GOLDEN, Colo. The energy was high in a back-and-forth opening set, but host Colorado School of Mines escaped with a set win before going on to score a 3-0 match victory over Western Colorado Saturday evening in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference volleyball action.
The match was
Elizabeth Rupprecht's final outing in a Mountaineer uniform.
JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Mines def. Western, 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-
Records: Western 5-21 overall (2-12 RMAC), Mines 14-12 (7-7)
Location: Lockridge Arena, Golden, Colo.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Though the overall outcome was a straight-set loss Friday night at eighth-ranked MSU Denver, Western challenged the Roadrunners to the final points of the third set, and on Saturday at Mines that energy was apparent as the Mountaineers traded points with the Orediggers through the opening phases of the first set.
- Mines broke free to forge a 12-7 advantage, but Western battled back and finally evened the score at 23-23 behind a Maggie Olson kill that drew it to within one, and an Olson service ace that tied things up.
- The Orediggers needed to call a timeout to gather themselves, and the break seemed to be the right call as they scored the next two points to claim the opening set by a narrow two-point margin.
- Western was unable to recover from a 4-0 start by Mines in the second set and fell behind by as many as 11 points in the third as the Orediggers closed out the sweep in a match they had to win to remain in contention for an RMAC postseason spot.
NET NOTES
- Rupprecht registered 10 digs in her final collegiate match, the 18th time this season she reached double digits, and closes her career with a total of 1,315 digs.
- Olson led Western's attack with 13 kills, tying for match-high honors, while chipping in with a service ace and seven digs. She closes her season racking up 291 kills.
- With seven kills on the night, Seyun Park ends the schedule with 258 kills, second only to Olson.
- Nur Turkmenoglu dished out 25 assists against the Orediggers, pushing her season total to 824 and her set average to 8.86.
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