How It Happened
#22 Colorado School of Mines hit .405 as a team to sweep past Chadron State 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-19) on Parent's and Alumni Night in Lockridge Arena.

Behind a monster 11 kills on .733 hitting from Janice Jin, the Orediggers (17-5, 11-2) withstood a determined Eagles (6-16, 5-7) squad.

Mines came out of the gates very strong as they hit .459 as a team and got six kills from Ellie Monarch in the first set blowout. Marina Hansen was particularly strong in the set as she assisted on all 17 of the Orediggers' kills in the frame.

The second set saw Mines jump out to a pretty large lead which reached its apex at 22-15. The Eagles did narrow the advantage and got as close as 23-20, but a kill by Madeline Behr followed by a CSC attacking error sealed the frame. Jin was a sizzling 6-for-7 on attacks in the game as well. 

By the final frame, Mines continued the script of the first two frames by once again hitting north of .400. Once the Orediggers got up by as much as seven (18-11), the Eagles couldn't break through as Mines cruised to a 25-19 win in the finale.

Notables
-    As mentioned above, Mines hit .405 for the contest which was their second highest hitting performance of the season. 
-    Janice Jin led a trio of Orediggers with 10-plus kills on the night. Jin had 11 while Madeline Behr and LaRose Currie each had 10. 
-    Madeline Behr also had three solo blocks and three digs in a banner night for her.
-    Marina Hansen hit the 50-assist plateau for the third time this season.
-    Ellie Monarch paced the game with a four blocks (two solo) as she also hit .467 on the night.

Up Next
Mines is back home again tomorrow night as they host Regis University at 5 p.m. The contest is also Senior Day for Alanna Winfield, Taryn Huber, Ashlyn Eitemiller, Samantha Fischer and Johanna Boyer.