Colorado State University Athletics
Tuesday, August 28
Greeley, Colo.
7 PM MT
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Northern Colorado
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Colorado State
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Northern Colorado
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Runnels, Hougaard-Jensen pace Rams in Tuesday night sweep over Northern Colorado
8/28/2018 9:32:00 PM | Volleyball
GREELEY, Colo. – Junior Paulina Hougaard-Jensen and redshirt sophomore Breana Runnels paced the Colorado State volleyball team to its second sweep of the season Tuesday night at Northern Colorado.
The Rams scored the first points of the match to take an early lead, but the Bears kept things close as CSU didn't lead by more than five the whole set. Colorado State had set point at 24-22, but Northern Colorado took the next two rallies to tie the frame 24-all. The Rams regained their composure and finished the set with a Runnels kill and an UNC attack error.
In the second set, the Rams again took an early lead, but both teams battle as the frame was tied at 10-10. CSU kept its offense rolling as it put together a 9-1 lead through the heart of the set to lead 21-13. UNC did not just hand over the set as it battle to get within four as CSU had set point, but another kill by Runnels gave the Rams a 2-0 match lead.
In the final frame, the Rams defense caught rhythm with their offense and cruised to earn the sweep. CSU recorded five of their seven blocks in the set, while also holding the Bears to a -.125 hitting percentage.
QUOTES
Head Coach Tom Hilbert on the serving on the match…
"We started the match with some jitters, but this was one of the better matches serving this year because as we settled down we maintained our serving. We had seven aces and I will take the nine errors when we have that many aces because that means we are causing problems in other ways."
Hilbert on the Olivia Nicholson returning to the lineup…
"We play the whole game better when Olivia is on the floor. She makes moves and anticipates blocks more and that creates a whole team process that we don't have when she isn't there."
Breana Runnels thoughts on the match…
"I thought we played well, but there things that we still need to practice and work on. Our service receive wasn't as strong tonight as it has been in practice, but we were still able to do some good things in the front row."
STAT OF THE DAY
Paulina Hougaard-Jensen and Breana Runnels reached double-figure kills as Runnels recorded 13 and Hougaard-Jensen 12, while also hitting .450.
NOTES
- Besides leading the offense, Runnels was one dig shy of recording her second double-double of the season.
- Kirstie Hillyer added to the offense with eight kills, while hitting .316 and added a team-best four blocks.
- Katie Oleksak dished out 39 assists and contributed five digs.
- Jessica Jackson hit a career-high nine kills, while also putting up three blocks.
- Maddi Foutz tallied a career-high 25 digs as the libero in the sweep, which also ranked tied for second all-time at Colorado State.
- Olivia Nicholson returned to the lineup and recorded three kills and three aces in addition to eight digs and two blocks.
- The sweep gave the Rams their 18th-consecutive win over the Bears, dating back to 1982. The sweep was also 13th in that time span.
- CSU outhit UNC, .265 to .100 and also held a 7-to-2 block advantage.
NEXT
Colorado State will have a short week as it hosts Cincinnati and Florida State on Saturday in Moby Arena.
The Rams scored the first points of the match to take an early lead, but the Bears kept things close as CSU didn't lead by more than five the whole set. Colorado State had set point at 24-22, but Northern Colorado took the next two rallies to tie the frame 24-all. The Rams regained their composure and finished the set with a Runnels kill and an UNC attack error.
In the second set, the Rams again took an early lead, but both teams battle as the frame was tied at 10-10. CSU kept its offense rolling as it put together a 9-1 lead through the heart of the set to lead 21-13. UNC did not just hand over the set as it battle to get within four as CSU had set point, but another kill by Runnels gave the Rams a 2-0 match lead.
In the final frame, the Rams defense caught rhythm with their offense and cruised to earn the sweep. CSU recorded five of their seven blocks in the set, while also holding the Bears to a -.125 hitting percentage.
QUOTES
Head Coach Tom Hilbert on the serving on the match…
"We started the match with some jitters, but this was one of the better matches serving this year because as we settled down we maintained our serving. We had seven aces and I will take the nine errors when we have that many aces because that means we are causing problems in other ways."
Hilbert on the Olivia Nicholson returning to the lineup…
"We play the whole game better when Olivia is on the floor. She makes moves and anticipates blocks more and that creates a whole team process that we don't have when she isn't there."
Breana Runnels thoughts on the match…
"I thought we played well, but there things that we still need to practice and work on. Our service receive wasn't as strong tonight as it has been in practice, but we were still able to do some good things in the front row."
STAT OF THE DAY
Paulina Hougaard-Jensen and Breana Runnels reached double-figure kills as Runnels recorded 13 and Hougaard-Jensen 12, while also hitting .450.
NOTES
- Besides leading the offense, Runnels was one dig shy of recording her second double-double of the season.
- Kirstie Hillyer added to the offense with eight kills, while hitting .316 and added a team-best four blocks.
- Katie Oleksak dished out 39 assists and contributed five digs.
- Jessica Jackson hit a career-high nine kills, while also putting up three blocks.
- Maddi Foutz tallied a career-high 25 digs as the libero in the sweep, which also ranked tied for second all-time at Colorado State.
- Olivia Nicholson returned to the lineup and recorded three kills and three aces in addition to eight digs and two blocks.
- The sweep gave the Rams their 18th-consecutive win over the Bears, dating back to 1982. The sweep was also 13th in that time span.
- CSU outhit UNC, .265 to .100 and also held a 7-to-2 block advantage.
NEXT
Colorado State will have a short week as it hosts Cincinnati and Florida State on Saturday in Moby Arena.
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Team Stats
CSU
NC
Kills
47
30
Errors
17
18
Attempts
113
120
Hitting %
.265
.100
Points
61.0
33.0
Assists
43
27
Aces
7
1
Blocks
7.0
2.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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