BOULDER – The Colorado Women’s Volleyball team (9-4) dropped Sunday’s match to No. 4 ranked Stanford Cardinal.
The Buffaloes didn’t back down from the Cardinal, putting up at least 20 points in each set. Outside hitter Lexi Hadrych led the team in kills with 10, while CU’s other outside hitter, Maya Tabron, was right behind her with nine. Hadrych also led Colorado with three blocks.
Skyy Howard had a .444 hitting percentage on her way to five kills, and she continues to lead the Buffs on the year in hitting percentage.
It was Stanford’s Kendall Kipp who paved the way to a 3-0 sweep for the Cardinal. She had 18 kills while hitting .379 on the afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE:
The Cardinal jumped out to a quick 9-4 lead before the Buffs responded and got within two at 10-12 off a Stanford hitting error. CU used their first timeout of the match at 20-15 after a CU hitting error. The Buffs sided out with a Tabron kill, her third of the first set.
The Buffs got within a two-point margin again, trailing 20-22 after an ace from Avery Bolles and a kill from Howard, causing the Cardinal to use their first timeout of the set. Stanford responded with back-to-back kills to put them at set point before taking the set 25-20 with an ace.
SET TWO
Colorado took their first lead of the match at 4-3 off a kill from Hadrych. The Buffs managed to extend their lead to 7-4 with Taylor Simpson at the service line before a kill from Elia Rubin ended the Buffs’ run.
Cayla Payne earned back-to-back blocks to put the Buffs up 12-8. Stanford responded with two kills and their own block to put the Cardinal within one, causing CU to use their first timeout. Hadrych earned a kill after the timeout to end Stanford’s run for a 13-11 CU lead.
The Cardinal tied up the set with their own pair of blocks before getting an ace to take their first lead of the set at 14-13.
The Buffs and the Cardinal were neck-in-neck the rest of the set, with four ties. Stanford managed to break away to reach 23-20 after winning a challenge that resulted in an ace for the Cardinal. A kill from Hadrych held the Cardinal at set point, but Rubin ended the set 25-21 in favor of the Cardinal.
SET THREE
Like the other two sets, the two teams remained close throughout the game. Stanford took an early lead at 5-3 before the Buffs tied it 5-5 with a Tabron kill and a…
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