RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The South Dakota Mines volleyball team dropped a match at home on senior night when they fell to UCCS, 3-1.
How It Happened – In the first set, the Hardrockers started slow with UCCS getting out to an 8-3 lead. The Hardrockers would bounce back briefly but fell 25-19.
The second set was even for a while, however, UCCS would score six straight point to take control and end the set on a 5-0 run, winning it 25-17.
The Hardrockers showed improvements in the third set, going up 13-7 after consecutive
Lily Bartling kills. That lead would only expand with
Paisley Gibson giving the Hardrockers an 18-10 lead and
Dejah Behrend pushing it to 19-11. The match would be pushed to a fourth set with the Hardrockers taking set 3, 25-18.
In the fourth, UCCS would take control, going up 14-7, before eventually winning 25-15.
Notes – Koethe led in kills and blocks with 9 and 3…
Kiley Metzger recorded 27 assists…
Anna Thomas and
Hannah Benes were in double figures with 23 and 13 digs.
Up Next – The Hardrockers close out the regular season at Chadron State and Colorado School of Mines next weekend, searching for an RMAC playoff spot.
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 10 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.
