University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Monday, March 22
Moscow, Idaho
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Volleyball continues hot streak against Vandals
3/22/2021 9:51:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MOSCOW, Idaho – The Bears are peaking at the right time Northern Colorado picked up its sixth straight victory on Monday night 3-1 over Idaho as they enter next week's Big Sky Tournament.
Similar to Sunday's contest, Idaho's aggressive serving made life a little difficult for UNC at the outset.
Once the Bears were able to control the game from the service line, it gave them a shot at taking the opening set.
Rachel Hickman and Kailey Jo Ince found the most success. Hickman had three kills on her four attempts in the set. Meanwhile, Ince put away four kills herself.
It was Idaho, though, who rallied for the final points of the set to take the opening frame for the second time in as many nights.
Again, the Vandals made it difficult to find any separation in the second set. A Daisy Schultz block and Lauren Hinrichs' ace, her second of the season helped UNC find itself with a four-point cushion.
With two attacking errors in the opening set, Taylor Muff wasn't going to make the same mistakes in the second. Three of Muff's six kills came as Northern Colorado closed on a 4-1 run.
The senior from Pittsburg, Kansas would finish with seven kills in the match.
As the Bears began to ramp up its aggressive serving, it found a bit of breathing room in the third set. Coming off four aces in the second set, Northern Colorado added another three in the third.
Hickman continued her outstanding performance. The sophomore ended the night leading the Bears with 15 kills and was a big presence on the net with seven blocks.
Midway through the fourth, UNC found itself a deep 17-11 hole but turned it on late to avoid the winner-take-all fifth set.
Hickman and Lauren Hinrichs combined to rattle off four straight points to cut the deficit to two forcing an Idaho timeout.
UNC rattled off six straight points to end the match and cap off the impressive 14-6 run to end the match.
What They Said
Game Notes
What's Ahead
Tic-tac-toe let's make it three in a row. Northern Colorado and Idaho will meet up for a third time next week, this time in Greeley. The No. 2 seed Bears host the Vandals and the rest of the Big Sky for the Big Sky Tournament March 31 – April 2. First serve to the quarterfinal match is set for 7 pm.
To stay up to date on all things UNC volleyball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Similar to Sunday's contest, Idaho's aggressive serving made life a little difficult for UNC at the outset.
Once the Bears were able to control the game from the service line, it gave them a shot at taking the opening set.
Rachel Hickman and Kailey Jo Ince found the most success. Hickman had three kills on her four attempts in the set. Meanwhile, Ince put away four kills herself.
It was Idaho, though, who rallied for the final points of the set to take the opening frame for the second time in as many nights.
Again, the Vandals made it difficult to find any separation in the second set. A Daisy Schultz block and Lauren Hinrichs' ace, her second of the season helped UNC find itself with a four-point cushion.
With two attacking errors in the opening set, Taylor Muff wasn't going to make the same mistakes in the second. Three of Muff's six kills came as Northern Colorado closed on a 4-1 run.
The senior from Pittsburg, Kansas would finish with seven kills in the match.
As the Bears began to ramp up its aggressive serving, it found a bit of breathing room in the third set. Coming off four aces in the second set, Northern Colorado added another three in the third.
Hickman continued her outstanding performance. The sophomore ended the night leading the Bears with 15 kills and was a big presence on the net with seven blocks.
Midway through the fourth, UNC found itself a deep 17-11 hole but turned it on late to avoid the winner-take-all fifth set.
Hickman and Lauren Hinrichs combined to rattle off four straight points to cut the deficit to two forcing an Idaho timeout.
UNC rattled off six straight points to end the match and cap off the impressive 14-6 run to end the match.
What They Said
Game Notes
- Lauren Hinrichs collected her second ace of the season.
- Daisy Schultz collected her fourth double-double of the season finishing with 41 assists and 10 digs. She added in six kills on nine attempts.
- Four Bears finished the night with 10-plus digs on the night. Kyndall Feather lead the way with 19 followed by Taylor Muff with 17, Laura Katarzynski with 15 and Schultz with 10.
- Rachel Hickman continues to light it up on the left side with 15 kills and just two attack errors to hit .406.
- Laura Katarzynski matched her career-high in aces with five. The Bears ended with 10 on the night.
What's Ahead
Tic-tac-toe let's make it three in a row. Northern Colorado and Idaho will meet up for a third time next week, this time in Greeley. The No. 2 seed Bears host the Vandals and the rest of the Big Sky for the Big Sky Tournament March 31 – April 2. First serve to the quarterfinal match is set for 7 pm.
To stay up to date on all things UNC volleyball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Team Stats
UNC
UI
Kills
58
50
Errors
22
24
Attempts
154
163
Hitting %
.234
.160
Points
83
65
Assists
47
47
Aces
10
4
Blocks
15
11
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
2
Blocks
2
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