Bears extend streak to six with sweep over Portland State

Saturday, October 29

Portland, Ore.

3 p.m. MT

University of Northern Colorado

14-8,8-3Big Sky

Portland State

14-8,9-2Big Sky

Northern Colo.

Portland St.

Photo by: Jam David

10/29/2022 4:49:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: By Jason Dormeyer

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PORTLAND, Ore.—Using massive rallies each of the first two sets, Northern Colorado toppled Big Sky-leading Portland State, 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-22), while playing on the road on Saturday.

Northern Colorado (14-8, 8-3 Big Sky) trailed by as many as six points in the opening set and seven in the second, but swiftly returned to form to stun Portland State (14-8, 9-2 Big Sky) for the second time this season.

Portland State falls to 9-2 in Big Sky play with both losses coming via sweeps to the Bears. With five matches remaining, PSU will hold a one-game lead on the Bears for the regular-season title chase.

After needing comebacks in the first two sets, Northern Colorado marched to a 22-14 lead in the finale before holding on to complete the sweep.

Makenzie Harris led the Bears with 12 kills and added 11 digs for her seventh 'double-double' of the season.

Maddie Davies set a career best with seven blocks to help hold PSU to a .150 hitting percentage, its lowest rate of the year during conference play.

The Bears will now enjoy the next three matches at home with Northern Arizona arriving to Greeley for a Nov. 5 contest. Opening serve against the Lumberjacks is set for 6 p.m. inside the Bank of Colorado Arena.

UNC will close out its home slate the following weekend with Idaho State (Nov. 10) and Weber State (Nov. 12) coming to town.

TICKETS
Tickets for all regular-season volleyball matches are available via the UNC Athletics app, online at UNCBears.com/tickets or by calling (970) 351-4849. Tickets can also be purchased in person by visiting the Ticket Office in Campus Commons from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.