Colorado State University Athletics
Friday, November 30
Pullman, Wash.
5 PM MT
Colorado State
23-8
2
vs
3
Tennessee
26-5
1
2
3
4
5
F
Colorado State
28
25
18
21
12
2
Tennessee
26
20
25
25
15
3
Photo by: Rod Commons
Early start not enough for Rams in first round against Tennessee
11/30/2018 11:22:00 PM | Volleyball
PULLMAN, Wash. – The Colorado State volleyball team took a 2-0 match lead against No. T19 Tennessee, but couldn't hold on as it ended its season with a 3-2 loss in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Rams came back from a 17-11 deficit in the opening set and won the second to take a 2-0 match lead before falling in five.
Tennessee responded after the intermission, taking the next two sets after taking early leads in both to even the match at 2-2. In the final set, both teams traded points to start, but the Lady Volunteers put together a five-point scoring run to lead 9-6. Colorado State responded with a three-point run later on to tie the frame at 10-all and again at 11s. Tennessee used a pair of kills and a block to reach match-point and took the match 15-12.
QUOTES
Head Coach Tom Hilbert on the match…
"We're disappointed to lose this match, but we had a wonderful season. When you lose a match like this, you have to look at the positives that we had this season. We played very well a few different times this year and improved in several different areas. I thought tonight, for about 60 percent, we played at a high level. We did a great job playing clean in the offensive part of the game. We also out blocked Tennessee tonight which shows that we were prepared. Tennessee's outsides are generally productive for them and we did a good job on them tonight. UT was defensively better than us tonight and they were winning most of the long rallies and really finished plays better than we did because they were able to dig balls."
STAT OF THE DAY
The Rams tied their season-best with 18 blocks in the match led by Paulina Hougaard-Jensen who tallied a season-best and tied a career-high with 10 stuffs.
NOTES
- The Rams were led by Breana Runnels who floored 21 kills, while also adding 10 digs for her eighth double-double of the season.
- Kirstie Hillyer followed with 18 kills, while hitting .471 and putting up eight blocks – matches season high.
- Katie Oleksak dished out 49 assists and had seven blocks.
- Maddi Foutz led the back row with 18 digs, while Olivia Nicholson had 15 and Amanda Young had 12.
- The Rams were playing in their 30th NCAA Tournament and 24th consecutive.
- The first round loss was the first since the 2016 season.
- CSU was 18-0 entering the match when winning the first two sets this season.
- The Rams are now 3-3 against Tennessee.
- Colorado State holds a 25-30 all-time record in the NCAA Tournament.
- CSU finished the 2018 season with a 23-8 overall record.
Tennessee responded after the intermission, taking the next two sets after taking early leads in both to even the match at 2-2. In the final set, both teams traded points to start, but the Lady Volunteers put together a five-point scoring run to lead 9-6. Colorado State responded with a three-point run later on to tie the frame at 10-all and again at 11s. Tennessee used a pair of kills and a block to reach match-point and took the match 15-12.
QUOTES
Head Coach Tom Hilbert on the match…
"We're disappointed to lose this match, but we had a wonderful season. When you lose a match like this, you have to look at the positives that we had this season. We played very well a few different times this year and improved in several different areas. I thought tonight, for about 60 percent, we played at a high level. We did a great job playing clean in the offensive part of the game. We also out blocked Tennessee tonight which shows that we were prepared. Tennessee's outsides are generally productive for them and we did a good job on them tonight. UT was defensively better than us tonight and they were winning most of the long rallies and really finished plays better than we did because they were able to dig balls."
STAT OF THE DAY
The Rams tied their season-best with 18 blocks in the match led by Paulina Hougaard-Jensen who tallied a season-best and tied a career-high with 10 stuffs.
NOTES
- The Rams were led by Breana Runnels who floored 21 kills, while also adding 10 digs for her eighth double-double of the season.
- Kirstie Hillyer followed with 18 kills, while hitting .471 and putting up eight blocks – matches season high.
- Katie Oleksak dished out 49 assists and had seven blocks.
- Maddi Foutz led the back row with 18 digs, while Olivia Nicholson had 15 and Amanda Young had 12.
- The Rams were playing in their 30th NCAA Tournament and 24th consecutive.
- The first round loss was the first since the 2016 season.
- CSU was 18-0 entering the match when winning the first two sets this season.
- The Rams are now 3-3 against Tennessee.
- Colorado State holds a 25-30 all-time record in the NCAA Tournament.
- CSU finished the 2018 season with a 23-8 overall record.
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Team Stats
CSU
UT
Kills
59
74
Errors
20
35
Attempts
172
192
Hitting %
.227
.203
Points
80.0
91.0
Assists
54
70
Aces
3
6
Blocks
18.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
21
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
18
Aces
0
Blocks
8
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
10
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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