CSU volleyball notches 14th consecutive win

The win streak continues to grow.

The No. 15 CSU volleyball team picked up its 14th straight victory Thursday night with a 24-26, 25-19, 25-20, 25-21 win on the road at Air Force.

Colorado State University was tested early in a competitive first set that featured 15 ties and six lead changes, resulting in its first dropped set in five matches.

The Rams then took control early in the second and never allowed the Falcons to attain another lead for the rest of the match.

"I was very pleased with our competitive response," coach Tom Hilbert said. "We didn't exactly put it away, but at the end of each set we were able to make some big plays."

A career night from Acacia Andrews led the Rams (20-3, 13-0 Mountain West), who reached a 20-win season for the 21st consecutive year with six matches remaining.

The junior middle blocker posted a career-high 18 kills to lead all players and added five of CSU's 11 team blocks.

"Acacia was just great for us tonight," said Hilbert. "We don't usually set it to her that much but it certainly worked well."

Senior outside hitter Alex Reid also contributed a large part of the Rams' offense with 13 kills and added 10 digs.

Adrianna Culbert came one kill shy of her seventh triple-double of the season, finishing with 24 assists, 10 digs and nine kills.

Defensively, the Rams held the Falcons (11-16, 4-8 MW) to a .201 hitting percentage and had a 51-36 advantage in digs.

CSU will next play on the road at New Mexico (14-11, 7-5 MW) at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Follow sports reporter Quentin Sickafoose at twitter.com/QSickafoose.

NO. 15 CSU 3, AIR FORCE 1

CSU 24 25 25 25 - 3

AFA 26 19 20 21 - 1

Next up: at New Mexico, 7 p.m. Saturday

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