Adams State sweeps Eagles on the road

ALAMOSA, Colo. -- October 1, 2022 -- The Chadron State College volleyball team was unable to get a road win against Adams State University in Alamosa on Saturday afternoon, falling in three sets (18-25, 27-29, 21-25). The Eagles drop their record to 7-10, and 5-3 in the RMAC.

In the first set, ASU jumped out to a 7-3 before CSC rallied back to tie the game at eight, off a kill from junior Rylee Greiman. The Grizzlies pulled ahead on a 10-3 run to go up 18-11.  The Eagles were able to get the game back within five at 16-21, but the Grizzlies were able to stop the momentum the Eagles started, and they went on a 4-2 run to end the set.

In the second, the Eagles led for 34 of the first 35 rallies, by a margin of two to five points. Their biggest advantage came at 16-11, but the Grizzlies were able to answer and tie the game at 18-18, off an attack error from Harvey. Adams was able to take the lead at 24-23 but the Eagles would not go down without a fight. Keeping it within a point Adams was able to tie the game at 24 all, forcing the match to extra points. At 27-28, a kill from ASU's Madeleine Benally gave the second set to the Grizzlies. 

The third set started off with the Grizzlies jumping out to a 6-1 lead. The Eagles were able to battle back and tie the game at six from a solo block by freshman middle Bella Adams. The teams battled back and forth and tied the set eight different times. The Eagles were able to take the lead late at 20-18, but they could not hold on. ASU went on a 7-1 run to end the game and take the match.

The Eagles had a better hitting percentage than their last road trip, hitting .228, with a total of 38 kills. Sophomore Aiyana Fujiyama had a hitting percentage of .300, along with freshman Bella Adams. 

In total kills, Amber Harvey had 11, and sophomore Mayson Fago had eight of her own. 

Defensively, Harvey and Adams led the team with two blocks. 

The Eagles recorded seven blocks on the night. CSC also recorded 52 digs with freshman Kiera Alfred recording 20. 

CSC will host MSU Denver on Friday October 7, and Colorado Christian on Saturday October 8, at the Chicoine Center.