SPORTS: Rams volleyball closes out road trip 2-1 in Baylor Invitational

SPIKES AND SCORES

Rams volleyball closes out road trip 2-1 in Baylor Invitational

By Braidon Nourse

@braidonnourse e Colorado State University Rams volleyball team took a trip to Waco, Texas, to compete in the Baylor Invitational. e Rams played three matches over the span of two days and finished overall 2-1 to close out the road trip.

First on the docket was a game against the No. 15 ranked Baylor University Bears Sept. 8. e Rams ended up losing the game in a 3-0 sweep; however, they put up quite the fight. Halfway through the first set against the Bears, it seemed like it was the Rams’ set to lose, as they sat with a comfortable 11-6 lead against the nationally ranked foes. e Bears were able to get on track with a pair of 3-2 runs to eventually tie it up at 17. e Rams couldn’t keep up afterward and lost the set 25-22.

e second set was won by the Bears much more comfortably with a score of 25-19. en, the crowd of over 700 people was treated to extra points in the third set. Neither team seemed to budge until the score broke the barrier into the 30s. Baylor won the final set with a score of 30-28 to take the match in a hard-fought 3-0 sweep. Senior outside hitter Annie Sullivan was the only player in the match to eclipse double-digit kills, with 10 on the day.

Next up on the Rams’ schedule was a doubleheader the next day against the University of Evansville Purple Aces and the Arizona State University Sun Devils.

Against Evansville, the Rams found no struggle as they did against Baylor. e Rams won handily by way of a 3-0 sweep: 2515, 25-21 and 25-13. Sullivan shone again in this game, leading

The Colorado State University volleyball team huddles after winning their game against the University of North Carolina Tar Heels at Moby Arena Aug. 26. CSU won the game 3-1. PHOTO BY GARRETT MOGEL THE COLLEGIAN

all Rams in kills with eight. Later on in the day, the Rams played the most entertaining game of their road trip in a five-set thriller against the Sun Devils. e Rams went down two sets to none by scores of 25-15 and 26-24, but they would not be denied their second victory of the day.

Led by junior middle blocker Karina Leber, who led all players in kills with 22, the Rams fought back in set three and won 25-22. is was as close as it would get for the remainder of the match, as CSU closed out the reverse sweep by scores of 25-17 and 15-9 in the final two sets. e Rams’ next game will be back at Moby Arena Sept. 15 against the University of Colorado Boulder.

Reach Braidon Nourse at sports@ collegian.com.

RAM SPLASH

Horsetooth Reservoir hosts open swim

COLLEGIAN ARCHIVE ILLUSTRATION By Damon Cook

@dwcook2001 e Horsetooth Open Water Swim is an event that takes place at Horsetooth Reservoir in Fort Collins. e morning started with a beautiful sunrise — the sun was bright red and cast a pink shadow over the mountain and over the reservoir. It was a cool 44 degrees, and the air was crisp and chilly. which was signifi cantly warmer than the air. e Colorado State University Swimming & Diving team, unfortunately, did not participate in the open swim meet because per USA Swimming, the combined water and air temperature must be greater than 118. Since the combined temperature was 111, CSU decided to withdraw from the race.

Although CSU didn’t join in the race, there were still people who raced and partook in one of four events: the 10-kilometer, the 2.4mile, the 1.2-mile and the youth swim. e energy was high before the race as the competitors got ready to take the plunge into the reservoir. You could see people jogging and doing anything they could to stay warm in the chilly air.

“ e energy of the youth, the excitement, the energy level is just so great,” said Joe Bakel, Horsetooth Open Water Swim race director.

Bakel swam in the race the fi rst two years he was affi liated with the open swim. He also talked about how the people in charge of the race have to adapt to it year after year because of the annual weather changes.

“Each year, it’s diff erent,” Bakel said. “ is year, we had the cold air temperature; one year, we had dense fog; some years, we had high winds.”

Reach Damon Cook at sports@ collegian.com.

“Each year, it’s different. This year, we had the cold air temperature; one year, we had dense fog; some years, we had high winds.”

JOE BAKEL

HORSETOOTH OPEN WATER SWIM RACE DIRECTOR

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