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Women's Volleyball

Pioneer Volleyball Falls to TCU in Four

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OXFORD, Ohio -- The University of Denver volleyball team, despite a career-high 20 kills from junior outside hitter Kellie Savage (Arvada, Colo. / Arvada West) and their most complete match of the weekend, were defeated by Texas Christian 3-1 (15-12, 11-15, 15-13, 15-7) in their final match of the season-opening Miami University/JustBalls.com Classic on Saturday afternoon in Oxford, Ohio. The Pioneers, who lost 3-0 to the host RedHawks earlier Saturday, finish the weekend with an 0-3 record while TCU earned its first win in three tries.

Savage was named to the all-tournament team for her efforts over the weekend. In the course of the three matches, she hit .259 and averaged 4.60 kills per game. In addition, freshman middle blocker Andrea Baron (West Vancouver, British Columbia / West Vancouver Secondary) had another great match at the net, posting seven blocks and seven kills in just her second collegiate match.

Amy Atamanczuk led the Horned Frogs with 19 kills and 12 digs, while Jennifer Sebastian added six blocks.

"Every match has been better for us," said fourth-year head coach Beth Kuwata. "Offensively, our outsides as a group probably had their best weekend of any outsides in my time here. It was also good to get a lot of the younger players some time on the court; it gave us a good chance to look at who our best combination is. Kellie Savage probably had the most consistent weekend of her career. She has often been able to have a great match here or there, but for her to string together three in a row was key for us, and will continue to be so."

The Pioneers next play their home opener on Thursday, Sept. 7 vs. preseason No. 14 UC-Santa Barbara. Tickets for the match, which is at 7 p.m. in Hamilton Gymnasium, can be purchased through TicketMaster at (303) 830-8497.

DENVER VOLLEYBALL
Miami/JustBalls.com Classic at Oxford, Ohio (Millett Hall)

GAME 1: Miami University 3, Denver 0                        1       2       3DENVER (0-2)            11      14      9Miami University (2-0)  15      16      15DENVER: Kills 47 (Kellie Savage 15, Sarah Kaye 10); Digs 45 (Lulu Sewell 12,  Kaye 10); Blocks 8.0 (Andrea Baron 4, Clarice Golesh 3); Assists 45 (Golesh 43).MIAMI: Kills 54 (Jennifer Eaton 15); Digs 38 (Summer Clouse 9); Blocks 5.0 (Eaton 4); Assists 47 (Clouse 35).T: 1:55. A: 265.GAME 2: Texas Christian 3, Denver 1                        1       2       3       4DENVER (0-3)            12      15      13      7Texas Christian (1-2)   15      11      15      15DENVER: Kills 58 (Kellie Savage 20, Julie Crockett 11, Sarah Kaye 11); Digs 52 (Kaye 16, Ashlynn Andrus 11); Blocks 13.0 (Andrea Baron 7, Kaye 4); Assists 54 (Clarice Golesh 52).TEXAS CHRISTIAN: Kills 62 (Amy Atamanczuk 19, Bethany Toce 12); Digs 56 (Atamanczuk 12); Blocks 9.0 (Jennifer Sebastian 6); Assists 56 (Lindsay Hayes 44).T: 1:55. A: 100.
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