BOULDER — The University of Colorado volleyball team had two players record 18 kills apiece, but it was not enough as the Buffs suffered another tough loss at the Coors Events Center, this time falling to Oregon 3-1 (29-27, 25-21, 20-25, 25-13) on Sunday afternoon.
“We were not able to execute our game plan through to completion, which is the biggest difference for us,” head coach Liz Kritza said. “There were some really high level plays tonight. There was some really good volleyball, and that [Oregon] is a good team. I will take nothing away from them, but when our team is firing on all cylinders, when we are serving the way we are supposed to, when we are playing defense, it is really amazing, the difference in the level.”
Alexis Austin and Taylor Simpson each came away with 18 kills in the effort. Austin recorded a team-high .421 hitting efficiency with just two errors on 38 swings, while adding two block solos. Simpson hit .208 with eight errors on a match-high 49 attacks and recorded 15 digs and four block assists.
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