CCU Volleyball seems to have hit a stride in their season where they are confident, consistent, and composed on the court. Earlier in the season the Cougs barely won against the Skyhawks in five sets on the Cougar home court, but this time around Christian dominated Fort Lewis in three sets with numbers that are hard to beat.
 
Last weekend we saw the Cougs defeat Regis University in three sets, then Chadron State in three, and now Fort Lewis in three. Whatever the ladies are doing to make this game simple is working and the victories are sweet.
 
Leading the Cougs was #5 opposite hitter Sophia Proano who had 14 kills off 25 attempts, hitting .520%. Proano had another very low error game making only one. As a team CCU had 49 kills, 16 more than FLC, and made 15 errors while Fort Lewis had 14 errors. Even though the Cougs had one more error, considering the attempts and amount of kills, blue and gold had a higher attack percentage of .258%.
 
It's hard to beat a team that doesn't make errors and relentlessly pursues the ball on defense. Leading in the back row was #17 libero Mariela Gonzalez who totaled 21 digs. Right behind her was senior #9 Mollie Bailey with 16 digs.
 
Yes, defense and offense were clean for the Cougs, but serving was impressive. #4 Abigail Bartalo can be called an official serving specialist after her performance these past few weeks. This game vs FLC was the cherry on top. Bartalo had an impeccable five aces against Fort Lewis. CCU's serving game has always been a strong suite, but with Bartalo's ace game this high, the Cougs have a huge advantage from the start.
 
Head Coach Andria Harshman remarked:
 
"Tonight we came out with a determination to win! This was a fun match for our girls, Key players really stepped up and helped us execute our game plan well. We are on a mission and preparing to finish regular season strong!"
 
CCU is now 9-6 in conference and holding the five spot in the RMAC standings. The Cougs will play at Adams State on Saturday November 5^th. Game time is set for 7:00 PM.