BOULDER — Taylor Simpson recorded 12 kills, but it wasn’t enough as No. 6 Stanford handed the University of Colorado volleyball team its first Pac-12 Conference home loss 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-20) on Friday night at the Coors Event Center.
Prior to the match, CU had won the previous five conference home matches, including three against ranked opponents. The Buffs are now 15-8 overall, 7-6 in the Pac-12, while SU improved to 17-5 (10-3 Pac-12).
“Sustaining a high level of play throughout the sets is what the issue was tonight,” coach Liz Kritza said. “We made some good plays, and I saw a lot of high level plays, but there weren’t enough of them in sequence. This is a game of momentum, and when we play a team that does not give up very many points, it’s especially hard.”
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