By: John Murphy
CSC Sports Information Assistant
September 20, 2019 -- CHADRON, Neb. -- For the first time since 2006, the Chadron State volleyball team defeated the Adams State Grizzlies, winning in four sets Friday night, 25-23, 25-20, 17-25, 25-17. The victory improves the Eagles to 7-2 overall.
"Tonight was a total team effort," Head Coach Jennifer Stadler said. "We have been working on being purposeful in our touches and I thought we handled the ball really well."
The Eagles trailed 11-14 in the first set, before a 13-7 scoring run that fueled the team to victory. In set two, CSC never trailed. After starting set three up, 3-0, the Grizzlies scored five straight points and held the lead the rest the way. In the final set, a Rylee Greiman kill tied the score 2-2 and Chadron State never lost the lead after.
On the night, Greiman led the Eagles with 15 kills while hitting .220. Chandler Hagman also recorded double-digit kills with 12 and led the team with three blocks. Shelby Schouten hit a match high .308 with nine kills.
Setter Tori Strickbine once again set a new career high after finishing with 41 assists.
Three different players had double-digit digs for the Eagles, led by senior libero Ashton Burditt with 27. Greiman recorded a double-double with 20 digs to go along with her 15 kills, and Karli Noble finished with 10 digs.
Noble led both teams with four service aces.
Hannah Goddard led both teams with 18 kills for the Grizzlies. Riley Ogelvie had 11 kills, Bailey Schlosser recorded 24 assists and four different players had double-digit kills for Adams State.
As a team, CSC hit .174 compared to Adams State .169.
"Our defense did a really good job of reading and being patient for the ball," Stadler said.
The Eagles play Fort Lewis tomorrow at 6 p.m., in the Chicoine Center. The Skyhawks were swept by MSU-Denver Friday night.
"We will need to stay aggressive and consistent with our play for tomorrows match," Stadler said.