LAKEWOOD, CO- The Cougars hosted crosstown conference opponent, the Orediggers from Colorado School of Mines on Friday evening. The visitors took the match with a sweep of the Cougars in a pod play matchup inside the CCU Event Center.
The Cougars struggled throughout sets to keep momentum on their side, and the first two sets ended with the Orediggers on top, with the Cougars tallying 11 and 15 points in the first and second sets respectively. A much more competitive third set ended with a final of 25-20 as Mines completed the sweep.
Sophomore
Sierra Crist led the Cougars with 7 kills, with
Sienna Thatcher following closely behind with 5 kills. Despite the setback, the Cougars tallied 41 kills, 9 blocks, and 3 aces.
The Cougars will look to bounce back with another home matchup on Tuesday September 29 against fellow conference opponent, Colorado State University Pueblo at 6 p.m. MST
