SEATTLE — The University of Colorado women’s volleyball defeated No. 21 Washington (25-21, 26-24, 25-20) at Alaska Airlines Arena Friday night for the first time in program history.
Prior to Friday, the Buffaloes (18-9, 10-7 Pac-12) were on a six-game losing streak against the Huskies (19-9, 11-6 Pac-12).
The Buffs were led in kills by Lexi Hadrych who notched 13 and garnered a .478 attack percentage. Hadrych was trailed closely by Maya Tabron who had 11 kills and hit .370 and Meegan Hart who earned eight kills and hit .500.
The weakest aspect of Colorado’s night was their serving game. The Buffs utilized tough service pressure to keep Washington on their toes and force the Huskies into a .231 attack percentage, holding them below their .288 season average. It was a high-risk, high-reward endeavor as the Buffs earned eight aces, yet handed UW 11 service errors. Despite having more errors than aces, CU’s service pressure kept the Huskies out of system, allowing the Buffs to pick up 41 digs and four total blocks.
Colorado achieved an incredible .347 hitting percentage as Taylor Simpson earned 24 assists and Brynna DeLuzio earned 10.
The Buffs look to topple another top-25 ranked team in the form of No. 25 Washington State Sunday at 1 p.m. MT.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE:
Colorado jumped out to an early 3-0 run on off of Katie Lougeay’s serve, with Kelley Levaggi earning the squad’s first kill of the match. The Buffs extended their lead to 7-2 off a kill from Hart. A couple of Buff errors, followed by a Marin Grote kill, put the Huskies back within one, but a kill by Hadrych downed the Huskies’ hopes.
Hadrych remained consistent as her third kill of the set put the Buffs up 15-12 entering the media timeout. The Buffs’ first block of the match also came from Hadrych and resulted in Washington using their first timeout at 17-13. DeLuzio quickly caused UW to call their second timeout at 20-14 as she garnered the Buffs’ first ace.
From there, the Huskies managed to lessen the lead, but couldn’t fully recover and the Buffs claimed the first set 25-21.
SET TWO
The second set was a dogfight from the very beginning. The Buffs and Huskies battled early and the two teams were tied at 8-8. Back-to-back kills by Tabron gave the Buffs their first two-point lead of the set, but the Huskies quickly responded with a…
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