BOULDER — The University of Colorado women’s volleyball team split its annual black and gold scrimmage with each team taking two sets led by middles Alexia Kuehl and Meegan Hart combining for 32 kills.
“It was nice to get out on the main court under the lights with some people in the stands, adds a little bit of excitement for our players,” said head coach Jesse Mahoney. “We’ve been going pretty hard for two weeks. To do something a little bit different I think is a lot of fun. We tried a lot of different lineups, we’ve got a lot of talented kids that we’re trying to figure out the best fit as we’re putting together the puzzle for our starting lineup. So that was good to see. I thought there were some good performances, really from a lot of players so we will have to figure it out this week.”
Hart, a sixth-year senior, paced the way on both sides of the ball with 15 kills hitting .322 while also recording a double-double with 10 blocks. Kuehl had an astonishing .413 hitting percentage with a team-high 17 kills. They shined the most on offense along with Maya Tabron’s dozen kills on a .200 hitting percentage and Jill Schneggenburger adding 10 kills. Sterling Parker, who is coming off a medical redshirt, had seven kills with a .352 hitting percentage.
“Meegan, this is her sixth year so she’s pretty veteran,” said Mahoney. “The last year and a half she’s really figured out how to be as efficient as she can be. I was really impressed with her. Lex had a little bit of a slow start to camp but the last week she’s been pouring it on and I thought she had some of our most impressive swings today. We’re excited for them and we’ve just got to pass a little bit better so we can get them the ball more often.”
The teams flipped back-and-forth, even with players flipping in sets themselves. In the end, newcomer Lexi Hadrych, Tabron, Hart, Schneggenburger, Parker and Morgan Riddle all came up with three set victories with their various lineups.
The setter battle was a close one with Brynna DeLuzio dishing up a double-double with a team-high 34 assists and 10 digs. Taylor Simpson had 27 assists while freshman Rian Finley added 16. Finley is set to redshirt this season while Simpson and DeLuzio will continue to compete for the setter position or work together in a 6-2.
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