GOLDEN, Colo. – Oredigger middle blocker Jenna McLaughlin was the tip of the spear for the Colorado School of Mines volleyball team Friday night in a 3-0 victory against Adams State at Lockridge Arena.
 
McLaughlin's final line was dominant across three sets. She posted 18 kills, zero attack errors, a .667 hitting percentage, and six total blocks including two solo stuffs. Amanda Donais Dudley added to the highlights by surpassing 1,000 kills in her collegiate career thanks to six kills on .263 hitting on the right side. She added two aces, 11 digs and three blocks as well. Two aces each for Hailee Martinez and Jada Price strengthened the service game. In the back row, Olivia Murillo walked away touting 12 digs at 4.0 digs per set and Price churned out nine digs. Martinez closed her night boasting 29 assists along with one error-free kill, six digs, and one block.
 
The victory was the first for Mines (8-3, 1-2 RMAC) in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play. Adams State (4-9, 1-3 RMAC) was brought back to earth after sweeping New Mexico Highlands earlier this week. As a team, the Orediggers produced a .354 attack percentage while limiting the Grizzlies to a .097 on offense. Mines recorded eight total blocks and ASU had zero. Furthermore, the Orediggers outperformed the Grizzlies in service aces (6-2), points (54-35), kills (40-33), assists (35-28), and digs (49-47). Hadleigh Richardson was ASU's star, registering 12 kills to go past 200 on the season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Oredigger trio of McLaughlin, Martinez, and Murillo were surgical in the opening set. McLaughlin pounded out eight error-free kills and four total blocks, Murillo ground out nine digs, and Martinez handed out nine assists with one ace – all in just one frame. Additionally, the first game saw Donais Dudley record the 1,000th kill of her career on the first of three while hitting .300. The final score of set one was 25-15. Game two brought five more kills off the hand of McLaughlin who hit .625 in that frame and added two more blocks. Martinez handed out 11 more assists and recorded one ace. Price gave her team four digs as well. A 25-11 margin put Mines on the verge of a sweep after hitting .500 as a team in the set.
 
Adams State kept the final frame closer. The final score was 25-20. However, McLaughlin proved inevitable. She closed her night, and the Orediggers' first home sweep of 2025 with five kills while hitting .833. Price and Francesca Nuzzo afforded the home team three digs apiece. Nine more assists off the hands of Martinez were the icing on the cake. In total, Friday's match featured a total of six ties and just three lead changes across three sets of action.
 
NOTABLES
- Mine claimed a 36-35 lead in the all-time series against Adams State.
- Since 2006, the Orediggers are 20-5 when playing the Grizzlies in volleyball.
- Mines' .354 attack percentage marked its best rate in a single match since the 2023 campaign.
- Friday marked McLaughlin's second match of the season with 18 kills and zero attack errors. Eighteen kills are her career best in a collegiate match.
- McLaughlin's .667 hitting percentage on more than 20 attempts against ASU is tied for fourth in program history. However, no Oredigger with over 20 attempts in a match has ever hit over .650 and recorded 18 kills.
- McLaughlin also owns multiple solo blocks in a single match on four different occasions.
- Donais Dudley sits at 1,005 career kills and is 261 shy of tying Kaity Edmiston (2006-09) for #9 in program history.
- Donais Dudley recorded the 100th and 101st service aces of her career on Friday as well.
- Finally on Donais Dudley, she owns over 200 blocks as an Oredigger.
- Mines Head Coach Jamie Magalei is now 371-142 in her 18th season at the helm.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Mines hosts New Mexico Highlands Saturday at 5 p.m. Free live stats will be available, as well as live video with a subscription to the RMAC Network.
 
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