Colorado Notches First Win With Sweep

BOULDER – Colorado women’s volleyball showed up to play against Campbell with a 3-0 sweep (25-20, 25-11, 25-22) here Saturday evening, earning its first win of the 2023 season on day two of the Buffs Invitational. 

After a tough match against UNLV yesterday, the Buffaloes (1-1) bounced back tonight with a victory over Campbell (0-2), holding the Camels to just a .076 hitting percentage throughout the match.

Maya Tabron and Lexi Hadrych had impressive offensive performances as they accounted for 23 of CU’s 41 total kills. Tabron’s 11 kills included three service aces while hitting a strong .474. She picked up seven digs and four blocks on the receiving end as well.

For the second straight match, middle blocker Skyy Howard led the team in blocks with nine total. Continuing on the defensive end, Lily Dwinell and Cayla Payne each had four blocks tonight.

Colorado will seek to hand North Texas its first loss of the season tomorrow at noon to close out the Buffs Invitational. The Mean Green will provide a good test for CU as they defeated Campbell in five sets yesterday and swept UNLV earlier today

HOW IT HAPPENED:

SET ONE:

After going down 3-1 early, Colorado went on a four-point scoring run to take a 5-3 lead. The match continued to be close as Campbell tied everything at 13 all with a service ace. CU went on another four-point scoring run, going up 17-13 and forcing a Camels timeout. The Buffs held that four-point lead to 22-18 before Campbell took its final timeout of the set. A kill by Tabron gave Colorado set point and then she added another kill to take the set 25-20. 

SET TWO:

The Buffs started fast in the second set, scoring six unanswered points which led to a Campbell timeout. CU held a 10-1 lead following kills from Howard and Tabron. The Camels decided to take another timeout while trailing 14-2 after suffering a four-point run. Colorado continued to dominate as it led 24-9 after Payne’s kill for set point. The Buffs won the set 25-11 following Howard’s eighth block of the night. 

SET THREE:

Both teams found themselves in a tight 9-9 battle early in the set. The tie lasted until CU took a two-point lead at 16-14. However, the Camels didn’t go away as they took a 17-16 lead after three unanswered points from the Buffs. Colorado regained the lead at 20-18 to force a Campbell timeout….