University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Saturday, September 25
Greeley, Colo.
7 p.m. MT
University of Northern Colorado
10-3,2-0Big Sky
3
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Montana State
5-8,1-1Big Sky
1
2
3
F
Montana St.
19
19
21
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Northern Colo.
25
25
25
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Photo by: Jam David
Bears stay perfect in Big Sky after sweeping Bobcats
9/25/2021 9:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
GREELEY, Colo. – Northern Colorado's perfect weekend continues.
After sweeping Montana on Thursday, Volleyball has yet to drop a set in Big Sky Play as the Bears earned its second straight sweep, 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-21) over Montana State.
A methodical effort in set No. 1 saw the Bears slowly but surely creep out to a 15-10 lead midway through the set. Three points with Kailey Jo Ince serving here and three more is Daisy Schultz at the wheel there and the Bears were in business.
On the right side, Rachel Hickman found all kinds of success. Five kills in the opening set on .444 hitting along with two kills from Ince gave UNC the first set, 25-19.
Northern Colorado's success serving and at serve-receive kept the momentum rolling in the second set.
Laura Katarzynski dialed up two of her three aces on the evening while Kyndall Feather added one herself.
Daisy Schultz spread the offense around as Hickman, Makenzie Harris and Ince tallied three kills apiece as UNC forged a commanding two-set lead.
The Greenwood Village, Colorado native stacked up 38 assists on the night, the most in a three-set match for Northern Colorado this season.
Harris and Ince enjoyed most of the spoils in the third set. Harris grabbed six kills, finishing with a match-high 13, while Ince mustered five, racking up 10 total on Saturday night.
Defensively, Katarzynski piled up 12 digs as the Bears held the Bobcats to .185 hitting in the final frame to seal the deal, 3-0.
Game Notes
What They Said
What's Ahead
Two more home matches are on deck for Northern Colorado as Southern Utah and Northern Arizona stumble into town on Thursday, September 30 and Saturday, October 2. Tickets for the match are available at UNCBears.com/Tickets.
To stay up to date on all things UNC volleyball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Gallery: (9-25-2021) Volleyball vs Montana State (9/25/21)
After sweeping Montana on Thursday, Volleyball has yet to drop a set in Big Sky Play as the Bears earned its second straight sweep, 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-21) over Montana State.
A methodical effort in set No. 1 saw the Bears slowly but surely creep out to a 15-10 lead midway through the set. Three points with Kailey Jo Ince serving here and three more is Daisy Schultz at the wheel there and the Bears were in business.
On the right side, Rachel Hickman found all kinds of success. Five kills in the opening set on .444 hitting along with two kills from Ince gave UNC the first set, 25-19.
Northern Colorado's success serving and at serve-receive kept the momentum rolling in the second set.
Laura Katarzynski dialed up two of her three aces on the evening while Kyndall Feather added one herself.
Daisy Schultz spread the offense around as Hickman, Makenzie Harris and Ince tallied three kills apiece as UNC forged a commanding two-set lead.
The Greenwood Village, Colorado native stacked up 38 assists on the night, the most in a three-set match for Northern Colorado this season.
Harris and Ince enjoyed most of the spoils in the third set. Harris grabbed six kills, finishing with a match-high 13, while Ince mustered five, racking up 10 total on Saturday night.
Defensively, Katarzynski piled up 12 digs as the Bears held the Bobcats to .185 hitting in the final frame to seal the deal, 3-0.
Game Notes
- Makenzie Harris led all UNC hitters with 13 kills, hitting .296 for the night as two other Bears, Rachel Hickman (10) and Kailey Jo Ince (10), finished with double-figure kill totals.
- Daisy Schultz grabbed 38 assists in the sweep.
- Thirty-nine assists are the most Northern Colorado has had in a three-set match this season.
- Both Laura Katarzynksi and Kailey Jo Ince secure three aces.
- Ince's three aces were a career-high.
- Northern Colorado also retired the No. 5 jersey of Erin Deffenbaugh Saturday Evening.
What They Said
What's Ahead
Two more home matches are on deck for Northern Colorado as Southern Utah and Northern Arizona stumble into town on Thursday, September 30 and Saturday, October 2. Tickets for the match are available at UNCBears.com/Tickets.
To stay up to date on all things UNC volleyball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Team Stats
MSU
UNC
Kills
34
40
Errors
15
14
Attempts
90
100
Hitting %
.211
.260
Points
38
51
Assists
31
39
Aces
1
8
Blocks
3
3
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
3
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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