SPEARFISH, S.D. – The #22-ranked Colorado School of Mines volleyball team recorded another straight-set win Friday evening at Black Hills State.
Cadence McDonald tied the match high with 11 kills while hitting .400 with three blocks and two digs.
Jenna McLaughlin notched 10 kills at a .421 clip. Also notable on offense were
Naomi Romslo's eight error-free kills, 10 digs, and three service aces.
Abbie O'Shay had seven kills without an attack error while adding four total blocks as well.
Francesca Nuzzo posted 23 digs in just three sets. Freshman setter
Kaiya Gilbert went for 33 assists, seven digs, four kills on .571 hitting, and one service ace. Also notable were two aces each from
Avery Perreira and
Sophia Davila.
Mines (20-3, 9-2 RMAC) pushed its program record to 13 consecutive straight-set wins along with 39 sets without a loss. Black Hills State (9-15, 4-8 RMAC) suffered its first sweep since losing 3-0 at Adams State on Oct. 9. The Orediggers hit .359 and held BHSU to a .144 attack percentage. Mines owned advantages in every statistical category including a 9-3 lead in aces and 4-2 margin in blocks. The Yellow Jacket's Carsyn Mettler did put down 11 kills on .400 hitting.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Saturday's first set was the most competitive of the evening. There were 12 ties and two lead changes. Black Hills State tied the game at 22, but O'Shay's kill from Gilbert sparked Mines' modest 3-0 run to clinch a 25-22 win. The second set featured zero ties and zero lead changes. McDonald's four kills spearheaded a 25-10 win for the Orediggers. In the final frame, McDonald had four more kills while Romslo, Gilbert, and McLaughlin posted three kills each. Nuzzo's nine digs in the third game clinched a 25-12 win and another sweep for Mines.
NOTABLES
- Mines is now 19-1 in the all-time series against Black Hills State.
- The Orediggers haven't lost to the Yellow Jackets since 1992.
- Friday marked Mines' third consecutive 3-0 win against BHSU.
- The Orediggers have posted 15 straight-set victories in 2026.
- Mines hasn't lost a set since Sept. 18.
- Gilbert, a true freshman, went over 200 digs for the season and her career on Friday.
- McLaughlin surged to 702 kills as a junior.
- Murillo planted herself at 600 career digs after Friday's match.
- Romslo's 10 digs matched her collegiate best.
- Mines Head Coach
Jamie Magalei is now 404-150 in her 19th season at the helm.
WHAT'S NEXT
Mines faces South Dakota Mines on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Rapid City, S.D.
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