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Friday, September 6
Laramie, WY
1:30 pm
University at Buffalo
1-3
0
at
3
Wyoming
2-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFALO | 11 | 13 | 20 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Bulls Drop A Pair In Wyoming
9/6/2019 11:23:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
LARAMIE, WY – The University at Buffalo volleyball team lost a pair of matches on Friday in the first day of the UNIWYO Invite with a pair of 3-0 defeats to Wyoming and Northern Colorado.
Buffalo struggled in its first match of the tournament against the host Cowgirls as Wyoming came away with a 25-11, 25-13, 25-20 victory, hitting .341 opposed to just .023 for the Bulls.
UB hit negative in each of the first two sets, but had its best opportunity in the third as the Bulls got out to the early 7-3 advantage. The Bulls continued to lead 14-11 after a kill from Monika Simkova and led 18-16 when Wyoming scored four straight points to pull back ahead, 20-18. In all, it was a 9-2 Wyoming run to end the match.
Senior Polina Prokudina led the Bulls with nine kills, while Simkova had five and Rachel Sanks finished with four. Senior Scout McLerran added 20 assists and two kills. The Bulls struggled from the service line as they finished with seven errors and had no aces in the match.
Defensively, sophomore Paige Beck finished with 11 digs and McLerran added nine. The Bulls had just 2.0 blocks, including a solo from senior Kristina Nieves and a double block from Simkova and freshman Abby Leigh.
In the second match, Northern Colorado hit .398 as it came away with the 25-10, 25-19, 25-16 victory. Prokudina finished with seven kills in the contest, while Ranks had six kills and just one error, hitting .417 in the contest.
Freshman Emma Puzausky had 15 assists and five digs in the match. Beck led the Bulls with seven digs.
The Bulls will close out action in Wyoming on Saturday at 12 pm ET when Buffalo faces the College of Charleston.
Buffalo struggled in its first match of the tournament against the host Cowgirls as Wyoming came away with a 25-11, 25-13, 25-20 victory, hitting .341 opposed to just .023 for the Bulls.
UB hit negative in each of the first two sets, but had its best opportunity in the third as the Bulls got out to the early 7-3 advantage. The Bulls continued to lead 14-11 after a kill from Monika Simkova and led 18-16 when Wyoming scored four straight points to pull back ahead, 20-18. In all, it was a 9-2 Wyoming run to end the match.
Senior Polina Prokudina led the Bulls with nine kills, while Simkova had five and Rachel Sanks finished with four. Senior Scout McLerran added 20 assists and two kills. The Bulls struggled from the service line as they finished with seven errors and had no aces in the match.
Defensively, sophomore Paige Beck finished with 11 digs and McLerran added nine. The Bulls had just 2.0 blocks, including a solo from senior Kristina Nieves and a double block from Simkova and freshman Abby Leigh.
In the second match, Northern Colorado hit .398 as it came away with the 25-10, 25-19, 25-16 victory. Prokudina finished with seven kills in the contest, while Ranks had six kills and just one error, hitting .417 in the contest.
Freshman Emma Puzausky had 15 assists and five digs in the match. Beck led the Bulls with seven digs.
The Bulls will close out action in Wyoming on Saturday at 12 pm ET when Buffalo faces the College of Charleston.
Team Stats
BUFFALO
WY
Kills
26
40
Errors
24
11
Attempts
88
85
Hitting %
.023
.341
Points
28.0
50.0
Assists
24
36
Aces
0
4
Blocks
2.0
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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