BOULDER – The Colorado women’s volleyball team secured the Colorado Classic with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-20) victory over Charlotte here Saturday night at the CU Events Center. The Buffaloes have now won five straight matches without losing a single set which they haven’t done since 1993.
Colorado (5-1) didn’t play its starters and dominated from start to finish against the 49ers (3-2) as it outhit Charlotte .430 to .160. The Buffs also had 10 blocks on the defensive front compared to Charlotte’s two.
Ana Burilovic was a force on both ends tonight, racking up 12 total kills, eight digs and one block. She also put together a hitting percentage of .375. Sydney Jordan had a great performance as well as she totaled nine kills with an impressive .474 hitting percentage.
Colorado looked like it was in control for the majority of the night with booming kills set up nicely by setter Rian Finley. Her 29 total assists helped CU to get 38 kills in the match.
Since after the first match of the season, the Buffaloes have looked unstoppable, winning 15 straight sets. Colorado women’s volleyball will look to continue that winning streak when it heads to Wichita, Kan. to play in the Wichita State Invitational.
The Buffaloes have matches against the Kansas Jayhawks Friday, Sept. 8th at 2 p.m. MT and the Wichita State Shockers Saturday, Sept. 9th at 6 p.m. MT.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
SET ONE:
After a close beginning to the set, Colorado took an 11-7 lead after going on a four-point scoring run. CU then scored the next three points to take a 14-7 lead and force a Charlotte timeout. After the break, the Buffs continued to have it their way as Burilovic and Cayla Payne combined for a block to go up 21-11. The 49ers took their second and final timeout of the set after the block. Colorado reached set point shortly after when Charlotte committed a setting error. The Buffs took set one 25-15 after Bella Simkus’ third kill of the match.
SET TWO:
Both teams found themselves in a close set as Colorado led 7-6 early on. CU started to pull away, scoring three unanswered to go up 13-7 and force a Charlotte timeout. The Buffs continued to roll, taking a six-point advantage at 19-13. A strong kill from Burilovic followed by a service ace by Finley gave Colorado the set 25-16.
SET THREE:
After suffering five straight points,…
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