Students in CU’s student section at the CU Events Center reach for free t-shirts during the game against CSU on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Io Hartman\/CU Independent)<\/p><\/div>\n

CU could no longer afford to lose being down two sets. Attacking errors plagued CU during the first two sets and were creeping in again. Both teams traded points, and halfway through this crucial set, the score equaled 12-12. The game tensed up. With the crowd exploding with each point, CU finally won their first set, 25-20. <\/span><\/p>\n

The game remained tight, but the Buffs pulled ahead with one of the better rallies of the match, making it 6-3 in the fourth set. Tabron with the kill, shortly after a monster block from Hart made it 8-4, summing up CU’s game on the night. CU fell behind again, and with every point bringing the match closer to an end, Colorado needed a run to make the game one set longer, and it eventually came. With Tabron’s powerful serves, the Buffaloes went on an impressive 7-point scoring run.<\/span><\/p>\n

CU was on the edge of evening up the match, the score 23-18. One of the players who best illustrates the team\u2019s improved performance was senior blocker Sterling Parker, and she killed off the fourth set with an impressive block.<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior outside hitter Maya Tabron waits for CSU’s volleyball team to serve the ball during the game at the CU Events Center on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Io Hartman\/CU Independent)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cJust seeing how well our school supported us too, how many fans we got,” said Hart. “That student section was more than I\u2019ve seen for some basketball games. That is always a big feat.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Suddenly, the script was flipped: the Rams were battling their nerves and making mistakes, and CU\u2019s morale was through the roof. The atmosphere was electric. CU went on yet another scoring run, now leading 8-4, forcing the Rams to regroup. Colorado kept pushing, now leading 10-7, putting the Buffaloes 5 points away from completing the comeback. A block from junior middle blocker Alexi Kuehl put the finishing touches on a dramatic comeback. CU won the fifth and decisive set 15-8.<\/span><\/p>\n

The University of Colorado Boulder’s women’s volleyball team meets during a timeout at the game against CSU at the CU Events Center on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Io Hartman\/CU Independent)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to the season now,” said Tabron. “I\u2019m really looking forward to those big Pac-12\u00a0 games. I hope we can get a crowd like this again, and I think that since we had such an exciting game like the reverse sweep I hope that that kind of draws more people in as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tabron and the Colorado Buffaloes will be back in action on Thursday, Sept. 22, in Salt Lake City against the Utah Utes as they open up Pac-12 play.<\/p>\n

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