CSU-Pueblo 3, Colorado Christian 0
By Simone Peinkofer
The ThunderWolves halted a five-game skid against Colorado
Christian Thursday, downing the Cougars three sets to none.
The win was the Pack's eighth straight over Colorado Christian
in as many meetings, dating back to 2002.
The ThunderWolves didn't exact the kind of dominance they had
hoped over Colorado Christian, winning 25-22, 25-19 and 25-19, but
they were able to convert key points throughout the match. "We
didn't play the best game, but we finished the game," Pack head
coach Chris Jonson said.
At the beginning of the first set, both teams were equally
strong. After a few inaccuracies on both sides, the teams showed
good moves and fought hard for their points. The T-Wolves were
always one step in front of the Cougars, and got on a run to take a
16-12 lead. The opposing team caught up, trailing 19-18, but the
ThunderWolves closed them out for the 25-22 win.
In the second set, both teams stayed very close. This time the
Cougars were always one step in front of the T-Wolves, and they
took the leadership to a score of 8-5. The T-Wolves tried hard to
get to a tie of 8-8. After showing high-level volleyball, the
T-Wolves took the leadership, and brought the score up to 15-12. In
the end the T-Wolves won the second set 25-19.
In the third set, both teams fought hard for the points, but the
Cougars took the leadership to a score of 7-2. The T-Wolves were
not focused, and hit a lot of balls out of the field. The Cougars
totally dominated over the T-Wolves, and they had some difficulties
to find back in the game. But they finally caught up, and brought
the score to a tie of 16-16. Then the T-Wolves took the leadership,
and won the third set 25-19.
The ThunderWolves' front line was tough, led by Megan Koop (Fr.,
Littleton, Colo.), Alea Wildman (So.,
Denver, Colo.) and Bernadette Pitre
(So., Clifton, Colo.). Koop and Wildman each
recorded eight kills while Pitre had seven. The trio also
combined for eight blocks.
Friday, the ThunderWolves will host Regis, a team the Pack
hasn't beaten since 2007.
"Tomorrow I expect a battle, we play against one of the best
teams in the conference," Jonson said.
