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Denver Volleyball
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St. Thomas (MN) UST 2-14,0-4 Summit League
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Winner Denver Denver 8-6,2-1 Summit League
St. Thomas (MN) UST
2-14,0-4 Summit League
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Final
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Denver Denver
8-6,2-1 Summit League
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Thomas (MN) UST 19 21 25 14 (1)
Denver Denver 25 25 21 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Efficient offense from Boyer leads Pioneers past Tommies, 3-1

DENVER, CO --Cadi Boyer racked up 16 kills with a .667 hitting percentage to help carry the Denver volleyball team to a four-set victory (25-19, 25-21, 21-25, 25-14) against the St. Thomas (MN) Tommies Thursday at home at Hamilton Gymnasium.

The conference victory improved Denver's record to 8-6 overall and 2-1 in Summit play.

The Pioneers offense was paced by Boyer, who finished with 16 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .667. Jordan Lockwood added 12 and Memphis Glasgow chipped in with 12 as part of balanced Denver attack. got 19 digs from Ryen Wilkens along with six blocks from Glasgow and five rejections from Boyer to lead them defensively.

Game Notes
» Denver had three players in double figures in kills.
» Cadi Boyer was efficient in attacking situations in the match, accumulating 16 kills while hitting .667.
» Lorrin Poulter had a match-high two aces in the win.
» Denver never trailed on the way to winning the second set 25-21.
» Denver never trailed on the way to winning the fourth set 25-14.
» Cadi Boyer had a match-high 16 kills for Denver.
» Denver got a match-high 19 digs from Ryen Wilkens.
» Denver attackers were helped by a match-high 44 assists from Lorrin Poulter.

How It Happened

SET 1 | The Pioneers seized an early lead, easily winning the first set 25-19. Denver never trailed by more than five points and grabbed the advantage for good at 17-16 in a set that had just one lead change before the Pioneers took over in the second half of the stanza. got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked four St. Thomas (MN) attacks in the stanza.

SET 2 | Denver won set two 25-21 to quickly take a 2-0 lead. The Pioneers took a 1-0 lead and never looked back in the set to secure the victory. Denver opened up as much as a nine point lead at 17-8 before finishing off the set, totaling 15 kills in the process.

SET 3 | Denver couldn't finish off the sweep, losing the third set to make their lead two sets to one in the match. The Pioneers lost the first point and fought from behind the rest of the way before losing the set 25-21.

SET 4 | Denver then responded to earn the match win with a 25-14 set-four victory. The Pioneers led from the first point on in the set to secure the victory. Denver finished up the stanza on a strong note, claiming its biggest lead, 11 points, to finish off the set, collecting 16 kills along the way.

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