Alamosa, Colorado. - The Adams State University volleyball team (14-13, 10-8 RMAC) took on a two-win Western State (2-25, 1-17 RMAC) team tonight at home, but the contest was anything but easy. The Grizzlies would win 3-1 in the end despite a great effort from Western.
 
The Mountaineers shocked the crowd with a 25-21 first set win, only the 16^th set they've won all year. The second set went to the Grizzlies with ease 25-16 to enter the break. The third would be a worse beat-down with a Grizzly 25-12 win. Western gave a valiant effort to force a fifth set, but could not defeat a hungry Grizzly team in the fourth, losing 27-25.
 
Mallory Grimsrud and Shannon Mulkey led the team with a combined 22 kills and nine total blocks. Rachel Ringler put up 34 assists on the night. Hanna Hendrickson led Western with 45 assists and eight digs.
 
The Grizzlies will now compete in the RMAC tournament next week. Check asugrizzlies.com for updates.