Colorado University Athletics
Friday, October 21
Boulder, Colo.
6:00 PM
Colorado
12-7, 4-5Pac-12
3
vs
1
Oregon State
8-12, 1-8Pac-12
1
2
3
4
F
Oregon State
21
25
19
23
1
Colorado
25
18
25
25
3
Jesse Mahoney Coaches His Players At A Timeout During The Oregon State Match.
Photo by: Pro-Motion Photography
Buffs Defeat Oregon State, Mahoney Records 100th NCAA DI Win
October 21, 2016 | Volleyball
BOULDER — Junior Joslyn Hayes returned to the Colorado line-up on Friday night after missing three matches and helped the Buffs take down Oregon State in four sets (25-21, 18-25, 25-19, 25-23).
With the win, the Buffs improved to 12-7 this season, 4-5 in Pac-12 play, while OSU is now 8-12 overall, 1-8 in the Pac-12.
WHAT HAPPENED: Hayes recorded 13 kills and two blocks for 14,0 points on the night, which was second on the team. Two other Buffs, Stephanie Shadley and Alexa Smith, also tallied double-digit marks in kills. Shadley let the team with 14 kills, while Smith tallied 11 kills. Both Shadley and Smith also did well defensively, picking up double-doubles. Smith recorded a career-best 19 digs, while Shadley had 16 digs, one shy of her career-best.
SET 1: The Buffs took an early 11-6 lead over OSU to start the match. After an Oregon State timeout, the Buffs increased their lead to 18–12, forcing the Beavers to take their second timeout in the set. OSU then rallied back to within one point (20-19), causing CU to take its first timeout. Out of the break, the Buffs went on a 5-2 run to win the set 25-21.
SET 2: The two teams exchanged points early in the set. The breakthrough came when OSU was leading 12-7, prompting a CU timeout. After the break, the Buffs cut the Beavers' lead by three points (13-10). OSU answered and increased its lead to 21-16. CU attempted to rally, managing two points, before OSU finished the set 25-18.
SET 3: The Buffaloes came out of the intermission reenergized and refocused for the third set, taking the early lead. After a 5-0 run, the Buffs led the set 10-5. OSU attempted to rally but CU showed no signs of giving up the lead. The Buffs were in the lead by a margin of at least five points for the remainder of the set, cruising to an easy 25-18 win.
SET 4: The Buffs were leading 14-12 before a timeout by Oregon State. After the break, OSU recorded a 4-0 run giving the Beavers a 16-14 lead. The Buffs played from behind and were able to catch OSU, tying the score at 21-21. The score was tied again at 22-22 before CU recorded two kills, one from Gabby Simpson and one from Shadley, to go up 24-22. OSU fought off the first match point, but a kill from Smith won the set and the match (25-23) for the Buffs.
100 CAREER NCAA DI WINS: Colorado head coach Jesse Mahoney recorded his 100th career NCAA Division I win on Friday night, guiding CU past Oregon State. Mahoney earned 88 of those wins at the helm of the University of Denver program and 12 with the Buffs.
TEAM STATISTICS: The Buffs hit .234 with 60 kills and 30 errors on 171 attacks, while Oregon State hit .193 with 53 kills and 21 errors on 166 attacks. CU recorded 56 assists to OSU's 49. CU out-dug the Beavers 81-76. The Beavers out-blocked the Buffs by 10.0-6.0. OSU had six aces while CU had three.
NOTEABLE: The Buffs are now 12-7, 4-5 in the Pac-12… CU is also 8-2 at home this season…The Buffs are 10-0 when winning the first set…Oregon State is 8-12 overall, 1-8 in the Pac-12...The Buffs own the all-time series against OSU 7-3 and have won the last seven meetings between the two schools.
NEXT UP: The Buffs will host Oregon on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at Coors Events Center.
QUOTABLE:
Jesse Mahoney, head coach
On 100th win as a DI coach
"It just means I'm getting older in general, the longer you coach you get lucky enough to win. It's nice to hit milestones like that, I've been really lucky to coach really good players and a lot of really talented people on the staffs I have worked on, whether I am the head or the assistant coach. We don't really worry about the results, we just want to get better throughout the process and hopefully keep hitting more milestones. I am really focused on tomorrow. We have got to play well tomorrow night."
On His Thoughts About The Match
"We played really clean for two sets, and then I thought we were all over the place for the other two. Unfortunately, that's been us in a nutshell this season. Oregon State has one elite player and some other very good players. They had a really nice game plan that they stuck with for all four sets. When we slowed them down on the right side, we ran points and when we didn't that's when we put ourselves in a hole. It was flashes of really good play and then flashes of not."
On Fighting Through A Sloppy Set To Win
"It was good for us. You never like to be in a hole, but when you climb back out of it, it's a good experience that you can learn from. We made some really nice plays from 20 on and that's good to see. We finished on a good note."
On Having Six Players Having Between Six And 14 Kills
"In a six-two, if we can have many players get an even amount of swings -in a perfect world-that's what we want to do. It never works out that way, our lefts are going to take them and our lefts took 38 swings tonight. If we can get more swings to our middles and our right sides, we're a better team for it. Our lefts do a really nice job of putting too much on themselves and we need to find a way to lighten the load."
Joslyn Hayes, Outside Hitter
On Returning After Missing The Past Three Matches
"It felt super great. I was really well rested so that helped. It was first game back adrenaline more so than anything and my teammates were all very supportive and excited. I'm excited and I just wanted to get back on the court, so it was a lot of excitement."
