University of Northern Colorado Athletics

@UNCBearsVB Drops Non-Conference Finale to Denver
9/22/2015 9:53:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
UNC volleyball closed out non-conference play dropping its match against Denver
DENVER-- Northern Colorado volleyball closed out its non-conference schedule Tuesday night against Denver. The Bears fell to the Pioneers in three sets (25-18, 25-13, 25-13).
UNC struggled with errors committing 31 on attack plus six serving.
"We were just too high error tonight, that was the story of the match," head coach Lyndsey Oates. "We wanted to be aggressive, but we didn't always have that mindset at times during the match."
Northern Colorado was without Kendra Cunningham and Ashley Guthrie on the night, giving them both some rest before going into conference play.
With those two out other players stepped up. Timarie Nymeyer led the team with eight kills. Ryleigh Haynes led the team with 17 assists.
UNC also continued to see development from freshman Kortney Lockey. She finished the match with six kills on 24 swings, second most on the team.
"I thought this was a good learning match for Kortney," Oates said. "She had to battle and find ways to make shots and she was able to do that."
UNC's defense did hold DU under .200 in two of the three sets.
The Bears now turn their attention towards conference play beginning this weekend facing Idaho and Eastern Washington.
"I like that we have a fresh start right now, everyone in our conference is 0-0," said Oates. "I really like that we are battle tested after this non-conference season. It has made us better and we will be presently surprised as we get into play."
Northern Colorado's first match will be at Idaho on Thursday.
Team Stats
NC
DEN
Kills
27
31
Errors
31
11
Attempts
114
86
Hitting %
-.035
.233
Points
34.0
46.0
Assists
26
29
Aces
3
5
Blocks
4.0
10.0
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