KANSAS CITY, MO -- Molly Mirabelli collected a career-high 19 kills with a .720 attack percentage to help propel the Denver volleyball team to a 3-1 victory (25-23, 25-16, 22-25, 25-18) against UMKC, Saturday at the Swinney Center.
The conference victory improved Denver's record to 8-9 overall and 3-4 in Summit play.
The Pioneers were led by a double-double from Ava Reynolds, who registered 11 kills and 11 digs on the day. Mirabelli also added 19 kills to help the offense. On the defensive end, Alayna Finucan chipped in for with 15 digs to go with four blocks from Kate Perryman.
Game Notes
» Denver had three players in double figures in kills.
» Molly Mirabelli was efficient in attacking situations in the match, accumulating 19 kills while hitting .720.
» Denver attackers combined to hit .403 in the match.
» Briley Decker had a team-high four aces in the win.
» Ava Reynolds registered a double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs
» Denver put together a strong attacking performance, notching 66 kills in the match.
» Denver never trailed on the way to winning the first set 25-23.
» Molly Mirabelli had a match-high 19 kills for Denver.
» Denver got a match-high 15 digs from Alayna Finucan.
» Denver attackers were helped by a match-high 48 assists from Briley Decker.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Pioneers took control on the first point and never looked back to win the first set 25-23. Denver led by four points at 15-11 before closing out the set, totaling 17 kills in the set.
SET 2 | Denver took the second set 25-16 to quickly grab a 2-0 lead. The Pioneers grabbed the set powered by a strong showing on the attacking end. Denver registered a .333 attack percentage with 14 kills in the set win. The Pioneers opened up a 20-9 lead in the stanza and coasted to victory from there. The Denver offense also got a boost from four aces in the stanza.
SET 3 | Denver couldn't end the match in a sweep, dropping the third set to make their lead two sets to one in the match. The Pioneers dropped the set 25-22 in spite of a strong showing on the attacking side. Denver registered a .407 attack percentage with 15 kills in the set loss.
SET 4 | Denver then responded to finish off the match with a 25-18 fourth-set victory. The Pioneers took control of the set at 5-4 and never looked back. Denver led by as many as nine points at 20-11 before closing out the stanza, collecting 20 kills with a .607 attack percentage . Denver also supplemented their offense with four aces in the set.
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