The Colorado Buffaloes women’s volleyball team played host to the No. 12 Oregon Ducks Saturday night at Coors Events Center, defeating its Pac-12 Conference foe 3-1. For Colorado, the sets read 25-18, 24-26, 25-19 and 25-18.
Both teams recently beat their previous opponents in drawn-out, five-set games. But the tough loss to then-No. 4 Stanford didn’t seem to linger for the Buffs, who looked relaxed on the court.
“The first set set the tone,” head coach Jesse Mahoney said after the win.
True, as the Buffaloes quickly jumped on the Ducks, building a 3-1 lead thanks to two early attack errors by Oregon and a dramatic kill courtesy of junior outside hitter Alexa Smith on an assist from freshman setter/libero Brynna DeLuzio.