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In Saturday's sweep, Lauren Jones (right) recorded the fifth-best single-match hitting percentage in the history of CPP women's volleyball.

Jones Hits at Record Rate, Broncos Secure First Win

9/1/2012 6:10:00 PM

UC Colorado Springs 3, Cal Poly Pomona 0
Sept. 1, 2012 | GCU Arena | Phoenix, Ariz.
Box Score: Interactive | HTML     Season Statistics: HTML
Scoreboard 1 2 3 F
UC Colorado Springs Mountain Lions (1-2) 26 25 25 3
Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (0-3)
24 15 16 0
Top Performers
Cal Poly Pomona
No. Statistic UC Colorado Springs No.
Kelly Bonja
21 Digs Katie Maguire
15
Katie Colin 12 Assists Lindsey Stich
19
Diana Lake 10 Kills Megan Koop
9
Lauren Jones .286 Hitting Percentage
Amy Einspahr .500
Taylr Kreutziger 4 Total Blocks Megan Koop 7
Cal Poly Pomona 3, Western New Mexico 0
Sept. 1, 2012 | Antelope Gymnasium | Phoenix, Ariz.
Box Score: Interactive | HTML     Season Statistics: HTML
Scoreboard 1 2 3 F
Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (1-3)
25 25 28 3
Western New Mexico Mustangs (0-4)
14 22 26 0
Top Performers
Cal Poly Pomona
No. Statistic Western New Mexico No.
Diana Lake
12 Digs Alyssa Meihack
15
Katie Colin 20 Assists Alyssa Meihack
30
Lauren Jones 11 Kills A. Pulu & S. Falealili 14
Lauren Jones .688 Hitting Percentage
Angelina Pulu .323
A. Hasen & N. Stork 3 Total Blocks
PHOENIX –  With Lauren Jones putting together an offensive performance worthy of a spot in the all-time record books, the Cal Poly Pomona women's volleyball team secured its first win of 2012 with a sweep of Western New Mexico Saturday night at the Grand Canyon Invitational.

Through the three-game match, Jones tallied 11 kills in 16 attempts. She did not commit a single attack error. Those achievements put Jones' attack percentage at .688, the sixth-best single-match mark in the Broncos' record books and the third-best rate since 1983.

Contributing to the Jones' record performance were setters Katie Colin and Nicoletta Stork, who collected assist totals of 20 and 19 respectively.

CPP (1-3) will return home to co-host a three-day tournament with Cal State L.A. For more information on next week's matches in Pomona, go to www.broncoathletics.com/tournament.

UC Colorado Springs 3, Cal Poly Pomona 0

The Broncos and Mountain Lions battled through a hard-fought first game as the margin didn't widen more than two points through the first half of the frame. Trailing 13-12, CPP rattled off six-straight points to take an 18-13 edge.

That spurt started with a kill by junior Jessica Doerner, who then served the next six points for the Broncos. Senior Jamie Kidd earned three assists and a kill through that CPP rally. UCCS managed to put together a rally of its own though, tying the score at 18-18 thanks in part to a pair of service aces from Kim Catlett.

After the two squads traded points a few times, a big combined block from Doerner and Taylr Kreutziger put the Broncos ahead 24-20. Facing game point, the Mountain Lions reeled off six-consecutive points to take the 26-24 result.

The momentum shift in favor of UCCS carried over into the rest of the match, with the Mountain Lions jumping out to an 11-4 edge in the second game. CPP fell in that frame, 25-15, as UCCS continued to excel at the net. The Mountain Lions finished with 14.5 team blocks in the match, including six block assists by Megan Koop.

A kill from Diana Lake midway through the third game gave the Broncos a 14-13 lead but UCCS once again pulled away late, this time with a 12-2 run to close out the contest. Lake ended up with a team-high 10 kills while senior libero Kelly Bonja contributed 21 digs.

Cal Poly Pomona 3, Western New Mexico 0

Freshman Alexa Hasen provided a pair of kills to get the Broncos going in the first game and Bonja followed shortly thereafter with a pair of service aces. CPP quickly built up a sizeable lead and Jones started her work on offense later in the frame, notching two kills in the first game that ended in an easy 25-14 result for the Broncos.

The second game proved to be quite a bit closer and once again, Jones got going in the later half of the frame. She broke a 14-14 tie with her first kill of the game and she collected three more before it was over. CPP clung to a 23-22 lead but Kreutziger and Jones provided the final two points on kills to make it a 25-22 result.

The Broncos carried that momentum into the third game, which CPP started on a 6-0 run with strong play from a trio of first-year players. Four kills in the Broncos' first seven points came from Stork or Hasen, while Zoe Herrera added a service ace in that span.

The WNMU Mustangs, a squad that defeated CPP 3-2 last year at Kellogg Gym, stormed back in the third game to take a 17-16 edge. The two teams continued the rest of the frame in a back-and-forth struggle and WNMU even took a 24-23 lead to threaten the possibility of a fourth game. Colin assisted a Lake kill to tie the score and a pair of Jones kills helped the Broncos capture a thrilling 28-26 result to wrap up the sweep.