GOLDEN, Colo. – The #25-ranked Colorado School of Mines Volleyball team won its first true road match of the season Friday night in a sweep of Fort Lewis inside Whalen Gym.
Abby Tiesman's 12-kill, 10-dig double-double highlighted the 3-0 victory. She also hit .500 and added four total blocks.
Taylor Hicken ended with double-digit kills as well, knocking down 10 on 25 attempts while adding one block and one dig. While Tiesman's 10 digs were a match best,
Elle Duis's nine digs were not far behind.
Danielle Mullen added two service aces and
Drew Stokes put a bow on it by way of 41 assists, two blocks and five digs.
Mines (9-2, 2-1 RMAC) hit just .231 as a team, but held Fort Lewis (4-8, 0-3 RMAC) to a stingy .066 on the attack. The Orediggers nearly doubled up the Skyhawks in kills (45-26) and assists (43-22), and committed zero receiving errors in the service game. However, FLC did edge out Mines in total bocks by a margin of 6-5. It would not be enough as the Skyhawks remained winless in RMAC play while the Orediggers moved above the .500 mark in conference action.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Fort Lewis charged out of the gate and took a 5-0 lead on the visitors from Golden. It would be just one of three times all night that the Skyhawks would have the lead. Mines answered back with four unanswered points courtesy of two kills and one block off the hands of Tiesman. That would set the tone for seven, first-set kills by Tiesman as the Orediggers came from behind for a dominant, 25-18 win in the opening game.
Mines dominated the second set in nearly every facet of the game, hitting .345 as team and holding FLC to a .000 attack percentage. Hicken notched four kills in the frame and one of two blocks in the set (Tiesman and Stokes) would cap a 25-16 win in which Fort Lewis never led and a 2-0 lead in the match. The home team would find the lead twice in the final set, but a hitting percentage of .116 and five kills from
Amanda Donais were too much. Mines clinched the victory, 25-20.
NOTABLES
- Since 2008, Mines is 17-0 in matches against Fort Lewis.
- The Orediggers have only dropped one set to the Skyhawks since 2009.
- Tiesman now has double-digit kills in eight straight matches. Her double-double was the second of her career.
- Donais tallied the 50th block of her career Friday night at Fort Lewis. She also has exactly 307 digs and 307 kills in her career.
- Mines is now 100-12 in RMAC play dating back to 2012.
- Head coach
Jamie Magalei is 265-89 in 12 seasons at Mines.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Orediggers continue RMAC play on Saturday at Adams State in Alamosa, Colo. Live stats and video of both matches will be available at www.minesathletics.com.
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