On the quick turnaround this weekend
"It's just immediate preparation. It is so nice is that we can take a lot the stuff from this match and immediately apply it to the next match. We don't have a day to draw ourselves out. It is so nice, with the quick turnaround, that immediately after the match, it was like, ok take what we learned from this, those two sloppy sets; what can we fix and now let us apply that to the game against Oregon."
With the win, the Buffs improved to 12-7 this season, 4-5 in Pac-12 play, while OSU is now 8-12 overall, 1-8 in the Pac-12.
WHAT HAPPENED: Hayes recorded 13 kills and two blocks for 14,0 points on the night, which was second on the team. Two other Buffs, Stephanie Shadley and Alexa Smith, also tallied double-digit marks in kills. Shadley let the team with 14 kills, while Smith tallied 11 kills. Both Shadley and Smith also did well defensively, picking up double-doubles. Smith recorded a career-best 19 digs, while Shadley had 16 digs, one shy of her career-best.
SET 1: The Buffs took an early 11-6 lead over OSU to start the match. After an Oregon State timeout, the Buffs increased their lead to 18–12, forcing the Beavers to take their second timeout in the set. OSU then rallied back to within one point (20-19), causing CU to take its first timeout. Out of the break, the Buffs went on a 5-2 run to win the set 25-21.
SET 2: The two teams exchanged points early in the set. The breakthrough came when OSU was leading 12-7, prompting a CU timeout. After the break, the Buffs cut the Beavers' lead by three points (13-10). OSU answered and increased its lead to 21-16. CU attempted to rally, managing two points, before OSU finished the set 25-18.
SET 3: The Buffaloes came out of the intermission reenergized and refocused for the third set, taking the early lead. After a 5-0 run, the Buffs led the set 10-5. OSU attempted to rally but CU showed no signs of giving up the lead. The Buffs were in the lead by a margin of at least five points for the remainder of the set, cruising to an easy 25-18 win.
SET 4: The Buffs were leading 14-12 before a timeout by Oregon State. After the break, OSU recorded a 4-0 run giving the Beavers a 16-14 lead. The Buffs played from behind and were able to catch OSU, tying the score at 21-21. The score was tied again at 22-22 before CU recorded two kills, one from Gabby Simpson and one from Shadley, to go up 24-22. OSU fought off the first match point, but a kill from Smith won the set and the match (25-23) for the Buffs.
100 CAREER NCAA DI WINS: Colorado head coach Jesse Mahoney recorded his 100th career NCAA Division I win on Friday night, guiding CU past Oregon State. Mahoney earned 88 of those wins at the helm of the University of Denver program and 12 with the Buffs.
TEAM STATISTICS: The Buffs hit .234 with 60 kills and 30 errors on 171 attacks, while Oregon State hit .193 with 53 kills and 21 errors on 166 attacks. CU recorded 56 assists to OSU's 49. CU out-dug the Beavers 81-76. The Beavers out-blocked the Buffs by 10.0-6.0. OSU had six aces while CU had three.
NOTEABLE: The Buffs are now 12-7, 4-5 in the Pac-12… CU is also 8-2 at home this season…The Buffs are 10-0 when winning the first set…Oregon State is 8-12 overall, 1-8 in the Pac-12...The Buffs own the all-time series against OSU 7-3 and have won the last seven meetings between the two schools.
NEXT UP: The Buffs will host Oregon on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at Coors Events Center.
QUOTABLE:
Jesse Mahoney, head coach
On 100th win as a DI coach
"It just means I'm getting older in general, the longer you coach you get lucky enough to win. It's nice to hit milestones like that, I've been really lucky to coach really good players and a lot of really talented people on the staffs I have worked on, whether I am the head or the assistant coach. We don't really worry about the results, we just want to get better throughout the process and hopefully keep hitting more milestones. I am really focused on tomorrow. We have got to play well tomorrow night."
On His Thoughts About The Match
"We played really clean for two sets, and then I thought we were all over the place for the other two. Unfortunately, that's been us in a nutshell this season. Oregon State has one elite player and some other very good players. They had a really nice game plan that they stuck with for all four sets. When we slowed them down on the right side, we ran points and when we didn't that's when we put ourselves in a hole. It was flashes of really good play and then flashes of not."
On Fighting Through A Sloppy Set To Win
"It was good for us. You never like to be in a hole, but when you climb back out of it, it's a good experience that you can learn from. We made some really nice plays from 20 on and that's good to see. We finished on a good note."
On Having Six Players Having Between Six And 14 Kills
"In a six-two, if we can have many players get an even amount of swings -in a perfect world-that's what we want to do. It never works out that way, our lefts are going to take them and our lefts took 38 swings tonight. If we can get more swings to our middles and our right sides, we're a better team for it. Our lefts do a really nice job of putting too much on themselves and we need to find a way to lighten the load."
Joslyn Hayes, Outside Hitter
On Returning After Missing The Past Three Matches
"It felt super great. I was really well rested so that helped. It was first game back adrenaline more so than anything and my teammates were all very supportive and excited. I'm excited and I just wanted to get back on the court, so it was a lot of excitement."
On the quick turnaround this weekend
"It's just immediate preparation. It is so nice is that we can take a lot the stuff from this match and immediately apply it to the next match. We don't have a day to draw ourselves out. It is so nice, with the quick turnaround, that immediately after the match, it was like, ok take what we learned from this, those two sloppy sets; what can we fix and now let us apply that to the game against Oregon."
Team Stats
OSU
COLO
Kills
53
60
Errors
21
20
Attempts
166
171
Hitting %
.193
.234
Points
69.0
69.0
Assists
49
56
Aces
6
3
Blocks
10.0
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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