How It Happened
A tremendous night from LaRose Currie allowed #18 Colorado School of Mines to earn a hard fought sweep of CSU-Pueblo 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-18) on Saturday, September 17 in Lockridge Arena. 

A 15-kill, eight-dig night from LaRose Currie was needed as Mines (8-2, 2-0) had to fight back from deficits in both the first and second sets to hold off an upset minded Thunderwolves (3-8, 1-1) squad.

In the opening frame, Mines found themselves down 18-12 in looked to be in serious peril of dropping the first set. The Orediggers wouldn't go away though as the fought all the way back to tie it at 20, and then took a 22-21 lead they wouldn't relinquish. Starting setter Marina Hansen was massive in the Mines' comeback as she posted 16 assists and six digs in the frame.

The second set once again saw the Orediggers fall behind before going on a massive rally. This time they only trailed 19-16 before they reeled off nine consecutive points to take the frame, 25-19. That crazy run featured three kills from Alanna Winfield and two from Madeline Behr.

Finally, the third and final set didn't see another crazy Oredigger rally as the two teams fought tooth-and-nail through most of it. Tied at 14, Mines reeled off four consecutive points (with three errors by Pueblo) to get the cushion they needed to pull away for the 25-18 victory. 

Notables
-    As mentioned above, Mines rallied in both the first and second sets. The defining run in each set was an 8-2 run in the first followed by a 9-0 jaunt to close out the second frame.
-    While LaRose Currie didn't feature heavily in those big runs, she will still huge on the night. She notched a game-high 15 kills on a game-high .333 attacking percentage. She also had eight digs, three blocks and two aces.
-    Mines won nearly every statistical battle on the night: kills (50-32), attacking percentage (.258-.144), digs (48-30), aces (7-2), assists (48-30) and blocks (10-7).
-    Also reaching the double-digit kills plateau was Alanna Winfield (14) and Ellie Monarch (10).
-    Winfield also paced the team with five blocks.
-    Marina Hansen also continues to produce as she had another strong night with 44 assists and nine digs.
-    Taryn Huber had a game-high 27 digs which now gives her 1,467 which allows her to pass Elizabeth Serra-Hsu (2007-10) for third all-time in the program record books.

Up Next
Mines is back in action this upcoming Tuesday, September 20 when they head to Colorado Christian.