Box Score

CHADRON, Neb. - The No. 14 Metro State volleyball team swept Chadron State 25-20, 25-21, 25-13 on Saturday evening in Chadron, Neb.  The win evened Metro State's record in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference to 1-1 and 8-2 overall after falling in five sets to Colorado Mines on Friday evening.  Chadron State dropped to 0-8 overall and 0-2 in the RMAC.  The Roadrunners have won the past 10 meetings between the two schools and lead the all-time series 33-2.

Emily Greenhalgh (Conifer, Colo./Conifer H.S.) led a balanced offense with 13 kills and Anna Mapes (Chaska, Minn./Chaska H.S.) also reached double digits with 10.  Mapes hit a career-high .562 (10-1-16), helping the Roadrunners hit .240 as a team.  Bri Morley (Parker, Colo./Cherokee Trail H.S.), the team's usual offensive leader in the kills department, hit under .000 (-.136, 6-9-22)  for just the second time in her career, but still managed six kills.  Gabe Curtis (Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley H.S.) continued her steady play at the setter position, dishing out 32 assists, while adding three service aces.

Metro State held Chadron State to just a .062 hitting percentage, aided by the strong defense of Amy Watanabe (Littleton, Colo./Heritage H.S.), who led the team with 19 digs.  Morley chipped in with eight digs, followed by Amanda Cook (Bellevue, Neb./Bellevue East H.S.) with six.

CSC came out firing in the first set, taking a 13-10 lead on seven unforced (four attack errors and three service errors) errors by the Roadrunners.  But a kill by Morley sparked a 5-0 run that included two aces by Curtis to get Metro State back in control.  Leading 20-17, Metro State scored four straight points to set up match point.  The Eagles held off three match points before Mapes put the set away with a kill.

The second set also got off to a slow start early with the Roadrunners trailing 4-2.  A Chadron State service error sparked an 8-0 run to give Metro State a 10-4 lead.  The Roadrunners controlled play throughout the rest of the set, hitting .243 (18-9-37), despite CSC hitting .259 (8-1-27).

Metro State breezed through the final set, hitting .276 (12-4-29), while holding the Eagles to -.100 (4-7-30).

The Roadrunners continued to struggle with unforced errors with 12 service errors on the evening after having 15 in five sets on Friday.  They also hit into seven blocks.  But the back row defense proved to be the difference as the Eagles managed just 29 digs in the match, compared to 44 for Metro State.

Metro State will host conference matches on Friday against Colorado Christian and on Saturday against UC-Colorado Springs.  Both matches will begin at 7 p.m. at the Auraria Event Center.