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How It Happened
Just like last night's win against S.D. Mines, the 11th-ranked Colorado School of Mines (8-2, 2-0) asserted its dominance early as it controlled Black Hills State (3-7, 0-2) by the final of 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-19) on Saturday, September 19 at Lockridge Arena. On the weekend, Mines defeated both RMAC institutions from South Dakota to kick off its league campaign.
CSM got out to a 15-7 lead quickly in the first set to force a BHSU timeout. They used the opening run to cruise to an easy 25-16 set victory. Senior Megan Peterson was superb in the frame as she drilled six kills at a .455 clip.
The second set was much tighter until midway through the period when the Orediggers took an 11-11 tie and ballooned it into a 20-14 advantage they never relinquished. That 9-3 run included four kills from Peterson who had seven total in the period.
After a short intermission, Mines picked right up where they left off as they jumped out to a commanding 17-3 lead to start the third set. That crucial run was sparked by three kills from Peterson, senior Frannie Cormier and junior Alanna Winfield each.
The Yellowjackets attempted to make a bit of comeback when they narrowed the score to 23-18, but they didn't have enough juice as the Orediggers closed out the frame and game, 25-19.
Notables
- As noted above, the match was the Megan Peterson show as she drilled a match-high 17 kills while hitting at a .278 percentage from her middleblocker position. She also had a team-high three blocks.
- Senior setter Danielle Johnson-Hazlewood hit the 40-assist plateau for the eight time this season as she put up a double-double of 43 assists and 17 digs.
- Frannie Cormier nearly missed a double-double of her own with 17 digs and eight kills.
- Cormier's 17 digs also tied senior Corrine Din for the team-high.
- The Mines defense was superb most of the contest as they dug out 67 balls compared to 53 for Black Hills State.
Up Next
The Orediggers head on the road next Friday and Saturday, September 25-26 as they head to Western State and CSU-Pueblo in RMAC action.
