SALT LAKE CITY – The #11-ranked Colorado School of Mines Volleyball team extended its win streak to six on Saturday afternoon thanks to a 3-1 victory at Westminster inside Behken Fieldhouse.
 
Amanda Donais and Taylor Hicken teamed up for 31 kills total in the four-set affair. Donais converted at a .500 clip and Hicken hit .636 on the attack while adding five digs, four blocks and one service ace. Lindsey Jin joined in the double-digit kills party with 12 of her own. Drew Stokes produced typical numbers which included 48 assists, eight digs, three kills, one ace and one block. Elle Duis averaged nearly five digs per set with 18 in the match.
 
Mines (9-1, 2-0 RMAC) started its RMAC slate 2-0 for the first time since 2018. The Orediggers' strength as a team emerged on offense with a combined hitting percentage of .384 while holding Westminster (2-7, 0-2 RMAC) to .091 on the attack. Blocks were nearly even in the box score and WC owned the service game, but Mines won every other statistical category.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Outside of a 25-23, first-set hiccup, Mines own the court on Saturday evening. The Orediggers rallied from their first-set loss to win three straight by scores of 25-11, 25-18, 25-14. Westminster earned its lone victory by hitting nearly .300 as a team. Outside of that, the visitors hit .414, .438 and .370  while owning every other statistical category.
 
NOTABLES
- Mines improved to 7-0 in the all-time series against Westminster.
- Donais surpassed 100 kills for the season.
- The Orediggers' 56 digs as a team was their second-highest, single-match total of the season.
- Coach Magalei is now 301-99 in her career as a head collegiate volleyball coach.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Mines returns home Sept. 24-25 to host South Dakota Mines and Black Hills State. Tickets are available for sale online at www.minesathletics.com/tickets. Live stats and video on the RMAC network will also be offered at www.minesathletics.com.
 
Fans can keep up with Mines volleyball on Twitter at @MinesVolleyball and on Instagram at @mines.volleyball. They can also keep up with Colorado School of Mines Athletics all year long on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the handle @MinesAthletics.