FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Colorado women’s volleyball picked up a pair of sweeps today against Florida International and Little Rock here Friday in the Arkansas Invitational to remain undefeated.
The Buffaloes (7-0) swept FIU (1-7) by a score of 25-22, 25-19, 25-18, then took down Little Rock (2-7) in straight sets 25-16, 25-19, 25-20. Colorado has now won 14-straight sets, tying the rally-scoring record for consecutive sets won with the 2018 squad.
Graduate transfer Lexi Hadrych put on a show in the late game, recording seven kills in the first 11 points of the match. She finished the match against Little Rock with 19 kills (6.33 kills/set) hitting .361 and finished the first day with 28 kills hitting .283. She was joined offensively by Maya Tabron who had 20 combined kills with a .277 hitting percentage.
Setter Taylor Simpson had the Buffs’ offense rolling all day long with the team hitting a combined .278. Colorado recorded 14 or more kills in five of six sets today and had three sets hitting greater than .300. She also recorded her first career double-double against FIU with 10 digs and 31 assists. Simpson finished the day averaging 11.16 assists per set and three digs per set.
Two-time defensive player of the week Alexia Kuehl had a more offensive day today, posting 15 kills with a .441 hitting percentage. She added seven combined blocks, the same amount that Meegan Hart combined for. Hart combined for a dozen kills today.
The defense from the backrow was on full display early when four players recorded double-digit digs in the match against the Panthers. Katie Lougeay had 18 digs, averaging six per set, in the early match and finished with a combined 30 digs to average five per set in the first two matches. Brynna DeLuzio and Jill Schneggenburger each had 11 digs in the first match as well.
The Buffaloes had Saturday off before facing host school Arkansas for a 12 p.m. MT match. Head coach Jesse Mahoney will have his first attempt to reach 100 wins at Colorado Sunday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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FIU started things out with a 3-0 run to take a 6-4 lead. Both teams started out hitting poorly as neither team earned a positive hitting percentage until the score reached 7-7 with CU hitting .091 and FIU .000. The Buffs separated with a…
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