BOULDER — The University of Colorado volleyball team battled hard with No. 22 California on Saturday night, but ultimately lost a tough fought match 3-1 (26-28, 25-22, 25-23, 28-26) at the Coors Events Center.
“This is good volleyball,” coach Liz Kritza said. “Deuce sets are a part of high-level volleyball. Obviously, we don’t like this result. It can come down to a matter of three or four balls on each side, and that’s how it pins our momentum. It did not fall [in our favor] tonight.”
The Buffs are now 15-9 overall, 7-7 in the Pac-12, while Cal improved to 16-7 overall, 9-5 in the league.
Taylor Simpson hammered 21 kills in the effort. She was set 52 times and had seven errors to hit .269. Alexis Austin had a nice performance for the Buffs with 11 kills and recorded a team-best .409 hitting efficiency with two errors on 22 attacks.
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