Box Score
Gunnison,
Colo. The Western Colorado volleyball team swept Black Hills State University in the final RMAC Power Pod match.
JUST THE FACTS
Final Score: Western Colorado defeat Black Hills State 3-0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-18)
Records: Western Colorado overall 11-12 (6-4 RMAC) | Black Hills State overall 5-17 (RMAC 1-9)
Location: Gunnison, Colorado | Paul Wright Gym
HOW IT HAPPENED
- A service ace followed with 3 kills by senior Seyun Park awarded the Mountaineers an early 4-0 edge. Black Hill State snuck in a point 4-1 but kills from senior Kennedy Kelly, Park (2) and sophomore Kyra Kidd advanced the score 9-1. The Yellow Jackets kept adding scores here and there, but Western Colorado was dominating on both sides of the ball. The Mountaineers pushed their lead 22-10. Senior Nur Turkmenoglu and junior Olive Rolseth put WCU in position to win the first set 24-11. A service ace by sophomore Chinaru Inoue secured set one 25-11.
- The Yellow Jackets answered back to start the second set going up 4-1. The Mountaineers put up three to tie the set 4-4. The set was relatively even, the score saw multiple ties and lead changes. WCU took over after the 15-15 draw. Kills by Park, Kennedy and Rolseth moved the Mountaineers to a 22-18 edge. BHSU competed but Western Colorado was victorious 25-21.
- Set three was another battle, the rally saw numerous lead changes and ties. BHSU earned a 4-3 advantage but the Mountaineers went on a run to escalate their lead 11-5. Till the end points traded but WCU never dropped the lead. Two kills by Kennedy and an attack error on BHSU secured the win for the Mountaineers 25-18.
NET NOTES
- Park led the offense with 16 kills. Right behind her were Rolseth with 8, junior Pelin Aksoy with 7 then and Kidd and Kennedy respectively with 7 kills.
- Turkmenoglu set up the Mountaineers earning 38 assists while adding an ace, 4 kills, 4 digs.
- Leading the defense was Inoue with 16 digs followed by senior Myles Hilbert with 10.
UP NEXT
The Mountaineers Volleyball team travels to Alamosa, Colorado to take on Adams State University in an RMAC match on Thursday November 7 at 6pm.
For more information visit gomountaineers.com.
