The Bears had not played a match since losing to Montana State 3-2 at home Oct. 7. UNC play matches Thursday and Friday at Weber State and Idaho State, respectively, before returning home to host Sacramento State Oct. 26 at Bank of Colorado Arena.
"That flipped in the last three sets," Oates said. "We weren't as strong serving and passing. Credit Montana State they were serving more aggressive. It took us out of our offensive rhythm that we needed."
The Bears (2-3) earned their first sweep of the year with a three-set win, 25-22, 25-19, 25-21 over the University of North Carolina-Charlotte in a neutral-site match at the University of Colorado Events Center in Boulder.
A good first day for the University of Northern Colorado volleyball team in its season-opening match Friday, despite a 3-0 loss to perennial power Stanford at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley. While the No. 3-ranked Cardinal had their way with the Bears in the second set, the first and third sets were defined by back-and-forth play, and capped by an electric, all fans-standing final set eventually claimed by Stanford, 32-30. Stanford, winners of nine national titles most recently in 2018-19 and a blue blood in the sport, won the first two sets 25-22 and 25-16. “What a […]