DENVER, Colo. – The No. 10 ranked Regis University volleyball team (4-4) finished the Colorado Premier Challenge with a second-place finish in the Bronze Bracket aftera 3-1 loss to the Texas A&M University – Commerce Lions (6-2) on Saturday evening.
 
How it Happened: Regis came out fast again in their second game of the day, taking a 4-1 lead after senior Drew Rhamy cashed in two-straight service aces and sophomore Caitlyn Burroway picked up a kill. Another long run towards the end of the match saw the Rangers jump out to a 21-14 lead with TAMUC stringing together four errors in a row. RU won the first set 25-20.
 
Despite hitting .256 in the second set of the match, Regis was met with a fierce Lions attack that hit .433 in the second set, squeaking by with a 25-22 win to even the match at one set apiece.
 
The third set was once again controlled by TAMUC as they took a 2-1 set lead with a 25-20 set three win. Both teams committed eight errors on the attack, but it was a .028 attack percentage that doomed the Rangers in set three.
 
The fourth set looked promising when RU had leads at 4-1 and then again at 6-2 but the Lions roared back to take a 10-8 lead before a Regis timeout was called. The deficit grew to 12-8 before the Rangers cut it back to two points at 12-10. With TAMUC holding a 23-18 lead, the RU clawed their way back into the game tying it up at 23 points apiece. A kill from the Lions and an attack error from Regis provided TAMUC a 25-23 set win and the 3-1 match victory.
 
Game Notes:  Junior Nikki Kennedy posted a team-high 16 kills and eight blocks with Burroway adding 15 kills and team-highs of 19 digs and a .333 attack percentage. Junior setter Silvia Basso recorded 41 assists and four kills while senior libero Kristina Schell had 16 digs and two assists. The team combined for a .170 attack percentage. Freshman Rachel Siurek earned five kills and three blocks on the night, chipping in with three digs as well.
 
Up next for the Rangers: The No. 10 ranked volleyball team will return to the Regis Fieldhouse on September 7^th to host their first official home match of the 2018 season. Regis will match up with the Colorado School of Mines at 7 pm. The following night will feature a matchup with the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs at 5 pm in the Regis Fieldhouse.

2018 Colorado Premier Challenge All-Tournament Team
MVP - Taylor Reiss, Southwest Minnesota State
Brooklyn Lewis, Concordia
Stephanie Doak, Missouri Western
Nikki Kennedy, Regis
Elizabeth Mohr, Concordia
Sundara Chinn, Angelo State
Hope Schiller, Concordia
Taylor Duryea, MSU Denver
Silvia Basso, Regis
Ali Tauchen, Missouri Western
Hannah Engelken, Central Missouri
Katie Henry, Colorado Christian
Santaisha Sturges, MSU Denver
Sarina Smith, Southwest Minnesota State