Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, February 27
Laramie, Wyo. / Uniwyo sports complex
6 PM MT
Colorado State
4-4, 4-4MW
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Wyoming
5-3, 5-3MW
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Colorado State
25
19
25
22
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Wyoming
27
25
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25
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Rams' Comeback Falls Short
2/27/2021 10:12:00 PM | Volleyball
Colorado State fell behind 2-0 in the second Border War and was in view of pushing the match to a fifth, but fell short.
LARAMIE, Wyo. – The Colorado State volleyball fell behind early in the second edition of the Border War and fought to have a chance to push the match to a fifth frame, but couldn't secure the fourth set dropping the match, 3-1.
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The Rams dropped the first two sets, 27-25, 25-19 to fall behind early in the match. CSU responded late in the third set as it was behind 22-15. The Rams finished the frame on a 10-1 run to grab the win and avoid the sweep. In the fifth, it was a back-and-forth affair, with long runs from both teams. The Rams led at 15-10 before the Cowgirls used a 4-0 later on to get within two points at 17-15. CSU continued to lead at 20-17 before Wyoming finished the match on a 8-2 run, including scoring the last six points.
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"I think it was evident that Wyoming was going to hit more aggressively and they played better defense," head coach Tom Hilbert said. "There was a key point in the end of the first set where we made some mistakes and that set the tone, because they came back and beat us in set one. Our team played hard. I have to give it to them, but Wyoming made more plays than we did. We had a nice comeback in the third set, we were ahead in the fourth and then Wyoming came back. There were a lot of point swings and lead swing that created momentum in the match."
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STAT OF THE MATCH
There were 30 tie scores and 13 lead changes in the match.
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NOTES
- Breana Runnels found the floor for 18 kills on 57 swings to lead the Rams
- Sasha Colombo added 11 kills while hitting .304
- Ciera Zimmerman dished out 43 assists and picked up six digs
- Alexa Roumeliotis led the back row with 29 digs
- Both Alyssa Bert and Brooke Hudson added double-figure digs with 12 and 10, respectfully
- The Rams were out blocked 14-9 and out hit, .237 to .157
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UP NEXT
Colorado State will have next weekend off before heading to San Jose State for two matches, March 12 and 13.
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The Rams dropped the first two sets, 27-25, 25-19 to fall behind early in the match. CSU responded late in the third set as it was behind 22-15. The Rams finished the frame on a 10-1 run to grab the win and avoid the sweep. In the fifth, it was a back-and-forth affair, with long runs from both teams. The Rams led at 15-10 before the Cowgirls used a 4-0 later on to get within two points at 17-15. CSU continued to lead at 20-17 before Wyoming finished the match on a 8-2 run, including scoring the last six points.
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"I think it was evident that Wyoming was going to hit more aggressively and they played better defense," head coach Tom Hilbert said. "There was a key point in the end of the first set where we made some mistakes and that set the tone, because they came back and beat us in set one. Our team played hard. I have to give it to them, but Wyoming made more plays than we did. We had a nice comeback in the third set, we were ahead in the fourth and then Wyoming came back. There were a lot of point swings and lead swing that created momentum in the match."
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STAT OF THE MATCH
There were 30 tie scores and 13 lead changes in the match.
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NOTES
- Breana Runnels found the floor for 18 kills on 57 swings to lead the Rams
- Sasha Colombo added 11 kills while hitting .304
- Ciera Zimmerman dished out 43 assists and picked up six digs
- Alexa Roumeliotis led the back row with 29 digs
- Both Alyssa Bert and Brooke Hudson added double-figure digs with 12 and 10, respectfully
- The Rams were out blocked 14-9 and out hit, .237 to .157
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UP NEXT
Colorado State will have next weekend off before heading to San Jose State for two matches, March 12 and 13.
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Team Stats
CSU
UW
Kills
53
60
Errors
28
22
Attempts
159
160
Hitting %
.157
.238
Points
69.0
78.0
Assists
48
54
Aces
7
4
Blocks
9.0
14.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
18
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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DS/L
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