COLORADO STATE DEF. AIR FORCE 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-18)
- Colorado State improves to 12-6, 4-2 Mountain West; Air Force drops to 12-7, 2-3
- October 5, 2018
- Moby Arena; Fort Collins, Colorado
- Attendance:2,278
- Box Score
- Colorado State Recap/Air Force Recap
HOW IT HAPPENED
Colorado State successfully defended its home court against in-state rival, Air Force on Friday night. The Rams swept the Falcons, holding them under 20 points in each set.
The Rams got off to a great start in the opening set as outside hitter Olivia Nicholson‘s ace gave them a 14-9 lead. Colorado State closed out the Falcons with a 5-1 run to grab the set, 25-18.
The second set was all Colorado State as the Rams scored the first four points of the set and raced out to an early 12-6 lead. A 7-2 run from the Rams, punctuated by a kill from middle blocker Kirstie Hillyer put Colorado State up 2-0 with a 25-14 win.
.@khillyer32 leads us with 10 kills in the match, while hitting .438. @breana_runnels follows with eight kills and hitting .467. As a team we're swing at a .259 mark and holding Air Force to .082. #PointRams pic.twitter.com/pmsj6tff7A
— Colorado State Volleyball (@CSUvolleyball) October 6, 2018
In the third, Colorado State took the early lead at 2-1 and would not give it up. The Falcons battled back, cutting the deficit to two at 20-18, but a 5-0 spurt closed out the match, giving the Rams their fourth conference win this season.
Got our 11th block of the match via @ellie_gubser & PH-J! #PointRams pic.twitter.com/nFwh0muN1Q
— Colorado State Volleyball (@CSUvolleyball) October 6, 2018
MATCH NOTABLES
- Outside hitter Breana Runnels led Colorado State offensively with 16 kills and a .467 hitting percentage. Kirstie Hillyer was second in command for the Rams, tallying 11 kills while hitting .368.
- Olivia Nicholson, who did not attempt an attack for Colorado State, did a little bit of everything else, as she finished with three assists, four aces, and eight digs.
- Outside hitter Abigail Miksch led Air Force with eight kills and was one of two Falcons to finish with a positive hitting percentage (.190).
- Colorado State hit .283 as a team and limited Air Force to .072. The Rams also had the advantage in aces 7-0, 40-25 in kills, and 11-4 in total blocks.
- Colorado State is now 49-1 all-time against Air Force.
UP NEXT
- Colorado State hosts Boise State at 9 p.m. ET Thursday.
- Air Force hosts San Jose State at 8:30 p.m. ET Thursday.
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