Colorado State University Athletics
Tuesday, August 29
Fort Collins, Colo.
7 PM MT
Colorado State
2-1
3
vs
0
Northern Colorado
0-3
1
2
3
F
Northern Colorado
21
18
17
0
Colorado State
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
NC
CSU
Kills
31
39
Errors
19
8
Attempts
86
77
Hitting %
.140
.403
Points
37.0
51.0
Assists
28
38
Aces
4
5
Blocks
2.0
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
3
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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Recap: Colorado State Volleyball Sweeps Past Bears to Keep Streak Alive
8/29/2017 9:37:00 PM | Volleyball
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The Colorado State volleyball team swept passed Northern Colorado Tuesday night in Moby Arena to push its winning streak to 17 straight against the Bears. The Rams haven't lost to UNC since 1982 and Head Coach Tom Hilbert improves his perfect Moby Arena record to 46-0 against Division I programs in Colorado.
The first set was the closest of the night, as both teams hit the ball well, but the Rams came out on top, 25-21. In set two, Colorado State's defense began to show its true colors as it held the Bears to a match-low .032 hitting mark. Following intermission, the Rams kept the pressure on, holding UNC to another low hitting mark of .120, while smashing a match-high .520.
Kirstie Hillyer and Breana Runnels lead the Rams' offense for the second-consecutive match recording nine kills each and added three blocks. Paulina Hougaard-Jensen also contributed three blocks and Sanja Cizmic dropped in three service aces. Katie Oleksak primed the offense with 32 assists, while Amanda Young tallied 11 digs.
The Rams finished the match hitting .403, while holding the Bears to .140. Colorado State also added seven blocks in the sweep.
CSU (2-1) will hit the road for the first time this season as it heads to Tallahassee for three matches at the Home2Suite Invite hosted by Florida State. The Rams will face TCU, UNC Asheville and Florida State on Friday through Saturday.
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IN THEIR WORDS
Tom Hilbert on Sanja Cizmic's ability…
"We used Sanja well today. We have had a lot of good right side players in this program. Sanja is one of the best right side hitters this program has ever had. She can take a ball that is set 20 feet away from the net and get a really nice effective swing. So we are going to use that. Every year you look at your players and ask, 'Who can do what?' She can certainly do that. We are getting a lot of balls to her. Even in out of system situations."
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Breana Runnels on the team's passing…
"I think a lot of us overthink when we are passing. It is just a rhythm. Tom always says it is a feeling, so we have just got to find that feeling."
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Sanja Cizmic on how the team responded with the 12 service errors…
"UNC is a really good passing team, so we knew if we wanted to take them out of their system we had to be aggressive. Even though we did have 12 errors, we also had five aces. I feel like the numbers are going to start to even out soon."
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The first set was the closest of the night, as both teams hit the ball well, but the Rams came out on top, 25-21. In set two, Colorado State's defense began to show its true colors as it held the Bears to a match-low .032 hitting mark. Following intermission, the Rams kept the pressure on, holding UNC to another low hitting mark of .120, while smashing a match-high .520.
Kirstie Hillyer and Breana Runnels lead the Rams' offense for the second-consecutive match recording nine kills each and added three blocks. Paulina Hougaard-Jensen also contributed three blocks and Sanja Cizmic dropped in three service aces. Katie Oleksak primed the offense with 32 assists, while Amanda Young tallied 11 digs.
The Rams finished the match hitting .403, while holding the Bears to .140. Colorado State also added seven blocks in the sweep.
CSU (2-1) will hit the road for the first time this season as it heads to Tallahassee for three matches at the Home2Suite Invite hosted by Florida State. The Rams will face TCU, UNC Asheville and Florida State on Friday through Saturday.
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IN THEIR WORDS
Tom Hilbert on Sanja Cizmic's ability…
"We used Sanja well today. We have had a lot of good right side players in this program. Sanja is one of the best right side hitters this program has ever had. She can take a ball that is set 20 feet away from the net and get a really nice effective swing. So we are going to use that. Every year you look at your players and ask, 'Who can do what?' She can certainly do that. We are getting a lot of balls to her. Even in out of system situations."
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Breana Runnels on the team's passing…
"I think a lot of us overthink when we are passing. It is just a rhythm. Tom always says it is a feeling, so we have just got to find that feeling."
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Sanja Cizmic on how the team responded with the 12 service errors…
"UNC is a really good passing team, so we knew if we wanted to take them out of their system we had to be aggressive. Even though we did have 12 errors, we also had five aces. I feel like the numbers are going to start to even out soon."
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