Western Colo. WC 4-16,2-8 RMAC

Regis (CO) Regis 15-4,8-1 RMAC

Western Colo. WC

4-16,2-8 RMAC

Final

Oct. 21, 2023

Regis (CO) Regis

15-4,8-1 RMAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Western Colo. WC	16	26	10	(0)
Regis (CO) Regis	25	28	25	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Billy Saunders, Regis Athletics

Game Recap: Volleyball | Oct 21 | David Wilson, Assistant AD-Communications

No. 12 Rangers hit a season-best .489, knock off Western Colorado to conclude the weekend

DENVER, Colo. — Squaring off against a pesky Western Colorado University squad, the No. 12 ranked Regis University volleyball team produced runs of exceptional play, and was able to grind through a tough second set, in a 25-16, 28-26 and 25-10 sweep of the Mountaineers.

Regis improves to 15-4 overall and 8-1 in the RMAC standings, remaining just a half-game back of conference leaders No. 9 Colorado Mesa with five RMAC matches remaining.

"It was exactly what we needed today. We needed to come out and play our game, which we were able to do. And then we got challenged in that second set and I have to give a lot of credit to Western. They're very scrappy," said Regis head volleyball coach, Joel List. "I know they are battling through some injuries, so for them to play that hard with nothing to lose, I thought that was good on their part and good for us to go through that, as well. I thought we rebounded well from it in the third set."

HOW IT HAPPENED
Regis opened the match with a decisive 25-16 win in the first set, racking up 17 kills versus just two attack errors to hit an even .600 as a team.

Graduate student middle blocker Nadine Burbrink produced six of her team-high 12 kills in Set One, highlighting an evening where she hit .625 and scored a team-high 14 points after adding four block assists.

The Rangers would hit a snag in the second set, however, as four service errors, four attack errors and a couple serve receive errors sprinkled in helped open the door for the Mountaineers (4-16 overall, 2-8 RMAC).

Western Colorado produced 14 of its 28 kills on the night during the set and had three opportunities at Set Point.

The Rangers were able to rise to the occasion, finishing the set on a 3-0 burst to seal the 28-26 final, with kills courtesy of Klaudia Sowizral and Amelia Davis, as well as a combined block by the duo on Set Point.

"I could feel everyone asking themselves, 'Why hasn't he called a timeout yet?' But there are times during a season where a team needs to define themselves. We've been close a few times at that, but I thought today would be a good time for us to figure out how to get through these things," List said, referring to letting his team play through the struggles of Set Two. "There are going to be times where I might be out of timeouts at that point in the set, so how are we going to handle it? It was a little risky business, but I learned a lot that the team can take over themselves. It was good to see them do that, win the set in extra points, and then to see how we rebounded in that third set."

Regis would carry that momentum over into Set Three, opening on an 8-1 run and smashing a match-best 18 kills on a .643 hitting percentage en route to the 25-10 win.

GAME NOTES

Regis finished the night with 50 kills on a season-best .489 attack percentage, while Western Colorado was limited to 28 kills on a .143 percentage.
13 different players recorded at least one dig for the Rangers on Saturday, led by graduate student libero Haley Kennedy with 11.
Regis setter Mara LeGrand tallied 40 assists (13.3 assists per set) in the win, while adding five kills, two total blocks and seven digs.
Freshman setter/defensive specialist Kayli Starkey provided a boost off the bench in the first two sets, finishing the night with two assists, six digs and a service ace.
Junior outside hitter Hannah Kepler produced eight kills and did not commit an attack error on 20 swings (.400).

UP NEXT
The Rangers will take a quick break from RMAC conference games to play in the final regional pod of the regular season next weekend, hosted by No. 6 ranked MSU Denver.

Regis squares off against the Roadrunners at 6 p.m. Thursday before concluding pod action with a rematch against No. 9 Colorado Mesa at 6 p.m. Friday.

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