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Sisco Records 30 Kills In Loss To Kansas
November 10, 2007 | Volleyball
BOULDER—Emilie Sisco put up a career-high 30 kills, but it wasn't enough to stop the Kansas Jayhawks, who beat out the Buffs in five games on Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Coors Events Center. Game scores were 30-16, 30-24, 24-30, 31-33, 11-15.
“I would just like to win another couple of matches,” head coach Pi'i Aiu said. “I think we are playing well, we're just not playing well in the conference. That is something we have to work on as coaches. We need to get them to know how to play well when the pressure is on.”
Sisco became just the seventh Buff in CU history to record 30 or more kills in a match. She joins teammate Amber Sutherland, who recorded 35 kills against Missouri on Sept. 13, 2006, in this exclusive club.
“Emilie Sisco was hitting a ton of balls and had some really good balls,” Aiu said. “She is starting to turn her season around and is going to have a really good season.”
Alex Buth added 16 kills on 33 attempts, good for .303, and added 10 digs for her 12th double-double of the season. The Buffs hit .271 on the evening; Kaitlyn Burkett dished out 62 assists and hit a team-best .455.
Mallori Gibson recorded a career-high five service aces in the first game. Gibson is the second Buff this season to put up five service aces in a match; Burkett matched Gibson's record against Baylor on Oct. 20 this season.
Colorado recorded 14.0 team blocks compared to KU's 10.0. Rosie Steinhaus put up a career-high nine blocks in the effort (one solo, eight assists). Burkett recorded six block assists and Schylur Edelman added five.
Colorado came out strong in the first game, allowing a tie score only once and keeping the lead, managing a 30-16 victory. The Buffs also managed to keep the lead throughout the second game. The two teams battled for the fourth game, exchanging the lead ten times and staying tied 21 times. Kansas owned the fifth game, never allowing Colorado to steal the lead.
CU fell to 6-19 overall and 1-16 in the Big 12. Kansas improved to 12-15, 5-12. This was the 10th five-game match the Buffs have lost this season and the fourth they have lost after winning the first two games.
The Buffs will be back in action next Saturday Nov. 17 against Kansas State in Manhattan. The match has been rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. (MST).
