GREELEY, Colo. - The Southern Utah volleyball team traveled to Greeley, Colorado Thursday night to take on Northern Colorado. Despite career-highs in both kills and blocks from freshman Rylee Achtzehn, the Thunderbirds fell to the Bears 1-3 (17-25, 27-25, 20-25, 16-25).

Achtzehn had 13 kills behind a .333 hitting percentage and got in on six blocks, all three of which were career-highs for the Scottsdale native. Stacey Hone also reached double-digits in kills with 10.

After dropping the first set of the night, the T-Birds opened set two with a 6-0 scoring run to set the tone. The Bears caught up, but another large run from the Thunderbirds made it 15-11 at the midway point. The set was tied up nine times after that point until it was 25-25 and Southern Utah scored back-to-back points to take the set.

The Thunderbirds held a slight lead in set three until a 6-1 scoring run for Northern Colorado gave them the space they needed to win the set. They would take five of the final six points to go up 2-1 in the match.

Set four was all Bears as they cruised to a 25-16 victory, winning the match 3-1.

The Thunderbirds will have some time to rest before their next match on October 7 against Portland State.

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Tickets for the Thunderbirds' next home match against Weber State on October 14 are available at tbirdtickets.com or the America First Event Center Ticket Office. Fans can also purchase Volleyball Season Tickets for access to every home match of the 2021 season.

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