paced the offense dishing out 34 assists and Amanda Young led the defense with nine digs as Hillyer controlled the net recording five of the eight blocks for the Rams.
CSU cruised out to an early 6-2 lead – one they would not lose – in the first set. Air Force came within five points at 24-19, but Colorado State finished the set with a block by Hillyer and Hanna. The Falcons battled back in the second frame taking an early 3-0 lead. From there, the score was tied up four different times including at 10-10 before the Rams took over. CSU went on a 12-5 run to take a 22-15 lead following an Air Force timeout and finished the set, 25-22, to take a 2-0 match lead. Following the intermission, Colorado State took an early 6-3 lead and never looked back. The Rams held the Falcons to a match low .133 hitting percentage and gave up just 10 kills. CSU tallied six-straight points to close the match handedly, 25-15.
The Rams will remain at home next week for two Mountain West Conference matchups, starting with Utah State on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m.
IN THEIR WORDS…
Tom Hilbert's opening statement…
"We were almost done with the third set and I thought that if we didn't have our service aces, we would be tied. It turns out they hit .370 against us in the first set before we started blocking better in sets 2 and 3. That made a huge difference. Air Force did a nice job of really driving serves and we needed to see that. Katie (Oleksak) distributed the ball well, Jasmine (Hanna) played great and both of our middles had big numbers."
Hilbert on if the team played better as the match went on…
"I feel like we could have played better in some areas and I would really like to play them again. That kind of driving serving is what we need to see. I thought that we were starting to get used to that towards the end of the match."
Hilbert on Jasmine Hanna's senior year so far…
"You see a lot of people through their careers and get to their senior year and have transformational years. I think that is happening with Jasmine. She is playing great, night in and night out. She is in great shape and she's never been tired. This is what senior year should be like. She worked very hard in the off-season and its showing."
Hilbert on what the Rams need to do to get better as the season comes to an end…
"We have to start thinking about how we control our game. We need to understand how we can be consistent night after night."
Jasmine Hanna on how she feels about her consistently good play…
"I think that consistency has been my game. Sometimes I wish I could incorporate more power in my hits, but at the end of the day, I am going to be consistent. It helps me because I know that Katie (Oleksak) is going to always give me a good ball as well."
Kirstie Hillyer on if adjustments were made at the net or if the team was just able to execute better as the match went on…
"I think that we just had better execution. After the first set, we knew we needed to turn it around. I think we just were able to pick up our blocking game and that made the difference."
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