Ranger Women's Volleyball Gets Head Coach Frank Lavrisha's 500th Victory with Straight Set Win over Colorado Christian

Lakewood, Colo.: Head Coach Frank Lavrisha has seen a lot of volleyball since his first game at Regis in the fall of 1986 and after tonight's Regis 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-21) victory over Colorado Christian Lavrisha is now a member of the 500 win club.

Regis (14-12, 12-6 RMAC) was very efficient on offense hitting at a .345 clip which is second best this season behind the .378 attack percentage against these same Cougars back on September 19th.  In the two matches combined, Regis has hit .361 (76-16-166) against Colorado Christian (5-25, 1-17 RMAC).

Sophomore Lyz Kann led Regis with 12 kills in just 20 attempts.  She also topped the team with three blocks including one solo.  Junior All-American outside hitter Jessica Howe was next with eight kills, while junior Erin Anderson and freshman Jordan Hughes chipped in with seven and six kills respectively.

Sophomore Cassidee Young notched her 16th double-figure dig match of the season and the 38th of her career with 13 digs.  Hughes was next with nine digs, while junior setter Devin Eckhardt had five digs and a match-high 29 assists.  Senior Maggie Workman was second on the Rangers with six digs while earning one service ace.

Frank Lavrisha becomes just the 24th coach in NCAA Division II history to amass 500 career victories and the 11th active coach.  It took Lavrisha just 773 (500-273) matches to get to 500 and his winning percentage stands at an astounding 64.7 percent. 

Regis will finish up their regular season with a huge game tomorrow night against UC-Colorado Springs.  Regis and UCCS are battling for one of the seeds from 3-6 for the upcoming RMAC Tournament in Kearney, Neb.  First serve Saturday night at the Lion's Den is set for 7:00 p.m.

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