Match 1 Information
Score: No.4 Washburn 3, Lubbock Christian 1 (25-15, 23-25, 26-24, 25-17)
Records: Lubbock Christian (3-2), Washburn (6-0)
Location: Gallogly Events Center – Colorado Springs, Colo.
 
Match 2 Information
Score: No.15 Colorado School of Mines 3, Lubbock Christian 0 (25-15, 30-28, 25-17)
Records: Lubbock Christian (3-3), Colorado School of Mines (5-1)
Location: Gallogly Events Center – Colorado Springs, Colo.
 

Highlights
LCU, playing nationally ranked opponents on the same day for the first time since 2011, were unable to pull off any upsets in the opening day of the Mountain Lion Classic, as the Lady Chaps fell 3-1 to No.4 Washburn and 3-0 to No.15 Colorado School of Mines.
 
In the opening match, LCU received a combined 36 kills from Aaliyah Gray (21) and Sage Chain (15). Gray completed her first career double-double by adding a career-high 17 digs. She was not alone in the double-double category, as Jalee Sims recorded 34 assists and 13 digs. Jenna Lyons also added offensive contributions, producing 10 kills. Genna Berg led Washburn with 15 kills and also added 11 digs for a double-double performance. Kelsey Gordon also provided Washburn with 13 kills and had a .480 hitting mark, as WU hit .329 in the contest.
 
LCU fell 3-0 in the second match despite a .304 hitting mark. Chain, Gray and Jenna Lyons co-led LCU with seven kills. They had trouble stopping an Orediggers offense that was led by Amanda Donais (16 kills) and Rose Stuewe (15 kills) and hit .375.
           
Match vs. Washburn - How It Happened

Set One:
LCU was ready at the start of the set, as Jalee Sims opened the match with an ace and LCU jumped out to a 3-0 lead. The Lady Chaps led 8-5 before Washburn flexed their muscle and went on a 13-3 run. The Ichabods took the opening set 25-15 behind a .350 hitting percentage. Washburn was versatile with their attacks, as six different Ichabods had at least two kills in the set, but no player had more than three kills. LCU was led by three kills from Sage Chain. Washburn capitalized with four aces in the set.

Set Two:
The Lady Chaps had a similar start in the second set, opening with a 5-1 run. Washburn was able to come back and the set was neck-and-neck throughout. WU had thought they had tied the game at 19-19 off an attack error by Chain, but LCU challenged the play and won the challenge resulting in a 20-18 lead. The challenge came up big, as Washburn came back to tie the set at 22-22. LCU called a replay and responded with a kill from Hannah Froeschl. Taylor Antonowich tied the set at 23-23 with a kill for WU, but LCU prevailed with a pair of kills from Sage Chain to take the set 25-23. Chain had six kills in the set, which was one off Gray, who led LCU with seven kills in the frame. Each team had 19 kills in the set, as LCU hit .333 in the set. Genna Berg and Kelsey Gordon each had five kills for WU in the set.

Set Three:
The third set proved to be the momentum shifter of the match. The score was tied on 10 occasions during the set. Chain and Gray each had a pair of kills to snap a 21-21 tie and LCU was up 24-21. Unfortunately for LCU, they were unable to survive three set-point serves and Washburn responded with a 5-0 run to claim the set 26-24. LCU had a 20-18 advantage in kills in the set, but WU had a .400 hitting mark (LCU hit .283). Gray led all players with another seven-kill set. Sims supplied LCU with 15 assists in the set.
 
Set Four:
The Washburn momentum of the third-set finish carried over into the fourth set. A 7-3 run allowed WU to take a 12-7 lead. Following a kill by Gordon to put WU up 14-9, Washburn never led by a margin less than five points. Washburn had 5.0 blocks in the frame to preserve the set and the win. Gray led all players with five kills in the set, hitting .571 in the set.
 
Inside the Numbers:

2	LCU's Jalee Sims notched her second double-double of the season and leads LCU in double-double accumulation.
4	The loss marked LCU's fourth consecutive loss against a nationally ranked program.
5	For a fifth consecutive match, LCU won the second set. (They lost all 13 second sets last season in matches).
11	Washburn recorded 11.0 team blocks in the match, which is a season-high by an LCU opponent this season (13.0 was the season high by an LCU opponent last season)
20	LCU had 20 kills in the third set. That is their highest single-set total since Oct. 25, 2018 against Texas A&M International.
21	True freshman Aaliyah Gray registered her first collegiate double-double, as she recorded a season-high 21 kills and 17 digs. The 21 kills is the most since Ashley Vanfleet had 22 vs. Texas Woman's on Nov. 1, 2019. The mark also tied the amount for the second-most kills in a four-set match by a Lady Chap since 2008.
2-0	Washburn improved to 2-0 all-time against LCU, who goes to 26-8 all-time against Kansas-based programs.

 
Match vs. Colorado School of Mines - How It Happened

Set One:
A pair of Oredigger aces and a pair of kills by Stuewe helped CSM go on a 5-1 run to push a 14-13 lead to 19-14. The teams traded points for the remainder of the set and the Orediggers won the set 25-20. LCU had kills from six different individuals, but no player had more than two kills in the set. SCM hit a whopping .457 in the frame, with Stuewe and Julia Eiken co-leading the squad with five kills in the set.

Set Two:
Neither team led by more than three points in the second set. The score was tied on 12 occasions in the set, and with the score tied 23-23, a serving error by CSM gave LCU set-point serve with a 24-23 lead. LCU was unable to capitalize on 24-23, 25-24 and 26-25 set-point serves. Donais had a kill to tie the set at 26-26. CSM then had set-point serve leading 27-26, 28-27 and 29-28. Eiken had a kill leading 29-28 to clinch the set and it avoided LCU from clinching the set. The two squads combined for 43 kills in the set, as CSM had a 27-16 advantage in kills. (CSM also had a .429 to .385 advantage in hitting in the set). Stuewe (7) and Donais (6) combined for 13 kills, while LCU was led in the set by Gray, who had four kills.

Set Three:
Donais had a pair of kills to help CSM go on a 4-0 run and snap a 7-7 tie. The Orediggers built the lead to 20-13 to help cruise to a 25-17 set win to sweep the match. Lyons led LCU with three kills in the set. Donais (6) and Lindsey Jin (5) combined for 11 kills for CSM, who had a 17-10 kill advantage in the set.
 
Inside the Numbers:

0.0	For the first time documented since game-by-game records were kept on file (2008), LCU lost a match in which the opposition did not record a block.
5	The loss marked LCU's fourth consecutive loss against a nationally ranked program.
1	LCU lost the second set, marking the first time this season they had dropped the second set.
5	The loss marked LCU's fourth consecutive loss against a nationally ranked program.
26	LCU was swept in the match despite the match featuring the score tied 26 times in the match.
65	CSM had 65 kills in the set. It is the highest total by an LCU opponent in a three-set match in documented program history.
2-1	The win provided CSM a 2-1 edge in the all-time series.

 
What's Next
LCU remains in Colorado Springs, Saturday. They will face William Jewell at 3 p.m. and tournament host Colo. Colorado Springs (UCCS) at 8 p.m. to close their Colorado stay.