GOLDEN, Colo. — Alie Coleman hit .538 with a team-high eight kills, but the Westminster University volleyball team fell 3-0 to Colorado School of Mines on Saturday at Lockridge Arena. Set scores were 25-12, 25-13, 25-16.
Game Breakdown
Set 1
Apiline White opened the match with a service ace to put the first point on the board for the Griffins. Jocelyn Grieser, Coleman and Elsa Gilmore each put down two kills in the frame, while Clara Philipsson and Kyra Mahler teamed up for a pair of blocks. Ava Livolsi anchored the back row with five digs.
Set 2
Gilmore's kill and a Claire Cook–Coleman block knotted the second set at 2-2. Coleman was perfect in the frame with two kills on two swings, and White and Gilmore added two kills apiece. Mahler and White combined for a block, and Nora Elliot distributed four assists.
Set 3
Westminster posted its highest point total of the match in the third. Tiia Heikkinen's ace opened the scoring, and a Gilmore–Mahler block put the Griffins in front 2-1. Gilmore added back-to-back kills to tie it at 4-4. Coleman led the way with four kills on .500 hitting, including a pair late in the set, while Gilmore and Mahler each recorded two block assists.
Griffin Performances
Coleman finished with eight kills on .538 hitting, a block assist and 8.5 points. Gilmore added six kills on .308 hitting with two block assists for 7.0 points. Mahler posted a team-high five block assists to go with two kills on .222 hitting.
White tallied two kills, a service ace, two digs and a block assist. Heikkinen led the offense with nine assists and added an ace and a dig, while Elliot dished out seven assists with four digs. Livolsi paced the defense with a team-high seven digs and added two assists. Cook chipped in three digs, a kill and a block assist. Philipsson recorded a kill and two block assists, and Grieser added two kills in the opening set.
Up Next
Westminster heads out on a two-match road swing next weekend, visiting Regis University on Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. MT in Denver, before facing Chadron State College on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 6 p.m. MT in Chadron, Neb.
Remaining Schedule
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Fri., Oct. 30 — at Regis University (Denver, Colo.), 7 p.m. MT
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Sat., Oct. 31 — at Chadron State College (Chadron, Neb.), 6 p.m. MT
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Fri., Nov. 6 — vs. South Dakota Mines (Behnken Field House), 6 p.m. MT
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Sat., Nov. 7 — vs. Black Hills State University (Behnken Field House), 4 p.m. MT — Senior Day
