Chardon, Neb., Mountaineers fall in three to Chadron.
JUST THE FACTS
Final Score: Chadron defeat Western Colorado 3-0
Records: Western Colorado overall 1-10 (0-3 RMAC) | Chadron 1-10 overall (1-2 RMAC)
Location: Chadron, Neb
Chicoine Center
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Western jumped ahead early on errors by Chadron, tying 9–9 after a kill from Olive Rolseth.
- Lauren Jacobson and Rolseth scored back-to-back kills to keep the Mountaineers even at 11–11.
- Chadron responded with a 7–0 run led by Bella Adams and Kally Kirkwood, pushing the Eagles up 18–13.
- Western fought back with kills from Kyra Kidd and Breanna Nohava, but Chadron capitalized on service errors and Adams' late kills to take the set 25–18.
- Chadron surged early behind Chloe Grady and Mataya Ward, going up 7–4.
- Western clawed back with kills from Rolseth, Jacobson, and Liv Marshall, tying the set at 16–16.
- A service ace from Rolseth gave Western its first lead, but Chadron answered with Ward and Adams hammering kills.
- Despite Western staving off two set points, a service error handed Chadron the 25–19 win.
- Western started strong, taking a 5–2 lead after kills from Marshall and Nohava.
- Chadron quickly tied it and built momentum behind Ward, who was dominant at the net.
- The Mountaineers kept it close at 14–14 with back-to-back kills from Kidd, but Chadron pulled away with a 6–1 run capped by Gibson Beckler's kills.
NET NOTES
Western Colorado finishes with 33 kills on 104 swings while hitting .202 as a team, highlighted by
Lauren Jacobson's 8 kills at a .286 clip,
Liv Marshall's 8 kills on a team-high 36 attempts, and
Olive Rolseth's 7 kills at .294 with 2 block assists.
Breanna Nohava adds 4 kills and ties for the team lead with 3 blocks, while setter Anuhea Kaalele dishes out 22 assists and
Kaira Willits adds 5 more. Defensively,
Galatia Andrew paces the back row with 15 digs, supported by Marshall and Jacobson combining for 12, while Western tallies 4 total team blocks and 2 aces but is hampered by 9 service errors.
UP NEXT
The Mountaineers head to Grand Junction to take on Colorado Mesa on Tues. Sept. 30.