Box Score How It Happened
With revenge on its mind, the 19th-ranked Colorado School of Mines (17-4, 11-2) volleyball team got a nice sweep (25-19, 25-18, 25-19) over a scrappy Western State (10-14, 7-6) squad on Saturday, October 24 in Lockridge Arena.
On September 25, Mines dropped its first meeting of the season at Western State, 3-1, which was its first conference loss of the season. With that setback in mind, the Orediggers took care of the Mountaineers with a workman-like victory.
While the Orediggers were outhit (.333-to-.192) in the opening set they still got a comfortable 25-19 victory. The Mountaineers committed six service errors and Mines got four kills from junior Alanna Winfield to sneak out with the win.
The second set saw a more determined CSM team come out as they hit collectively .367 in the frame and scrambled well on defense to get out with a 25-18 win. Trailing 14-10 at one point, Mines went on a 15-4 run to close the set.
The great hitting continued in the third and final frame as Mines collectively hit .333 and drilled 19 kills to take the set, 25-19. The Orediggers got a balanced attack in the frame as Winfield, sophomore Ellie Monarch and freshman Janice Jin each notched five kills.
Notables
- For the second straight match, Janice Jin hit a dynamite .500 (9-1-16) with nine kills.
- Alanna Winfield was the only Oredigger in double-digit kills with 10.
- After a subpar hitting effort, Mines rebounded to hit a collective .306.
- Senior Danielle Johnson-Hazlewood notched 36 assists to go along with three kills from her setter position.
- The Mines defense scrambled well and got 45 digs compared to 33 for WSCU.
Up Next
Mines is on the road this coming Wednesday, October 28 as they head to Metro State for a nonconference match. First serve is set for 7 p.m.
