The Chadron State College volleyball team will resume conference play in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Friday when UCCS plays hosts to the Eagles at 7 p.m.
CSC will play in Denver, Colorado on Saturday at 3 p.m. against #12 Regis.
The Eagles are currently 9-5 overall and 3-1 in conference play. Last weekend, they swept both South Dakota Mines and Black Hills State but the games did not count towards their RMAC record.
Friday’s opponent, the Mountain Lions of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, are 5-8 overall and 3-0 in RMAC play.
After finishing 2-6 in two non-conference tournaments, the Mountain Lions started conference play by sweeping South Dakota Mines and New Mexico Highlands and beating Black Hills State in four sets.
Last weekend in a pod hosted by Regis, UCCS was swept by the Rangers and CSU-Pueblo.
Offensively, Nicole Medlin leads the Mountain Lions with 105 kills, an average of 2.19 per set. She also leads the team in attack percentage, hitting .285.
UCCS has used two different setters during the year. Joei Barela leads the team with 329 assists, an average of 6.85 a set, while Maylen Mitrovich has 93 assists and an average of 5.47 per set.
Mackenzie Ransom and Sydnee Walker both average over two digs per set this season. Walker has recorded 99 and averaged 3.11, while Ransom averages 2.83 with 136 digs. Medlin has a team high 36 blocks.
The Regis Rangers are currently ranked #12 in the nation with a 10-3 overall record and a 3-0 mark in conference play.
Their conference victories all occurred in three sets over South Dakota Mines, Black Hills State and New Mexico Highlands. In last weekends pod series, the Rangers defeated UCCS in three sets and won in four sets over CSU-Pueblo.
Three players have over 100 kills for Regis. Klaudia Sowizral leads the trio with 137 while Halle Thies and Nadine Burbrink have 111 and 110, respectively. Sowizral is hitting a team high .363.
Setter Mara Legrand has 469 assists, an average of 10.2 per set.
Defensively, Haley Kennedy leads the team with 162 digs. Mara Legrand and Bre Skala have 130 and 108 digs, respectively.
Burbrink has 57 blocks and Amelia Davis has 56. The duo ranks second and third currently in the conference standings for blocks.
Both games will be streamed at the rmacnetwork.com