Thursday, November 9
Los Angeles, CA
8:00 PM
UCLA
16-8, 9-6Pac-12
3
vs
0
Colorado
19-7, 9-6Pac-12
1
2
3
F
Colorado
23
18
20
0
UCLA
25
25
25
3
Senior Sarah Sponcil notched her 13th double-double of the season.
Photo by: Han Duong (herewegobru.com)
#18 Bruins Sweep #25 Colorado
November 09, 2017 | Women's Volleyball
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LOS ANGELES -ย Senior Sarah Sponcil added to her team-best double-double total with 35 assists and 16 digs and freshman Jenny Mosser recorded 14 kills and nine digs, as the 18th-ranked Bruins won their third match in a row with a sweep of #25 Colorado on Thursday at Pauley Pavilion. Set scores were 25-23, 25-18, 25-20.
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Sophomore Madeleine Gates notched 10 kills and just one error in 17 attempts for a .529 hitting percentage to go with seven blocks, including three solo stuffs. Senior Reily Buechler added eight kills and 13 digs, junior Zana Muno had 18 digs, freshman Mac May posted eight kills and sophomore Savvy Simo had five digs.
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Colorado (19-7, 9-6 Pac-12) led for most of the opening set until UCLA (16-8, 9-6 Pac-12) came back late to steal the opener. The Buffaloes held set-best advantages of four at 6-2 and 7-3 before the Bruins came back with a 6-2 run to even the score at nine. Gates, Mosser, Buechler and junior Kyra Rogers had kills, Rogers teamed up with Mosser on a block and Colorado committed an error. The Buffs still led by three as late as 22-19 when two Mosser kills and a Muno ace evened the score at 22. After a CU sideout, back-to-back Mosser kills gave the Bruins a set point and a Mosser/Rogers block finished off a 25-23 win. Mosser was error-free with seven kills in 16 swings, adding five digs in the first set. Buechler had three kills and six digs, as the Bruins out-hit the Buffaloes .209 to .146.
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After ending the first set on a 6-1 run, UCLA started set two on a 9-1 run thanks to three Buechler kills, two May kills, a Gates solo block and combo with May and two Colorado attack errors. Eight would be the Bruins' largest lead of the second on several occasions. The Buffaloes closed to within three at 20-17, but the Bruins netted five of the last six on two Mosser kills, a Sponcil ace, a May kill and a Buechler solo block on set point to win it 25-18. Gates was 4-for-6 and error-free in the second, while Buechler and May added four kills each. Muno and Sponcil notched seven digs apiece, as the Bruins out-hit the Buffaloes .263 to .103.
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Colorado's only leads of set three were 1-0 and 2-1. Equal at five, a Mosser kill, a Rogers solo and two CU errors gave the Bruins the lead for good. UCLA's largest advantage of the third was six at 16-10. At 21-18, the Bruins scored four of the last six of the set to claim it 25-20, as Gates had a solo block and two kills, including the match winner, during the final run. Mosser had a set-best five kills for UCLA, while Gates was 4-for-6 with no miscues. Muno added seven digs and Sponcil had six. The Bruins out-hit the Buffaloes .200 to .136.
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The Bruins finish up their regular-season home schedule on Friday at 8 p.m. at the John Wooden Center, taking on #15 Utah. Seniors Sarah Sponcil, Taylor Schlener and Reily Buechler will be honored prior to Friday's contest. The match will feature a live video and audio stream on UCLABruins.com.
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LOS ANGELES -ย Senior Sarah Sponcil added to her team-best double-double total with 35 assists and 16 digs and freshman Jenny Mosser recorded 14 kills and nine digs, as the 18th-ranked Bruins won their third match in a row with a sweep of #25 Colorado on Thursday at Pauley Pavilion. Set scores were 25-23, 25-18, 25-20.
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Sophomore Madeleine Gates notched 10 kills and just one error in 17 attempts for a .529 hitting percentage to go with seven blocks, including three solo stuffs. Senior Reily Buechler added eight kills and 13 digs, junior Zana Muno had 18 digs, freshman Mac May posted eight kills and sophomore Savvy Simo had five digs.
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Colorado (19-7, 9-6 Pac-12) led for most of the opening set until UCLA (16-8, 9-6 Pac-12) came back late to steal the opener. The Buffaloes held set-best advantages of four at 6-2 and 7-3 before the Bruins came back with a 6-2 run to even the score at nine. Gates, Mosser, Buechler and junior Kyra Rogers had kills, Rogers teamed up with Mosser on a block and Colorado committed an error. The Buffs still led by three as late as 22-19 when two Mosser kills and a Muno ace evened the score at 22. After a CU sideout, back-to-back Mosser kills gave the Bruins a set point and a Mosser/Rogers block finished off a 25-23 win. Mosser was error-free with seven kills in 16 swings, adding five digs in the first set. Buechler had three kills and six digs, as the Bruins out-hit the Buffaloes .209 to .146.
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After ending the first set on a 6-1 run, UCLA started set two on a 9-1 run thanks to three Buechler kills, two May kills, a Gates solo block and combo with May and two Colorado attack errors. Eight would be the Bruins' largest lead of the second on several occasions. The Buffaloes closed to within three at 20-17, but the Bruins netted five of the last six on two Mosser kills, a Sponcil ace, a May kill and a Buechler solo block on set point to win it 25-18. Gates was 4-for-6 and error-free in the second, while Buechler and May added four kills each. Muno and Sponcil notched seven digs apiece, as the Bruins out-hit the Buffaloes .263 to .103.
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Colorado's only leads of set three were 1-0 and 2-1. Equal at five, a Mosser kill, a Rogers solo and two CU errors gave the Bruins the lead for good. UCLA's largest advantage of the third was six at 16-10. At 21-18, the Bruins scored four of the last six of the set to claim it 25-20, as Gates had a solo block and two kills, including the match winner, during the final run. Mosser had a set-best five kills for UCLA, while Gates was 4-for-6 with no miscues. Muno added seven digs and Sponcil had six. The Bruins out-hit the Buffaloes .200 to .136.
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The Bruins finish up their regular-season home schedule on Friday at 8 p.m. at the John Wooden Center, taking on #15 Utah. Seniors Sarah Sponcil, Taylor Schlener and Reily Buechler will be honored prior to Friday's contest. The match will feature a live video and audio stream on UCLABruins.com.
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Team Stats
COLO
UCLA
Kills
34
43
Errors
18
17
Attempts
124
116
Hitting %
.129
.224
Points
43.0
58.0
Assists
33
40
Aces
0
4
Blocks
9.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
OH
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MB/OH
/ Women's Volleyball
DS/L
/ Women's Volleyball
DS/L
/ Women's Volleyball
S/OH
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