SALT LAKE CITY, Utah & GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – South Dakota Mines Volleyball closed out the regular season with a 1-1 weekend at Westminster and (RV) Colorado Mesa.
Friday: South Dakota Mines 3, Westminster 0
To start the weekend, the Rockers swept Westminster 3-0 on Friday night.
South Dakota Mines won the first set 25-23 over Westminster. The Hardrockers worked their way back from a 17-14 deficit as they took a 22-21 late lead. A service error, ace and kill from
Lexi Glendenning would close out the set, guiding the Hardrockers to a 25-23 victory.
The Rockers went up 2-0 in the match after winning the second set 25-22. Once again, the Griffins went up by three points midway through the set until the Hardrockers went on an 11-2 run to take a 19-13 advantage. Westminster worked themselves back in the set until a solo block from
Cate Warren ended the set with a score of 25-22.
In the third set, the Hardrockers won 25-22 to sweep the Griffins on the road. Both teams traded runs to a 20-20 tie near the end of the set. The Rockers would put together four kills and one block in seven attempts to win the set 25-22.
Both Glendenning and Warren led the team with eight kills.
Ivy Vindivich and
Maria Bouman each had seven kills for the Rockers. Bouman also hit for .400 with two aces and two blocks.
Emily Henderson had a double-double with 16 assists and 13 digs.
Campbell Sheffield and Vindivich both tallied 13 digs, while
Allison Nowak had 10.
Saturday: (RV) Colorado Mesa 3,
South Dakota Mines 0
The Hardrockers were swept by (RV) Colorado Mesa to end the weekend.
After dropping the first set 25-17, the Hardrockers pushed the Mavericks to a close second set but fell 26-24. With a late 22-21 lead, the Mavericks put up a 5-2 run to win 26-24. Colorado Mesa won the match 3-0 following a 25-20 set three victory.
Glendenning hit for .364 with 14 kills and two blocks. Vindivich recorded five kills and six digs, while Bouman hit for .333 with five kills, three aces, two blocks and two digs.
Hannah Joseph had 15 assists for the Hardrockers. Henderson, Nowak and Sheffield all chipped in nine digs.
The Hardrockers moved to 19-7 overall and 9-5 in the RMAC after the 1-1 weekend. Their 19 wins is the most in the NCAA DII era and their most in a season since 2011.
What's Next
South Dakota Mines moved to the fifth seed in the RMAC Tournament as they are set to take on (4) UCCS on Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. in the quarterfinals.
