Colorado State University Athletics
Friday, September 7
Ann Arbor, Mich.
9 AM MT
Colorado State
5-2
3
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0
LSU
2-5
1
2
3
F
Louisiana State
23
22
23
0
Colorado State
25
25
25
3
Rams sweep past LSU in Michigan Challenge
9/7/2018 11:41:00 AM | Volleyball
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Colorado State volleyball team swept past LSU on Friday morning in the opening match of the Michigan Challenge in Cliff Keen Arena.
The opening set featured 14 tie scores and seven lead changes as the largest led was four. LSU jumped out to a 5-1 lead, but the Rams eliminated it, tying the match at 12-12. Colorado State took a three-point lead at 18-15 but the Tigers tied the match at 19-19. Both teams traded points to the end and LSU led 23-22 but a kill by Breana Runnels, followed by a service ace by Olivia Nicholson and an LSU attack error gave the Rams the first set win.
The second set again had both teams battling for the lead as the frame was tied 12-12. Colorado State took a two-point lead and led the rest of the frame on its way to a 2-0 match lead.
Colorado State jumped out to an early lead and increased its lead to 18-13 in the final frame. LSU looked to mount a come-back, cutting the CSU lead down to one at 21-20 and tying the set at 23-23, but a kill by Kirstie Hillyer and a block by Paulina Hougaard-Jensen and Olivia Nicholson ended the match and secured the sweep.
QUOTES
Head Coach Tom Hilbert on the match…
"To be honest, I am not happy the way we played today. We need to ball handle better and I know Kirstie (Hillyer) and Breana (Runnels) were able to pull us out of some issues. We need to learn how to pass on the road better – we're not doing it very well. We're giving away a bunch of points and luckily today we played a team that gave away more points than we did. We need to play better tonight and tomorrow night. That is what our goal has to be; we need to improve."
STAT OF THE DAY
Breana Runnels and Kirstie Hillyer led the Rams with 15 and 10 kills, respectfully.
NOTES
- Head Coach Tom Hilbert is now 116-69 against teams that are from a 'Power 5' conference.
- Breana Runnels added five digs to her 15 kills and had two blocks, while hitting .367.
- Katie Oleksak dished out 30 assists, recorded four kills, seven digs and two blocks.
- Olivia Nicholson and Amanda Young tallied eight digs each.
- The Rams finished hitting .265 in the match and held LSU to a .174, including a .083 mark in the final set.
- LSU recorded more service aces than the Rams (6-4), but CSU had less attack errors (21-15).
- The sweep was the third of the season for the Rams.
- The win was the seventh straight against LSU.
NEXT
Colorado State will head to Rochester, Mich., for a 5:30 p.m. MT match with Oakland tonight.
The opening set featured 14 tie scores and seven lead changes as the largest led was four. LSU jumped out to a 5-1 lead, but the Rams eliminated it, tying the match at 12-12. Colorado State took a three-point lead at 18-15 but the Tigers tied the match at 19-19. Both teams traded points to the end and LSU led 23-22 but a kill by Breana Runnels, followed by a service ace by Olivia Nicholson and an LSU attack error gave the Rams the first set win.
The second set again had both teams battling for the lead as the frame was tied 12-12. Colorado State took a two-point lead and led the rest of the frame on its way to a 2-0 match lead.
Colorado State jumped out to an early lead and increased its lead to 18-13 in the final frame. LSU looked to mount a come-back, cutting the CSU lead down to one at 21-20 and tying the set at 23-23, but a kill by Kirstie Hillyer and a block by Paulina Hougaard-Jensen and Olivia Nicholson ended the match and secured the sweep.
QUOTES
Head Coach Tom Hilbert on the match…
"To be honest, I am not happy the way we played today. We need to ball handle better and I know Kirstie (Hillyer) and Breana (Runnels) were able to pull us out of some issues. We need to learn how to pass on the road better – we're not doing it very well. We're giving away a bunch of points and luckily today we played a team that gave away more points than we did. We need to play better tonight and tomorrow night. That is what our goal has to be; we need to improve."
STAT OF THE DAY
Breana Runnels and Kirstie Hillyer led the Rams with 15 and 10 kills, respectfully.
NOTES
- Head Coach Tom Hilbert is now 116-69 against teams that are from a 'Power 5' conference.
- Breana Runnels added five digs to her 15 kills and had two blocks, while hitting .367.
- Katie Oleksak dished out 30 assists, recorded four kills, seven digs and two blocks.
- Olivia Nicholson and Amanda Young tallied eight digs each.
- The Rams finished hitting .265 in the match and held LSU to a .174, including a .083 mark in the final set.
- LSU recorded more service aces than the Rams (6-4), but CSU had less attack errors (21-15).
- The sweep was the third of the season for the Rams.
- The win was the seventh straight against LSU.
NEXT
Colorado State will head to Rochester, Mich., for a 5:30 p.m. MT match with Oakland tonight.
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Team Stats
LSU
CSU
Kills
40
42
Errors
21
15
Attempts
109
102
Hitting %
.174
.265
Points
55.0
54.0
Assists
37
36
Aces
6
4
Blocks
9.0
8.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
4
Aces
1
Blocks
2
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