Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, August 25
Fort Collins, Colo.
11 AM MT
Colorado State
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UNC Wilmington
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UNC Wilmington
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Colorado State
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Photo by: Nick Monaghan
Rams record sweep against UNC Wilmington
8/25/2018 2:26:00 PM | Volleyball
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State volleyball team recorded its first win of the season, with a sweep over UNC Wilmington on Saturday morning in Moby Arena.
In the opening set, both teams were tied at 4-4 before the Rams went on a 12-4 run to lead 18-8. The Seahawks got within eight points at 19-11, but CSU finished the frame off, 25-18.
Colorado State cruised out to a 9-3 advantage in the second set and held the lead through the heart of the frame, which included an 8-3 run late, on its way to holding a 2-0 match lead.
In the final set, both teams battled as the Rams led 13-12, before CSU rattled off three-consecutive points to force at UNCW timeout at 16-12. Following the short break, Colorado State's offense continued to run on all cylinders as it recorded its first sweep of the season.
QUOTES
Head Coach Tom Hilbert on the match…
"I thought our team came out and made serves today. I think we served reasonably tough as well, which was good and it helped us on the point scoring side. We also blocked some balls in little spurts, which allowed us to have 11 blocks. We played well in moments which allowed us to get comfortable leads and that was very good. I thought we handled UNCW pretty well and we played good on defense; we probably could get better, but overall it was a good match."
Sasha Colombo on the stepping into a key offensive role…
"I felt like I had to do my job as a right side and Katie (Oleksak) set more balls to me today than last night so I felt more comfortable. I felt like I got my kills today, which was good."
Kirstie Hillyer on blocking…
"We definitely put an emphasis on getting our blocks set up against UNCW. Heading into the match we were ready to face them and we knew they hit lower than normal.
STAT OF THE DAY
Paulina Hougaard-Jensen paced the Rams with 10 kills, while hitting .467 – tied with freshman Sasha Colombo.
NOTES
- Freshman Sasha Colombo had her best match of her career, recording nine kills while hitting .467 and adding three blocks.
- Kirstie Hillyer again dominated the net, tallying seven blocks. She also contributed nine kills while hitting .316.
- Breana Runnels had just five kills, but had nine digs and two blocks.
- Katie Oleksak dished out 37 assists, while grabbing five digs and four blocks.
- Amanda Young led the back row with 13 digs.
- The Rams finished hitting at a .286 clip, while holding the Seahawks to a .105 mark.
- CSU also totaled 11 blocks and UNCW had nine.
- There was just one lead change in the match, happening in the first set.
NEXT
Colorado State will head to Greeley, Colo., on Tuesday to play Northern Colorado starting at 7 p.m.
In the opening set, both teams were tied at 4-4 before the Rams went on a 12-4 run to lead 18-8. The Seahawks got within eight points at 19-11, but CSU finished the frame off, 25-18.
Colorado State cruised out to a 9-3 advantage in the second set and held the lead through the heart of the frame, which included an 8-3 run late, on its way to holding a 2-0 match lead.
In the final set, both teams battled as the Rams led 13-12, before CSU rattled off three-consecutive points to force at UNCW timeout at 16-12. Following the short break, Colorado State's offense continued to run on all cylinders as it recorded its first sweep of the season.
QUOTES
Head Coach Tom Hilbert on the match…
"I thought our team came out and made serves today. I think we served reasonably tough as well, which was good and it helped us on the point scoring side. We also blocked some balls in little spurts, which allowed us to have 11 blocks. We played well in moments which allowed us to get comfortable leads and that was very good. I thought we handled UNCW pretty well and we played good on defense; we probably could get better, but overall it was a good match."
Sasha Colombo on the stepping into a key offensive role…
"I felt like I had to do my job as a right side and Katie (Oleksak) set more balls to me today than last night so I felt more comfortable. I felt like I got my kills today, which was good."
Kirstie Hillyer on blocking…
"We definitely put an emphasis on getting our blocks set up against UNCW. Heading into the match we were ready to face them and we knew they hit lower than normal.
STAT OF THE DAY
Paulina Hougaard-Jensen paced the Rams with 10 kills, while hitting .467 – tied with freshman Sasha Colombo.
NOTES
- Freshman Sasha Colombo had her best match of her career, recording nine kills while hitting .467 and adding three blocks.
- Kirstie Hillyer again dominated the net, tallying seven blocks. She also contributed nine kills while hitting .316.
- Breana Runnels had just five kills, but had nine digs and two blocks.
- Katie Oleksak dished out 37 assists, while grabbing five digs and four blocks.
- Amanda Young led the back row with 13 digs.
- The Rams finished hitting at a .286 clip, while holding the Seahawks to a .105 mark.
- CSU also totaled 11 blocks and UNCW had nine.
- There was just one lead change in the match, happening in the first set.
NEXT
Colorado State will head to Greeley, Colo., on Tuesday to play Northern Colorado starting at 7 p.m.
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Team Stats
UNCW
CSU
Kills
29
43
Errors
19
17
Attempts
95
91
Hitting %
.105
.286
Points
39.0
60.0
Assists
26
40
Aces
1
6
Blocks
9.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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