Sunday, November 3
Boulder, Colo.
1:00 PM
Colorado
10-12,2-10Pac-12
3
vs
0
Arizona State
13-10,5-7Pac-12
1
2
3
F
Arizona St.
14
17
23
0
Colorado
25
25
25
3
Photo by: Tony Harman
Colorado Sweeps Sun Devils
November 03, 2019 | Volleyball
BOULDER – The Colorado Buffaloes women's volleyball team put together its second consecutive win in a 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-23) sweep against Arizona State Sunday afternoon in Boulder.
Colorado (10-12, 2-10 Pac-12) pulls into a tied for 11th in the Pac-12 and earn their first sweep against ASU (13-10, 5-7 Pac-12) after dominating the floor with a .287 team hitting percentage and holding the Sun Devils to .147 hitting.
The largest contributor to the Buffs' success today was middle Meegan Hart who put down 11 kills without hitting an error for a .688 hitting percentage. The redshirt sophomore also added a pair of aces and helped with a block assist. She was joined by Justine Spann and Elissa Alcantara who each had seven kills, along with Sterling Parker's six.
Setter Jenna Ewert had another huge night with a double-double to lead the team in both assists and digs. Ewert dished out 26 assists, put up a dozen digs and had five kills without an error for a .556 hitting percentage.
On the defensive side, Danielle Price led all players with four blocks and added a pair of kills on two swings for a perfect hitting percentage. Rachel Whipple tied Ewert with a dozen digs and added an ace.
The Sun Devils struggled to find offense against the Buffs' block, working three different setters out in their 6-2 system and even running a rally without a setter in all together. The team found success after bringing in Noa Miller in the second set and starting her the third. The sophomore had 11 assists. Senior outside Ivana Jeremic had eight kills for a .316 hitting percentage while Iman Isanovic had nine kills for a .278 hitting percentage. ASU hurt themselves with 20 attack errors and nine service errors compared to CU's 11 and four, respectfully.
With the wins, the Buffs look to carry the momentum on the road for four-straight Pac-12 matches. Colorado found themselves in a similar situation last season with four Pac-12 road matches and needing to win three of them to qualify for the tournament. This year the team has another four home matches on the back of that and is aiming to get to a .500 winning percentage as they sit two matches back at the moment. The first test will come Thursday evening in Pauley Pavilion against UCLA at 8 p.m. MST.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Both teams battled back-and-forth to be tied 3-3 opening the first set. The Buffs put together a three-point run with a Hart ace to give them a 6-3 lead. The run was extended to four after Hart gathered her second ace of the day. Colorado took a five-point lead while hitting .286 and forced the Sun Devils' first timeout of the set. Out of the break, the Buffaloes went on a scoring run of 5-1 while holding the Sun Devils to a -.125 hitting percentage CU continued their run to 6-1 which forced another ASU timeout. Back into action, the Buffs furthered their run to seven and held the Sun Devils to a -.059 hitting percentage. The Buffaloes broke open the first set with a 10-point lead over Arizona State. Kovensky led the Sun Devils with three kills and a .286 hitting percentage while the Buffs were topped by Spann and Hart totaling two kills each. Colorado maintained their lead of 10 over ASU leading 23-13 and arrived at set-point after Spann's third kill of the day. The Buffaloes won the set two points later after a Peterson service error. CU held Arizona State to a .100 hitting percentage as they were led by Spann's three kills and Ewert's seven assists.
Arizona State got on the board first in the second set, but the Buffaloes put together a scoring run of five to lead 5-1. The Sun Devils scored back-to-back points before Colorado put together another run of three as they led the set 8-3. CU extended its lead to six over Arizona State which forced the Sun Devils first timeout. Out of the break, the Buffaloes scored two consecutively which gave them a 4-0 scoring run and the lead of 12-4 while holding ASU to a .000 hitting percentage. Kovensky continued to lead Arizona State with five kills while Spann and Hart of Colorado combined for 10 kills. The Sun Devils were forced to call their second timeout as the Buffs developed another 3-0 run which gave them the 15-6 lead. Back into action, Colorado extended their run to five while holding Arizona State to a -.103 hitting percentage. ASU challenged and lost a touched ball on the previous play which gave the Buffs a 17-6 lead. Colorado extended its run to six but was cut off by ASU putting together a run of four. Spann topped Colorado with six kills while Ewert collected 13 assists as CU led ASU 22-12. Arizona State put together a three-point run, but the Buffs arrived at set-point and won the set after a Miller service error. Through the second set, Hart had seven kills while hitting .778 and Ewert gathered 14 assists.
