DENVER – The No. 25-ranked University of West Florida volleyball team (6-2, 0-0 GSC) defeated Regis University 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-23) before sweeping Metro State 3-0 (25-16, 27-25, 25-17) on Saturday afternoon to finish with a record of 3-1 at the Colorado Premier Challenge.
 
"I'm just really proud of our team for playing tough on day two of this really strong tournament," head coach Melissa Wolter said. "Last night was incredibly disappointing but we needed to get refocused today and take care of two teams that are from here which is really hard especially on day two."
 
Rachel Neblett (Austin, Texas/Vista Ridge HS) tallied a career-high12 kills in the win over Metro State after tallying nine kills in the win over Regis.
 
"Rachel (Neblett) had a great day today, she was connecting really well with Mo (StCyr) and she put herself in positions to score in critical moments," Wolter said. "That's what we want to come to expect from our middles."
 
No. 25 West Florida 3, Regis 0
 
West Florida took the opening set over Regis by a score of 25-16 as Neblett led UWF with two blocks and four kills at a perfect 1.000 clip. Junior Corisha Smith (Inwood, W.Va./Musselman HS) also had four kills at a .429 clip with two blocks for the Argos in the opening set.
 
UWF took the second set by a score of 25-23 behind a .300 team attacking percentage as Neblett tallied three kills and a pair of blocks to pace the Argos. West Florida clinched the match with a 25-23 win in the third set as senior Autumn Duyn (Venice, Fla./Venice HS) added five kills and four digs to help the Argos earn their fifth win of the season.
 
Neblett ended the match with nine kills at a .583 clip and also added five blocks in the win. Duyn led the Argonauts with 12 kills and also led UWF with 16 digs while Smith ended up with nine kills at a .368 clip.
 
Sophomore Monique StCyr (Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown HS) had a team-high 35 assists in the win.
 
No. 25 West Florida 3, Metro State 0

UWF's offense was on point in the opening set as Neblett again showed her offensive prowess with six kills at a .625 clip. The sophomore also added a service ace and a block as the Argos took the first set by a score of 25-16 behind a .344 team attacking percentage.
 
UWF had 16 kills at a .262 team attacking percentage in the second set behind a spread out offensive attack. Duyn and Smith each tallied four kills in the second set while Neblett and junior Cora Bidlack (Randolph, N.J./Randolph HS) each had three kills.
 
The offense again was spread out in the third set as four Argonauts tallied three kills behind a .250 team attacking percentage to take the set by a score of 25-17.
 
StCyr had 39 assists in the win while junior Tori Martella (Jacksonville, Fla./Providence HS) had a team-high 16 digs.
 
West Florida will open up Gulf South Conference play at home next weekend against West Alabama on Friday, September 18 at 7 p.m. CT and against West Georgia on Saturday, September 19 at 1 p.m. CT.
 
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