DENVER – The Colorado School of Mines Volleyball team saw its historic postseason run come to a close on Saturday night in a three-set loss to #11-ranked Regis inside Regis Fieldhouse in the 2019 NCAA South Central Regional Tournament Championship match.
 
Against a stifling defense, Lindsey Jin led Mines with seven kills on 25 attempts and one service ace. The Oredigger trio of Rose Stuewe, Abby Tiesman and Julia Eiken also combined for 16 kills. Elle Duis notched 11 digs in the back row while Amanda Donais, Drew Stokes and Tiesman all recorded two blocks apiece. Stokes added 22 assists, seven digs and one kill over three sets. Tiesman, Stokes, Duis and Eiken each claimed all-tournament distinction for the Orediggers.
 
As a team, Mines (25-7) ran up against a Regis (28-4) defense that produced 15 blocks on the night. That kept the Orediggers to .084 on the attack. The Rangers hit .337 despite five blocks from Mines. The loss marked the Orediggers' first since October as their 10-mach winning streak come to a close.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Another beautiful day and scenic sunset brought fans flocking to Regis Fieldhouse. With a berth in the Elite Eight and a regional title on the line, the crowd proved primed and ready to cheer. However, most of the cheering in the first set came from the home crowd. Regis never trailed in the opening frame, but Mines did tie it up twice. Five blocks by the Rangers proved too much for the Orediggers as RU claimed the opening set, 25-18. Mines' set-one production featured three kills apiece from Donais and Eiken.
 
The second and third sets saw the Orediggers jump out to early leads, but the Regis defense did not let up. Four Ranger blocks in game two offset six combined kills from Tiesman and Donais. Jin came out firing with four kills in the third frame, but RU came up with six more blocks. The Ranger offense also remained efficient despite three blocks for Mines in the second set. Regis hit over .300 in every set for wins of 25-20 and 25-12 on the way to victory.
 
NOTABLES
- Mines finishes the 2019 season with a record of 1-3 against Regis after sweeping the Rangers in the 2019 RMAC Tournament semifinals.
- Tiesman closes her career with 1,211 kills, 356 blocks, 343 digs, 67 aces and 33 assists. She knocked down 435 kills in her senior season which ranks #6 on Mines' all-time, single-season list.
- Furthermore, Tiesman's total blocks and career block assists both appear in the Oredigger record book.
- Elle Duis surpassed 500 digs for the season on Saturday night. She boasts 1,031 digs in her career as a sophomore.
- Stokes finishes her sophomore season with 1,386 assists on the year which ranks #3 in the Oredigger record book. She also touts 2,731 assists in her career, ranking #3 on Mines' all-time list.
- Head coach Jamie Magalei is 280-94 in 12 seasons at the helm.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Mines awaits the announcement of the D2CCA and AVCA All-America teams. Both Drew Stokes and Abby Tiesman are on the ballot. All postseason awards will be available at www.minesathletics.com.
 
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