Colorado State University Athletics
Sunday, September 10
Fort Collins, Colo.
12 PM MT
Colorado State
8-1
3
vs
0
Idaho State
3-7
1
2
3
F
Idaho State
17
20
18
0
Colorado State
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
ISU
CSU
Kills
36
46
Errors
20
11
Attempts
110
92
Hitting %
.145
.380
Points
44.0
62.0
Assists
33
46
Aces
4
4
Blocks
4.0
12.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
7
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Players Mentioned
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Recap: Colorado State Wins Tournament with Sweep Over Idaho State
9/10/2017 3:07:00 PM | Volleyball
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – No. 25 Colorado State finished its' tournament with a sweep over Idaho State on Sunday afternoon in Moby Arena. The Rams were crowned the tournament champion, while senior Sanja Cizmic was named the tournament MVP and Katie Oleksak and Breana Runnels were named to the all-tournament team.
Breana Runnels led the Rams' offense with 13 kills, while hitting .370 and also made her mark on defense with seven blocks. Sanja Cizmic and Jasmine Hanna added 10 kills apiece and hit very efficiently with marks of .421 and .300, respectfully. Paulina Hougaard-Jensen also was perfect when attacking with a .750 percentage, while also putting up seven stuffs.
The first set started with both teams fighting to take the lead, as there were 10 tie scores through the score being at 11-11. From there, the Rams took control with three-straight points and did not look back. CSU led the rest of the set and finished with five-straight points to take the frame, 25-17.
The Rams jumped out to a 7-4 advantage in the second set, but the Bangles would make a comeback as there were five lead changes in the game. Idaho State led 12-11 before CSU strung together four-rallies to gain a 15-12 lead – one they would not relinquish. A block by Breana Runnels and Olivia Nicholson would end the set, 25-20.
In the final frame, ISU scored first, but CSU again put together a 5-0 run early and would lead the rest of the set. The Rams would lead by as many as eight points down the stretch and finished the sweep with a 25-18 score.
The Rams finished the weekend hitting .325 with Runnels leading the squad with 44 kills and adding 12 blocks. Cizmic finished the tournament with an impressive .415 attack percentage, committing just eight errors in 65 swings. Katie Oleksak put up 137 assists, while Paulina Hougaard-Jensen finished hitting at a .500 clip and charging the defense with 16 total blocks.
Colorado State will stay at Moby this week, hosting its final tournament on Friday – Saturday. The Rams will welcome Albany, Xavier and Colorado to Moby Arena.
IN THEIR WORDS
Tom Hilbert on setter Katie Oleksak's overall performance...
"This kid is really good. She is moving the ball around very quickly. Her tempos have gotten better. I want her to be even better. I want these amazing things to happen. Even though I'm yelling at her, I still recognize how great she is playing. Her side-out choices today were spot on. She really is helping this team be good. "
Katie Oleksak on how much she is starting to trust Paulina Hougaard-Jensen...
"She has definitely grown a lot on the side. We are connecting really well. That used to not be the case, so it's nice to see that I can trust her and that and I know she will get a kill."
Sanja Cizmic on how high the ceiling is for this team...
"I don't think we even know yet. We have realized that we are better than we thought we were, especially after our start to the season with the Duke game. Our goal is to try and go undefeated for the rest of the season."
Breana Runnels led the Rams' offense with 13 kills, while hitting .370 and also made her mark on defense with seven blocks. Sanja Cizmic and Jasmine Hanna added 10 kills apiece and hit very efficiently with marks of .421 and .300, respectfully. Paulina Hougaard-Jensen also was perfect when attacking with a .750 percentage, while also putting up seven stuffs.
The first set started with both teams fighting to take the lead, as there were 10 tie scores through the score being at 11-11. From there, the Rams took control with three-straight points and did not look back. CSU led the rest of the set and finished with five-straight points to take the frame, 25-17.
The Rams jumped out to a 7-4 advantage in the second set, but the Bangles would make a comeback as there were five lead changes in the game. Idaho State led 12-11 before CSU strung together four-rallies to gain a 15-12 lead – one they would not relinquish. A block by Breana Runnels and Olivia Nicholson would end the set, 25-20.
In the final frame, ISU scored first, but CSU again put together a 5-0 run early and would lead the rest of the set. The Rams would lead by as many as eight points down the stretch and finished the sweep with a 25-18 score.
The Rams finished the weekend hitting .325 with Runnels leading the squad with 44 kills and adding 12 blocks. Cizmic finished the tournament with an impressive .415 attack percentage, committing just eight errors in 65 swings. Katie Oleksak put up 137 assists, while Paulina Hougaard-Jensen finished hitting at a .500 clip and charging the defense with 16 total blocks.
Colorado State will stay at Moby this week, hosting its final tournament on Friday – Saturday. The Rams will welcome Albany, Xavier and Colorado to Moby Arena.
IN THEIR WORDS
Tom Hilbert on setter Katie Oleksak's overall performance...
"This kid is really good. She is moving the ball around very quickly. Her tempos have gotten better. I want her to be even better. I want these amazing things to happen. Even though I'm yelling at her, I still recognize how great she is playing. Her side-out choices today were spot on. She really is helping this team be good. "
Katie Oleksak on how much she is starting to trust Paulina Hougaard-Jensen...
"She has definitely grown a lot on the side. We are connecting really well. That used to not be the case, so it's nice to see that I can trust her and that and I know she will get a kill."
Sanja Cizmic on how high the ceiling is for this team...
"I don't think we even know yet. We have realized that we are better than we thought we were, especially after our start to the season with the Duke game. Our goal is to try and go undefeated for the rest of the season."
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