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Meegan Hart and teammates celebrate a point.
Buffs Down the Bears
November 04, 2022 | Volleyball
LOS ANGELES — Colorado women's volleyball defeated Cal in four sets (25-16, 19-25, 25-20, 25-16) here Friday night, earning its seventh straight win against the Golden Bears.
The Buffaloes (16-7, 8-5 Pac-12) downed the Bears (7-16, 0-13 Pac-12) with another strong defensive performance, recording 16 total blocks and holding Cal to a .139 hitting percentage.
Maya Tabron had the only double-double tonight with 12 kills and 11 digs. Lexi Hadrych led CU on the offensive end with 14 kills, and Meegan Hart led the defensive end with nine blocks. Hart also had seven kills while Tabron and Hadrych each recorded five blocks in the match.
Alexia Kuehl had a fantastic hitting performance as she racked up 10 kills with a .500 hitting percentage. Colorado also saw strong numbers from Sterling Parker who had four blocks and seven kills while hitting .412.
The Buffaloes were able to make a big impact in the error column here on the road. CU committed 17 less errors than the Bears, with 13 compared to Cal's 30.
Colorado will look to get its fourth straight win in a matchup against Stanford on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE: Colorado started the set by taking a 7-3 lead over Cal. CU held a comfortable lead throughout the set and led by eight points at 19-11. The Bears fought back with a three-point scoring run to cut their deficit to five at 19-14. The Buffs scored back-to-back points to make it 21-14, forcing Cal to take its second and final timeout of the set. Kuehl picked up her fifth kill of the set as Colorado led 23-15. Hadrych scored the final two points for CU as the Buffs reached set point and then won the set 25-16. Colorado outhit the Bears .357 to .172 in the set.
SET TWO: Cal jumped out to an early 8-3 lead in the set. The Bears continued their success and took a 14-7 lead. CU faced a 21-12 deficit before scoring three straight points to make it 21-15 and force a Cal timeout. Shortly after the timeout, a Buffs service error gave Cal set point. Colorado scored another three straight points to make it 24-19, but it wasn't enough as Sydney Lilomaiava racked up her sixth kill to win the set for Cal 25-19.
SET THREE: CU forced a Bears' timeout early in the set after taking a 7-2 lead. Cal cut its deficit to just two at 9-7 before the Buffs scored three points, making it 12-7. Colorado outscored the Bears 6-2 after Tabron's fifth kill to take an 18-9 lead and force another Cal timeout. The Bears fought back and made it a six-point set at 23-17. Hadrych reached double-digit kills to give CU set point. She got her eleventh kill and won the set for the Buffs 25-20.
SET FOUR: After dropping the first two points, Colorado scored four unanswered to go up 4-2. Cal decided to take its first timeout of the set while trailing 7-3. Out of the timeout, Kuehl joined Hadrych in double-digit kills as CU took an 11-6 lead. The Buffs went up 16-8 before the Bears took their second and final timeout. Hadrych's 13th kill gave Colorado a 20-13 advantage. CU reached set point after Parker's seventh kill and then won the set 25-16 following a Cal error.
QUOTES
Head Coach Jesse Mahoney
On Changes After Dropping The Second Set
"We made adjustments to our blocking scheme after set two, but we mostly made sure that [the team] understood nothing Cal was doing was the issue. We controlled our level of play, and we responded well in sets three and four."
The Buffaloes (16-7, 8-5 Pac-12) downed the Bears (7-16, 0-13 Pac-12) with another strong defensive performance, recording 16 total blocks and holding Cal to a .139 hitting percentage.
Maya Tabron had the only double-double tonight with 12 kills and 11 digs. Lexi Hadrych led CU on the offensive end with 14 kills, and Meegan Hart led the defensive end with nine blocks. Hart also had seven kills while Tabron and Hadrych each recorded five blocks in the match.
Alexia Kuehl had a fantastic hitting performance as she racked up 10 kills with a .500 hitting percentage. Colorado also saw strong numbers from Sterling Parker who had four blocks and seven kills while hitting .412.
The Buffaloes were able to make a big impact in the error column here on the road. CU committed 17 less errors than the Bears, with 13 compared to Cal's 30.
Colorado will look to get its fourth straight win in a matchup against Stanford on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE: Colorado started the set by taking a 7-3 lead over Cal. CU held a comfortable lead throughout the set and led by eight points at 19-11. The Bears fought back with a three-point scoring run to cut their deficit to five at 19-14. The Buffs scored back-to-back points to make it 21-14, forcing Cal to take its second and final timeout of the set. Kuehl picked up her fifth kill of the set as Colorado led 23-15. Hadrych scored the final two points for CU as the Buffs reached set point and then won the set 25-16. Colorado outhit the Bears .357 to .172 in the set.
SET TWO: Cal jumped out to an early 8-3 lead in the set. The Bears continued their success and took a 14-7 lead. CU faced a 21-12 deficit before scoring three straight points to make it 21-15 and force a Cal timeout. Shortly after the timeout, a Buffs service error gave Cal set point. Colorado scored another three straight points to make it 24-19, but it wasn't enough as Sydney Lilomaiava racked up her sixth kill to win the set for Cal 25-19.
SET THREE: CU forced a Bears' timeout early in the set after taking a 7-2 lead. Cal cut its deficit to just two at 9-7 before the Buffs scored three points, making it 12-7. Colorado outscored the Bears 6-2 after Tabron's fifth kill to take an 18-9 lead and force another Cal timeout. The Bears fought back and made it a six-point set at 23-17. Hadrych reached double-digit kills to give CU set point. She got her eleventh kill and won the set for the Buffs 25-20.
SET FOUR: After dropping the first two points, Colorado scored four unanswered to go up 4-2. Cal decided to take its first timeout of the set while trailing 7-3. Out of the timeout, Kuehl joined Hadrych in double-digit kills as CU took an 11-6 lead. The Buffs went up 16-8 before the Bears took their second and final timeout. Hadrych's 13th kill gave Colorado a 20-13 advantage. CU reached set point after Parker's seventh kill and then won the set 25-16 following a Cal error.
QUOTES
Head Coach Jesse Mahoney
On Changes After Dropping The Second Set
"We made adjustments to our blocking scheme after set two, but we mostly made sure that [the team] understood nothing Cal was doing was the issue. We controlled our level of play, and we responded well in sets three and four."
Team Stats
CU
Cal
Kills
53
49
Errors
13
30
Attempts
137
137
Hitting %
.292
.139
Points
72
60
Assists
47
47
Aces
3
6
Blocks
16
5
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
9
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