Box Score How It Hapenned
In a rare midweek match, the 21st-ranked Colorado School of Mines (13-4, 7-2) picked up a nice 3-1 (15-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-18) victory over its RMAC neighbors Colorado Christian (9-10, 4-5) on Tuesday, October 13 in Lockridge Arena.
After dropping the first set due to a sluggish start, the Orediggers kicked it into gear and got out to lead by as much as seven (20-13) late in the second set. The Cougars finally found their footing and got the lead down to 22-21, but kills from senior Megan Peterson and freshman Janice Jin helped CSM hold out to tie the match at one apiece.
The second set was the last decent set the Cougars would play as Mines upped its game to its usual level and laid the hammer down in the final two sets.
The Orediggers took the third set by the final of 25-15 as Jin drilled five kills on seven attempts and senior Frannie Cormier chipped in four kills and four digs.The fourth and final set saw sophomore Ellie Monarch and Peterson chip in four kills apiece to close out the game with a 25-18 victory.
Notables
- For only the second time this season, Mines had four players reach double-digit kills. The last time came in the win over No. 20 Northwest Nazarene which was the second match of the season.
- Frannie Cormier edged out Megan Peterson by one (14-13) for the game-high in kills.
- Janice Jin and junior Alanna Winfield were right behind with 11 kills each. Jin also hit a team-high .381 for the match.
- Senior libero Corrine Din hit a season-high with 24 digs to lead a splendid defensive effort on the night.
- Senior setter Danielle Johnson-Hazlewood cracked the 50-assist plateau with tonight's 52 for the first time since September 11 at the University of Indianapolis.
- Mines doubled up CCU on total blocks, 10-5, with Peterson combining on five of them.
Up Next
Mines heads back out on the road this weekend as they head Nebraska for a match with Chadron State on Friday at 7 p.m. They then come back to the Denver Metro on Saturday for a 5 p.m. showdown with Regis.
