RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The South Dakota Mines volleyball played host to the #6 team in the country MSU Denver on Saturday afternoon in the King Center.
Despite battling, The Hardrockers were not able to pick up a victory, snapping their five-game RMAC streak as the Roadrunners defeated the Hardrockers 3-0 (25-17; 25-19; 25-14).
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Roadrunners went ahead 5-1, and 8-2 out of the gates but a pair of runs, 4-0 and 3-0, brought the Hardrockers to within 3 points after an
Annelise Larson kill made it 17-14. Unfortunately, MSU Denver would score four unanswered of their own, going up 23-15 and taking the set, 25-17.
Early in the second, the Hardrockers kept it close, pulling to within two, 5-3 after an
Ivy Vindivich kill. Following that, the Roadrunners would score four in a row, taking a 9-3 lead. The Hardrockers would continue to battle, getting a kill from
Paisley Gibson to cut the deficit to 11-9 but another MSU Denver run would follow, expanding the lead to 15-8. South Dakota Mines was not out of it, cutting the deficit to three a couple more times, but eventually falling, 25-19.
The beginning of the third set was an absolute battle, with the teams locked up at 8 after a
Madison Smith kill. The Hardrockers were within 1 point at 11-10, but MSU Denver would go on a big run through two 'Rocker timeouts, expanding the lead to 22-10 and eventually taking the set, 25-14.
NOTES
Ivy Vindivich continues her strong freshman year, recording nine kills…
Kiley Metzger ended the match with 14 assists...
Hannah Benes had 15 digs to lead the defense...
Rachel Mau served up three aces for the Rockers.
UP NEXT
The Hardrockers (11-7; 5-3 RMAC) will travel to face rival Black Hills State in Spearfish on Tuesday night at the Donald E. Young Center. The match will begin at 6:00 p.m.
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 13 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.
