CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Colorado volleyball opened the 2021 season with a pair of wins here Saturday in the Charlotte Invitational, taking down Xavier 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-18, 25-22) before sweeping host Charlotte 3-0 (25-19, 25-7, 25-22).
The Buffs (2-0) opened the day against Xavier (1-2) and after a slow start where both teams struggled offensively, Leah Clayton opened up the attacking and paved the way to the 3-1 victory. She doubled back in the second match of the day as CU downed Charlotte (2-1) hitting .337 as a team.
Clayton, the sixth-year grad student, hit an outstanding 22 kills on .