COLORADO SPRINGS  – The #25-ranked Colorado School of Mines Volleyball team kept its hot streak going Tuesday with a sweep of UCCS at the Gallogly Events Center as the Orediggers improved to 3-0 in RMAC play and 9-2 on the season.
 
A well-rounded, team effort propelled Mines to victory. Janice Jin led the way with 10 kills while Abby Tiesman added nine, and Hannah Martin and Lindsey Jin collected eight kills each. Drew Stokes dished out assists at a pace over 12.0 assists per set for a total of 37 on the night. Defensively, Taylor Hicken racked up five total blocks while Elle Duis and Martin combined for 22 digs.
 
As a team, the Orediggers held the Mountain Lions (2-9, 0-3 RMAC) to just .092 on the attack. Mines turned in a hitting percentage of .248 and finished the match with seven total blocks.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
It was a match that saw the Orediggers' offense vastly improve from the first set to the final set. Mines hit just .175 in the opening set but took a 25-21 victory behind three kills from Tiesman.
 
The visitors improved their hitting percentage to .250 in the second game and carried a 2-0 match lead into the intermission. Mines capped the night off with its best set performance of the evening as it hit .333 behind four kills from Lindsey Jin to clinch the victory.
 
NOTABLES
- Tuesday marked Mines' fourth sweep of the season.
- The Orediggers are currently riding a 10-match winning streak against the Mountain Lions.
- Mines' last lost to UCCS was in 2012.
- The Orediggers have started RMAC play 3-0 for three consecutive seasons.
- Martin set career highs in kills (8) and attacks (15) in Tuesday's match.
- Head coach Jamie Magalei is 241-83 in 11 seasons at Mines.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Mines returns to Lockridge Arena Friday for its RMAC home opener at 7 p.m. against Adams State. Live stats and video will be available at www.MinesAthletics.com.
 
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