San Francisco Wins Pioneer Volleyball Classic; Denver Finishes Second

Box Score

Denver vs. San Francisco -- Box Score

DENVER - Behind 18 kills from Most Valuable Player Laura Tinetti, the University of San Francisco volleyball team defeated Denver in four games (10-15, 15-10, 15-5, 16-14) to win the 2000 Pioneer Classic at Hamilton Gymnasium on Saturday night. Both USF (5-1) and Denver (2-5) finished the tournament at 2-1, and the Lady Dons' head-to-head win against the Pioneers was the difference in the tournament title.

Junior outside hitter Kellie Savage (Arvada, Colo. / Arvada West) led the Pioneers with 16 kills, while senior OH Sarah Kaye (Aurora, Colo. / Smoky Hill) had 14. Both were named to the Pioneer Classic all-tournament team, along with Tinetti, teammate April Scoggin, UMKC's Katie Keating and Carla Miali of Weber State.

Overall, we had a much better weekend than last week, said Denver head coach Beth Kuwata. Our passing improved the most, and it was great for us to get our first two wins of the season. Our outsides pretty much carried the load for us again this weekend, and the thing we need to do is develop the rest of our offense so that when they have an off night like tonight, we have other options.

WSU finished third despite a 3-2 (15-13, 10-15, 15-4, 7-15, 15-12) loss to UMKC in the night's third match. Julie Mohrfeld had a match-high 20 kills for the Kangaroos, who won their first match of the season (1-5) Erica Austin added 15 kills and 11 digs. Stephanie Metcalf had a double-double (13 kills, 10 digs) in a losing effort for the Wildcats (3-3).

Earlier in the day, sophomore middle blocker Laurie Young (Fort Collins, Colo. / Fort Collins) had a career-high 10 blocks and Kaye pounded a season-high 20 kills to lead the Denver to a 3-0 (15-13, 16-14, 15-10) sweep of UMKC.

Kaye also led the Pioneers with a season-best .340 efficiency mark for three games, and came within two kills of tying her career high.

The Pioneers tallied a season-high 14 blocks on the afternoon. Sophomore RS Julie Crockett (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Doherty) added five blocks and nine digs while Savage pounded 16 kills and three blocks.

In the morning's first match, Weber State swept San Francisco (15-10, 15-10, 15-9) to hand the Lady Dons their first loss of the season. Becky Montauge led three Wildcats in double-digit kills with 15, and Stephanie Metcalf had a double-double with 11 kills and 13 digs.

Denver continues its 11-match homestand on Sunday with a 1 p.m. contest with Drake.

2000 PIONEER CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMName            Pos.    TeamKatie Keating   OH      UMKCCarla Miali     S       Weber StateKellie Savage   OH      DENVERSarah Kaye      OH      DENVERApril Scoggin   S       San Francisco
Most Valuable Player:   Laura Tinetti   MB      San Francisco
DENVER VOLLEYBALLMATCH 3: Weber State 3, San Francisco 0                        1       2       3Weber State (3-2)       15      15      15San Francisco (4-1)     10      10      9
WEBER STATE: Kills 58 (Becky Montague 15); Digs 53 (Stephanie Metcalf 13);Blocks 8.0 (Montague 5); Assists 53 (Carla Miali 43).
SAN FRANCISCO: Kills 49 (Teresa Russel 15); Digs 43 (Brittanie Budinger 10);Blocks 6.0 (Russel 4); Assists 45 (April Scoggin 29).T: 1:22. A: 103.
MATCH 4: Denver 3, UMKC 0                1       2       3UMKC (0-5)      13      14      10DENVER (2-4)    15      15      15
UMKC: Kills 51 (Katie Keating 18); Digs 52 (Erica Austin 12); Blocks 12(Julie Mohrfeld 7); Assists 47 (Sarah Lively 42).
DENVER: Kills 57 (Sarah Kaye 20, Kellie Savage 16); Digs 47 (Clarice Golesh10); Blocks 14.0 (Laurie Young 10, Julie Crockett 5); Assists 49 (ClariceGolesh 41).T: 1:41. A: 113.
MATCH 5: UMKC 3, Weber State 2                        1       2       3       4       5UMKC (1-5)              15      10      15      7       15Weber State (3-3)       13      15      4       15      12
UMKC: Kills 69 (Julie Mohrfeld 20, Erica Austin 15); Digs 67 (Katie Keating14, Sarah Lively 13); Blocks 8.0 (Mohrfeld 5); Assists 65 (Lively 53).
WEBER STATE: Kills 65 (Natasha Widdison 13, Stephanie Metcalf 13, KrisHollingsworth 13); Digs 66 (Mari Dean 14, Carla Miali 11); Blocks 12.5(Becky Montague 8); Assists 55 (Miali 44).T: 1:59. A: 78.
MATCH 6: San Francisco 3, Denver 1                        1       2       3       4San Francisco (5-1)     10      15      15      16DENVER (2-5)            15      10      6       14
SAN FRANCISCO: Kills 62 (Laura Tinetti 18, Teresa Russel 16); Digs 69(Brittanie Budinger 18, Amanda Willnerd 14); Blocks 11.0 (Tinetti 8);Assists 57 (April Scoggin 47).
DENVER: Kills 54 (Kellie Savage 16, Sarah Kaye 14); Digs 55 (Julie Crockett12, Clarice Golesh 11); Blocks 14.5 (Crockett 6, Lulu Sewell 6); Assists 47(Golesh 40).T: 1:50. A: 127.

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