Box Score How It Happened
Nationally 12th-ranked Colorado School of Mines (9-3, 3-1) volleyball rebounded from its first conference loss to defeat CSU Pueblo (4-9, 2-3) by the final of 3-1 (25-19, 22-25, 27-25, 25-19) in a see-saw affair on Saturday, September 26 in Pueblo, Colorado.
Mines was able to jump out to a 3-0 lead in the opening set behind the strong attacking of junior Alanna Winfield. They kept that advantage until the Thunderwolves finally clawed back to tie the period at 19, but a pair of kills from senior Megan Peterson and final kill from senior Danielle Johnson-Hazlewood capped the frame.
The Orediggers fell behind by as much as 17-7 in the second set before coming back to square things at 19. The large comeback may have taken some gas out of them as CSUP held on for a 25-22 victory to tie the match at one game apiece.
Set No. 3 appeared as though it would go to the exact script as the second set, but the Orediggers comeback this time stuck as they gritted their way to a hard fought 27-25 victory. Trailing 22-19 late in the frame, CSM got three kills from Frannie Cormier to dig out its hole and take a 2-1 lead.
Mines carried the momentum of that thrilling comeback into a comfortable 25-19 win in the fourth set to close out the game.
Notables
- The Orediggers got a total team effort as they won every single offensive and defensive category except hitting percentage.
- Speaking of hitting percentage, CSM never hit better than .209 until the fourth and final set where it hit a blistering .419.
- Mines got its second straight monster performance from Alanna Winfield who had a game-high 20 kills on an impressive .318 attacking percentage. She has now hit double-digit kills in six consecutive matches and in 10-out of-12 contests.
- Winfield and sophomore LaRose Currie each had three aces of CSM's seven total.
- Danielle Johnson-Hazlewood put up her seventh double-double of the season with a 48 assist and 17 dig performance. It's also the seventh consecutive match she has dished out at least 40 assists.
- Junior Taryn Huber collected a match-high 22 digs to hit the 20-dig plateau for the first time since Mines' opening weekend.
Up Next
Mines will stay on the road next weekend as it heads to Fort Lewis and Adams State on Friday and Saturday, October 2-3. Both contests are set to start at 7 p.m.