Colorado entered the third set with a 4-1 scoring run as Hart got her ninth kill. After an impressive rally from both sides, Alcantara got her fourth kill of the day as the Buffaloes held ASU to a .222 hitting percentage. CU went on a four-point run that gave them the 10-4 lead and forced the Sun Devils to call their first timeout. Out of the break, ASU scored four-straight as they closed in on Colorado's 10-8 lead. The Sun Devils' scoring run was shut down by an Alcantara kill making it her fifth of the day. ASU was led by Jeremic who had six kills and a .385 hitting percentage, but Colorado has managed to hold the Sun Devils to a .088 hitting percentage through three sets thus far. A Whipple ace gave the Buffs a 13-9 lead, but the Sun Devils went on a run of three that forced Colorado called their first timeout. Back into action, Arizona State extended its run to four to tie up the score and then take the lead on the next point. ASU added another point to their run of five which gave them the 15-13 lead. Arizona State held Colorado to a .233 hitting percentage with Isanovic leading the way with seven kills. Both teams battled to a tie at 16 all, Colorado challenged and lost the next play which gave ASU a 17-16 lead. Hart led the Buffs with 10 kills and a .667 hitting percentage while Ewert's 22 assists helped the Buffaloes develop a 19-18 lead. After a Parker kill and an ASU attack error, the Sun Devils called their final timeout as they trialed CU 22-20. Colorado set up match-point after an Arizona State attack error and the Buffs won the match two points later on a Hart kill. Hart led CU with 11 kills and a .688 hitting percentage as Ewert collected 26 assists on the day.
QUOTES
Head Coach Jesse Mahoney
On The Match
I thought that it was a really fun match to be a part of for our players, the first two sets especially. We played with a lot of energy, we served and passed exceptionally well, and Jenna moved the ball around. It was really fun volleyball to watch. I think that Arizona State is a great team and they're having a great season, they are going to be a tournament team. The third set was a little bit more of a dog fight, and we knew that going in. We knew that they were going to play hard and we had to keep our focus. We lost a little in the middle of it, but we came back at the end and were able to close it out. It was a great weekend, with a weekend sweep, and hopefully it is something that we can build on.
On What The Weekend Sweep Mean For The Rest Of The Season
No one likes to be winless, so it was nice to get the monkey off our back there. It is hard to feel like we are playing well when we aren't getting the results, even though I think that we have done some really good stuff. It is nice to get the result and hopefully that translates into us taking that on the road with us. At the end, we talked about how we have a really high level in us and we need to achieve that high level consistently over time. If we can do that then we can play with anybody.
Sophomore Jenna Ewert
On What This Weekend Sweep Means
I think it's a really good ego booster. You know, we were 0-10 so we weren't that confident and I think something just flipped this week. We had a meeting, we're halfway through the Pac-12. We looked at the stats and knew what we had to change and we knew we could do it. There's nothing holding us back except for us and I think everyone kind of bought into that this week and we had really great practices. I think we were a little calmer this weekend and a lot more confident in our play. I think that really helped.
On The Momentum This Win Can Bring
A win on the road is a lot harder than a win at home but I think this will give us a really good swing into next weekend. We're going to be playing at a good level this whole week. I think we're going to have a lot of confidence for next weekend's game. I know it will be harder away. I know we'll have to battle through some things but I think it's a good stepping stone to winning away.
Redshirt Sophomore Meegan Hart
On What Was Working Well Today
I think it started with the passing. We did a great job of executing. Jenna delivered the ball perfectly and I just focused on doing my job. But I think just the passing overall and the energy was great.
