University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Wednesday, September 8
Greeley, Colo.
6 p.m. MT
University of Northern Colorado
5-1,0-0Big Sky
0
vs
3
Texas Tech
6-2,0-0Big 12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 25 | 27 | 25 | 3 |
| Northern Colo. | 12 | 25 | 16 | 0 |
Photo by: Dean Popejoy
Bears perfect run comes to an end, falls to Texas Tech
9/8/2021 8:27:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
GREELEY, Colo. – Northern Colorado's perfect run has come to an end. Despite another 12-kill, eight-dig performance from senior Kailey Jo Ince, the Bears couldn't get past Texas Tech, 0-3 (12-25, 25-27, 16-25).
The opening set featured a lot of the Red Raiders.
Texas Tech hit .448, grabbed four aces and Reagan Cooper had seven kills as TTU ran away to an opening set win, 25-12.
Northern Colorado figured things out in the second, though.
KJ Ince tallied a team-high five kills, hitting .455 in the second stanza. The Big Sky Offensive Player of the week was followed closely by Rachel Hickman, Lauren Strain and Makenzie Harris, each of whom racked up four kills.
Ince would finish with 12 kills, hitting a team-high .323 and collected eight digs.
Though UNC didn't record an ace in the set, its aggressive serving style led to a number of out-of-system plays for Texas Tech.
Trailing 20-23, many inside the Bank of Colorado Arena might've given up hope but following a service error, two kills from Harris and one from Strain tied the set at 24 and brought the roar of the night.
TTU regrouped, though, finding two straight points from Cooper and a UNC attack error to take the two-set lead.
Both teams didn't play their best in the third. The Red Raiders only hit .167 but six blocks and nine Northern Colorado errors gave Texas Tech the win, 3-0.
What They Said
Game Notes
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado turns right back around to face a tough San Jose State team on Thursday. First serve is set for 6 p.m. MT.
To stay up to date on all things UNC volleyball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
The opening set featured a lot of the Red Raiders.
Texas Tech hit .448, grabbed four aces and Reagan Cooper had seven kills as TTU ran away to an opening set win, 25-12.
Northern Colorado figured things out in the second, though.
KJ Ince tallied a team-high five kills, hitting .455 in the second stanza. The Big Sky Offensive Player of the week was followed closely by Rachel Hickman, Lauren Strain and Makenzie Harris, each of whom racked up four kills.
Ince would finish with 12 kills, hitting a team-high .323 and collected eight digs.
Though UNC didn't record an ace in the set, its aggressive serving style led to a number of out-of-system plays for Texas Tech.
Trailing 20-23, many inside the Bank of Colorado Arena might've given up hope but following a service error, two kills from Harris and one from Strain tied the set at 24 and brought the roar of the night.
TTU regrouped, though, finding two straight points from Cooper and a UNC attack error to take the two-set lead.
Both teams didn't play their best in the third. The Red Raiders only hit .167 but six blocks and nine Northern Colorado errors gave Texas Tech the win, 3-0.
What They Said
Game Notes
- Syd Cole's 24 assists are a career-high for the sophomore. Her eight digs ties her career-best
- Six digs represent a season-high for Bronwyn Timperley, three shy of her career-high.
- Kailey Jo Ince finished with double-figure kills for the third straight match and the fifth time this season.
- Lauren Strain finished right behind Ince in hitting, ending with .312 on 16 attempts.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado turns right back around to face a tough San Jose State team on Thursday. First serve is set for 6 p.m. MT.
To stay up to date on all things UNC volleyball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Team Stats
TTU
UNC
Kills
39
41
Errors
6
20
Attempts
97
114
Hitting %
.340
.184
Points
57
46
Assists
36
39
Aces
7
1
Blocks
11
4
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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