SALT LAKE CITY — Westminster volleyball took on Colorado Mesa on Tuesday night at Behnken Field House, falling 0-3 (16-25, 13-25, 18-25) in an RMAC match, with the Griffins passing a perfect 42-for-42 in serve receive through the first two sets.
GAME BREAKDOWN
Set One
Westminster passed a perfect 23-for-23 in the opening set, led by Jocelyn Grieser (10-for-10), Claire Cook (6-for-6), Ava Livolsi (5-for-5) and Isabella Deantoni (2-for-2). A Grieser ace helped the Griffins to an early 5-3 lead, and she finished the set with two kills on perfect hitting (2-for-2), an ace and three digs for 3.0 points. Alie Coleman added three kills and went a perfect 2-for-2 from the service line, Cook had two kills, and Elsa Gilmore and Kyra Mahler each added a kill. Katelyn Eichert had five assists and Nora Elliot four, and Livolsi was a perfect 3-for-3 from the line with three digs.
Set Two
The Griffins again passed perfectly, going 19-for-19 as a team behind Livolsi (9-for-9), Deantoni (7-for-7) and Cook (3-for-3). Alie Coleman served an ace and went a perfect 4-for-4 from the service line, and Nora Elliot also served an ace. Cook had two kills, Deantoni added a perfect 1-for-1 kill, and Coleman and Elsa Gilmore each had a kill. Deantoni and Livolsi each went a perfect 2-for-2 from the service line, and Eichert and Elliot each had two assists.
Set Three
Elsa Gilmore led the way in the third, hitting .667 with four kills and a block for 5.0 points. Kyra Mahler was a perfect 1-for-1 on kills and added a block, Clara Philipsson had a kill and a block, and the Griffins' three blocks on the night all came in this set. Late in the set, Westminster ripped off five straight points, highlighted by a Gilmore kill, an Apiline White kill and a Mahler block. Coleman went a perfect 7-for-7 from the service line, Eichert had four assists and went a perfect 2-for-2 serving, and Tiia Heikkinen added three assists. Deantoni passed a perfect 5-for-5, Cook was a perfect 4-for-4, and White added two kills.
GRIFFIN PERFORMANCES
Elsa Gilmore led Westminster with six kills, a block and 7.0 points. Alie Coleman added five kills, an ace and 6.0 points while going a perfect 13-for-13 from the service line. Claire Cook had four kills, and Jocelyn Grieser, who played two sets, had three kills, an ace, four digs and 4.0 points. Kyra Mahler had two kills and a block, Apiline White had two kills, and Clara Philipsson had a kill and a block.
Four Griffins were perfect in serve receive for the match: Ava Livolsi (15-for-15), Isabella Deantoni (14-for-14), Cook (13-for-13) and Grieser (10-for-10), a combined 52-for-52. Livolsi also led the team with six digs. Katelyn Eichert ran the offense with 11 assists and went a perfect 5-for-5 serving, Nora Elliot added six assists, an ace and three digs, and Tiia Heikkinen had three assists.
As a team, Westminster finished with 24 kills, 21 assists, three aces, 24 digs and three blocks.
Up Next
The Griffins stay at home for a matchup with Colorado School of Mines on Friday at 4 PM.