On The Defense Today
I think this week we did a really good job of focusing on our scouting and just being disciplined. I think it just started with good scouting and then just executing.
Colorado (10-12, 2-10 Pac-12) pulls into a tied for 11th in the Pac-12 and earn their first sweep against ASU (13-10, 5-7 Pac-12) after dominating the floor with a .287 team hitting percentage and holding the Sun Devils to .147 hitting.
The largest contributor to the Buffs' success today was middle Meegan Hart who put down 11 kills without hitting an error for a .688 hitting percentage. The redshirt sophomore also added a pair of aces and helped with a block assist. She was joined by Justine Spann and Elissa Alcantara who each had seven kills, along with Sterling Parker's six.
Setter Jenna Ewert had another huge night with a double-double to lead the team in both assists and digs. Ewert dished out 26 assists, put up a dozen digs and had five kills without an error for a .556 hitting percentage.
On the defensive side, Danielle Price led all players with four blocks and added a pair of kills on two swings for a perfect hitting percentage. Rachel Whipple tied Ewert with a dozen digs and added an ace.
The Sun Devils struggled to find offense against the Buffs' block, working three different setters out in their 6-2 system and even running a rally without a setter in all together. The team found success after bringing in Noa Miller in the second set and starting her the third. The sophomore had 11 assists. Senior outside Ivana Jeremic had eight kills for a .316 hitting percentage while Iman Isanovic had nine kills for a .278 hitting percentage. ASU hurt themselves with 20 attack errors and nine service errors compared to CU's 11 and four, respectfully.
With the wins, the Buffs look to carry the momentum on the road for four-straight Pac-12 matches. Colorado found themselves in a similar situation last season with four Pac-12 road matches and needing to win three of them to qualify for the tournament. This year the team has another four home matches on the back of that and is aiming to get to a .500 winning percentage as they sit two matches back at the moment. The first test will come Thursday evening in Pauley Pavilion against UCLA at 8 p.m. MST.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Both teams battled back-and-forth to be tied 3-3 opening the first set. The Buffs put together a three-point run with a Hart ace to give them a 6-3 lead. The run was extended to four after Hart gathered her second ace of the day. Colorado took a five-point lead while hitting .286 and forced the Sun Devils' first timeout of the set. Out of the break, the Buffaloes went on a scoring run of 5-1 while holding the Sun Devils to a -.125 hitting percentage CU continued their run to 6-1 which forced another ASU timeout. Back into action, the Buffs furthered their run to seven and held the Sun Devils to a -.059 hitting percentage. The Buffaloes broke open the first set with a 10-point lead over Arizona State. Kovensky led the Sun Devils with three kills and a .286 hitting percentage while the Buffs were topped by Spann and Hart totaling two kills each. Colorado maintained their lead of 10 over ASU leading 23-13 and arrived at set-point after Spann's third kill of the day. The Buffaloes won the set two points later after a Peterson service error. CU held Arizona State to a .100 hitting percentage as they were led by Spann's three kills and Ewert's seven assists.
Arizona State got on the board first in the second set, but the Buffaloes put together a scoring run of five to lead 5-1. The Sun Devils scored back-to-back points before Colorado put together another run of three as they led the set 8-3. CU extended its lead to six over Arizona State which forced the Sun Devils first timeout. Out of the break, the Buffaloes scored two consecutively which gave them a 4-0 scoring run and the lead of 12-4 while holding ASU to a .000 hitting percentage. Kovensky continued to lead Arizona State with five kills while Spann and Hart of Colorado combined for 10 kills. The Sun Devils were forced to call their second timeout as the Buffs developed another 3-0 run which gave them the 15-6 lead. Back into action, Colorado extended their run to five while holding Arizona State to a -.103 hitting percentage. ASU challenged and lost a touched ball on the previous play which gave the Buffs a 17-6 lead. Colorado extended its run to six but was cut off by ASU putting together a run of four. Spann topped Colorado with six kills while Ewert collected 13 assists as CU led ASU 22-12. Arizona State put together a three-point run, but the Buffs arrived at set-point and won the set after a Miller service error. Through the second set, Hart had seven kills while hitting .778 and Ewert gathered 14 assists.
