Bears Fall Short to the Broncos

Saturday, September 14

Santa Clara, Calif.

2 PM

University of Northern Colorado

5-4

Santa Clara

8-2

Northern Colorado

Santa Clara

Photo by: Dean Popejoy

9/14/2019 5:18:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score 190914 Santa Clara Northern Colorado box score

By: Hannah Adler

Santa Clara, Calif.- Northern Colorado closed out the SJSU/ SCU Tournament on Saturday facing cohost Santa Clara. The Bears and Broncos fought back and forth in the four-set match with the Broncos defeating UNC 3-1.

Both the Bears and the Broncos went point-for-point for most of the first set as both offenses were clicking. The Bears ended up with a .429 kill percentage and .343 hitting percentage, winning set one 25-21 over the Broncos. Kailey Jo Ince led the team with three kills through set one.

The Bears rolled into set two with high intensity. However, the Broncos answered with a 25-14 second set final to even the match at intermission.

After the break, Northern Colorado just couldn't keep their rhythm from the first set. Santa Clara won the third set 25-13 and the fourth 25-11.

Ince led the team with the most kills for the match at 10, followed by Taylor Muff at nine, and Daisy Schultz at five. Schultz also averaged a .667 hit percentage for the match. Muff and Jadyn McCartney led the Bears in the digs, both sitting at 10 for the match.

Kailey Jo Ince was also awarded All-Tournament Team through her dedicated performance this past weekend in California. Ince continues to show dedication to her individual performance as well as her overall team performance as well. As one of the leading scorers for the Bears, Ince has rightfully earned this award this weekend.

What Lyndsey Had to Say
"We had a good start to the match, and we were in a good flow, but as soon as they put pressure on us from the service line we couldn't keep up. They exposed some weaknesses in us, so we'll have to get back in the gym to get better, and practice throughout this next week.

What's Coming Next
The Bears travel to Fort Collins to take on Colorado State University on September 18, at 7 pm.

Northern Colorado's next home game at Bank of Colorado Arena will be September 19 at 7 pm against Oregon State University. To purchase tickets go to UNCBears.com/Tickets, call 970-351-4849 or visit the UNC Ticket Office located in the Campus Commons.

To stay up to date on all things Northern Colorado Volleyball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook at Facebook.com/UNCBearsVB, Instagram and Twitter at @UNC_BearsVB