DENVER — Westminster volleyball went five sets with Regis on Friday at Regis Fieldhouse, falling 2-3 (24-26, 25-19, 22-25, 25-20, 10-15) in an RMAC match that featured 32 ties and 16 lead changes.
GAME BREAKDOWN
Set One
The opener went to extra points, with seven ties and two lead changes. Ava Livolsi served two aces during a five-point run that put Westminster up 5-3, and the Griffins pulled even at 24-24 on a late three-point run: a Gilmore kill, a Nora Elliot ace and an Alie Coleman kill. Elsa Gilmore had three kills, Kyra Mahler hit .667 with two kills, and Jocelyn Grieser added two kills. Coleman went 3-for-3 from the service line, Elliot added four assists and an ace, and Livolsi had six digs. Apiline White had a solo block.
Set Two
Westminster won the second set 25-19 and never trailed after taking the lead at 6-5, building a seven-point cushion at 23-16. Two 4-0 runs, from 6-6 to 10-6 and from 15-14 to 19-14, keyed the set. Gilmore hit .556 with five kills, Grieser added four kills, and Coleman had two kills and went 3-for-3 serving. The Griffins totaled six blocks in the set to Regis's one, including a solo block and three block assists from Mahler. Elliot had seven assists and went 5-for-5 serving, White had five digs and went 4-for-4 serving, and Katelyn Eichert served an ace. As a team, Westminster had 20 digs in the set.
Set Three
Westminster led 3-2 early and stayed in range, closing to 22-24 on a Mahler block. Grieser hit .429 with four kills, Coleman was 2-for-2 on kills, and Kanoe Haneberg added two kills. Eichert had six assists and Elliot had five. Livolsi passed seven balls without a reception error, Mahler added a solo block, and the Griffins hit .205 as a team with 16 digs.
Set Four
Westminster turned in its best set of the match, hitting .364 with 15 kills and siding out at 70 percent to win 25-20. The set featured eight ties and five lead changes. Two 4-0 runs, from 10-11 to 14-11 and from 18-16 to 22-16, gave the Griffins a six-point lead, and a Gilmore kill closed it out. Gilmore was 5-for-5 on kills for 5.5 points, Eichert was 2-for-2 on kills and added six assists, and Coleman hit .667 with two kills. White and Haneberg also had two kills each. Elliot had five assists and went 4-for-4 serving, White passed seven balls without a reception error, and Livolsi had four digs. The Griffins totaled two blocks in the set.
Set Five
The deciding set was tied eight times, the last at 8-8, with seven lead changes. Coleman hit .750 with three kills, and Westminster went 11-for-11 from the service line, with Isabella Deantoni 3-for-3. Eichert and Elliot combined for four assists, and Livolsi had four digs.
GRIFFIN PERFORMANCES
Elsa Gilmore led Westminster with 15 kills (.364 hitting), three block assists and 16.5 points. Jocelyn Grieser had 12 kills and 12.5 points, and Alie Coleman added 10 kills, three block assists and 11.5 points while going 14-for-14 from the service line. White had seven kills, nine digs, a solo block and two block assists. Mahler had four kills, two solo blocks and five block assists for 8.5 points, and Haneberg had four kills in three sets.
Nora Elliot ran the offense with 22 assists, an ace and seven digs. Eichert had 21 assists, two kills, an ace and nine digs. Libero Ava Livolsi had a match-high 22 digs, five assists and two aces. Deantoni added eight digs.
UP NEXT
Westminster is back on the road tomorrow at Chadron State College.
REMAINING SCHEDULE
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Saturday, Oct. 31 — at Chadron State College, 6 p.m. MT (Chadron, Neb.)
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Friday, Nov. 6 — vs. South Dakota Mines, 6 p.m. MT (Behnken Field House, Salt Lake City)
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Saturday, Nov. 7 — vs. Black Hills State University, 4 p.m. MT (Behnken Field House, Salt Lake City) — Senior Day
