DENVER, Colo. – The top-seeded Regis University volleyball team took down the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs Mountain Lions, 3-1, in the opening round of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Tournament.  
 
How It Happened: Despite having their streak of consecutive set wins come to an end at 40, Regis advanced to the RMAC Tournament Semifinals with their 16^th win in a row.
 
The Rangers made quick work of the Mountain Lions in the first two sets with 25-17 and 25-19 set wins, but it was the third set that saw RU go down for the first time since their match against New Mexico Highlands University on October 5.
 
The third set was the only set in which Regis was outhit by UCCS (.238 - .206) and it showed at the end of the set when the Mountain Lions clawed their way back into the match, eventually taking the 26-24 win with back-to-back points at the end of the set.
 
The fourth set was much more characteristic of the Rangers we have seen of late. They hit .519, their highest of the match, and only committed two errors which led to a 25-16 blowout win in the last set. With the win, RU captured the right to serve as the host for the remainder of the RMAC Tournament which will continue on Friday and Saturday.
 
Game Notes: Senior Nikki Kennedy had one of her best performances in the last few weeks, posting 13 kills without an attacking error (.619 ATK %) and five blocks. Fellow senior Izzy Gosar also had 13 kills with a .458 attack percentage. Junior Caitlyn Burroway tallied yet another double-double with 11 kills and 13 digs. After a nine-block performance in her last match, Hornung had another nine-block performance tonight with Gosar adding seven as well. The team combined for 28 blocks on the evening with 61 total digs. Senior setter Silvia Basso had 43 assists through four sets for a 10.75 assists per set average.
 
Up Next for the Rangers: Regis moves on to face fourth-seeded Colorado School of Mines on Friday at 7 p.m. Prior to that match, No. 2 seed Metropolitan State University of Denver will play the No. 3 seed Dixie State University to determine who moves on to the RMAC Tournament Championship at Regis University on Saturday.