Colorado entered the third set with a 4-1 scoring run as Hart got her ninth kill. After an impressive rally from both sides, Alcantara got her fourth kill of the day as the Buffaloes held ASU to a .222 hitting percentage. CU went on a four-point run that gave them the 10-4 lead and forced the Sun Devils to call their first timeout. Out of the break, ASU scored four-straight as they closed in on Colorado's 10-8 lead. The Sun Devils' scoring run was shut down by an Alcantara kill making it her fifth of the day. ASU was led by Jeremic who had six kills and a .385 hitting percentage, but Colorado has managed to hold the Sun Devils to a .088 hitting percentage through three sets thus far. A Whipple ace gave the Buffs a 13-9 lead, but the Sun Devils went on a run of three that forced Colorado called their first timeout. Back into action, Arizona State extended its run to four to tie up the score and then take the lead on the next point. ASU added another point to their run of five which gave them the 15-13 lead. Arizona State held Colorado to a .233 hitting percentage with Isanovic leading the way with seven kills. Both teams battled to a tie at 16 all, Colorado challenged and lost the next play which gave ASU a 17-16 lead. Hart led the Buffs with 10 kills and a .667 hitting percentage while Ewert's 22 assists helped the Buffaloes develop a 19-18 lead. After a Parker kill and an ASU attack error, the Sun Devils called their final timeout as they trialed CU 22-20. Colorado set up match-point after an Arizona State attack error and the Buffs won the match two points later on a Hart kill. Hart led CU with 11 kills and a .688 hitting percentage as Ewert collected 26 assists on the day.
QUOTES
Head Coach Jesse Mahoney
On The Match
I thought that it was a really fun match to be a part of for our players, the first two sets especially. We played with a lot of energy, we served and passed exceptionally well, and Jenna moved the ball around. It was really fun volleyball to watch. I think that Arizona State is a great team and they're having a great season, they are going to be a tournament team. The third set was a little bit more of a dog fight, and we knew that going in. We knew that they were going to play hard and we had to keep our focus. We lost a little in the middle of it, but we came back at the end and were able to close it out. It was a great weekend, with a weekend sweep, and hopefully it is something that we can build on.
On What The Weekend Sweep Mean For The Rest Of The Season
No one likes to be winless, so it was nice to get the monkey off our back there. It is hard to feel like we are playing well when we aren't getting the results, even though I think that we have done some really good stuff. It is nice to get the result and hopefully that translates into us taking that on the road with us. At the end, we talked about how we have a really high level in us and we need to achieve that high level consistently over time. If we can do that then we can play with anybody.
Sophomore Jenna Ewert
On What This Weekend Sweep Means
I think it's a really good ego booster. You know, we were 0-10 so we weren't that confident and I think something just flipped this week. We had a meeting, we're halfway through the Pac-12. We looked at the stats and knew what we had to change and we knew we could do it. There's nothing holding us back except for us and I think everyone kind of bought into that this week and we had really great practices. I think we were a little calmer this weekend and a lot more confident in our play. I think that really helped.
On The Momentum This Win Can Bring
A win on the road is a lot harder than a win at home but I think this will give us a really good swing into next weekend. We're going to be playing at a good level this whole week. I think we're going to have a lot of confidence for next weekend's game. I know it will be harder away. I know we'll have to battle through some things but I think it's a good stepping stone to winning away.
Redshirt Sophomore Meegan Hart
On What Was Working Well Today
I think it started with the passing. We did a great job of executing. Jenna delivered the ball perfectly and I just focused on doing my job. But I think just the passing overall and the energy was great.
On The Defense Today
I think this week we did a really good job of focusing on our scouting and just being disciplined. I think it just started with good scouting and then just executing.
Team Stats
ASU
CU
Kills
36
38
Errors
20
11
Attempts
109
94
Hitting %
.147
.287
Points
42
47
Assists
35
29
Aces
3
4
Blocks
3
5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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