{"id":2448678,"date":"2019-09-12T23:28:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T05:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-volleyball-falls-in-four-sets-to-roaring-fork-in-season-opener\/"},"modified":"2019-09-12T23:28:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T05:28:00","slug":"aspen-volleyball-falls-in-four-sets-to-roaring-fork-in-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspen-volleyball-falls-in-four-sets-to-roaring-fork-in-season-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen volleyball falls in four sets to Roaring Fork in season opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.6566037735849\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-312813-950\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/AHSvolleyball-atd-091319-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/AHSvolleyball-atd-091319-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert | Aspen High School volleyball plays against Roaring Fork on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, inside the AHS gymnasium. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Aspen High School volleyball plays against Roaring Fork on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, inside the AHS gymnasium. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/AHSvolleyball-atd-091319-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen High School volleyball plays against Roaring Fork on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, inside the AHS gymnasium. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/AHSvolleyball-atd-091319-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/AHSvolleyball-atd-091319-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert | Aspen High School volleyball plays against Roaring Fork on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, inside the AHS gymnasium. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Aspen High School volleyball plays against Roaring Fork on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, inside the AHS gymnasium. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/AHSvolleyball-atd-091319-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen High School volleyball plays against Roaring Fork on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, inside the AHS gymnasium. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/AHSvolleyball-atd-091319-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/AHSvolleyball-atd-091319-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert | Aspen High School volleyball plays against Roaring Fork on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, inside the AHS gymnasium. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Aspen High School volleyball plays against Roaring Fork on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, inside the AHS gymnasium. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/AHSvolleyball-atd-091319-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen High School volleyball plays against Roaring Fork on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, inside the AHS gymnasium. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-volleyball-falls-in-four-sets-to-roaring-fork-in-season-opener\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-volleyball-falls-in-four-sets-to-roaring-fork-in-season-opener\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">By the time the Aspen High School volleyball team found a way to dictate the pace of the game, it was too late. Despite a valiant rally in the fourth set, the Skiers lost 3-1 on Thursday to Roaring Fork in what was Aspen\u2019s season opener inside the AHS gymnasium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI didn\u2019t expect a perfect start or game to begin with, but how they ended is how they should have started,\u201d first-year coach Brittany Zanin said. \u201cThey really were playing the other team\u2019s game and only started setting the pace and setting the tone in the fourth game. And at that point it was just a little too late.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Rams, playing for the fourth time already this season, were a little crisper from the start <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/zanin-takes-over-aspen-volleyball-program-with-roster-deep-on-seniors-but-short-on-experience\/\">against an Aspen group that had little varsity experience coming in<\/a>. Despite a quick 2-0 lead in the first set, the Skiers failed to keep up and eventually lost 25-18. They answered in a big way in the second set, winning 25-20 to even the match at a set apiece.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Leading 24-21 in the critical third set, the Skiers squandered a golden opportunity as the Rams scored the final five points to win 26-24 and take the 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019ll take the win all the time, but I think the win was not because of our volleyball,\u201d Zanin said of the third set. \u201cWe can play way better than that, and I want to win playing our game, setting our pace with our energy. Not playing off of somebody else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Aspen came out flat in the fourth set and trailed 24-8 before the magic kicked in. With junior Meghann Smiddy serving, Aspen ripped off a 13-0 run to pull within three points before the Rams could put the match away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Roaring Fork improved to 2-2 overall after the non-league win. The Rams also beat Rifle, 3-2, with losses to Telluride (3-1) and Moffat County (3-1).<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI was impressed by them. They were scrappy; they played great,\u201d Zanin said of Roaring Fork. She was equally as impressed with her own team\u2019s effort over that final run. \u201cThey are finding a way to talk to each other in a way that\u2019s going to move things forward, which is great. That\u2019s the positive out of this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Aspen (0-1) next plays Saturday at Moffat County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:acolbert@aspentimes.com\">acolbert@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-volleyball-falls-in-four-sets-to-roaring-fork-in-season-opener\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aspen High School volleyball plays against Roaring Fork on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, inside the AHS gymnasium. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)Austin Colbert Aspen High School volleyball plays against Roaring Fork on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, inside the AHS gymnasium. 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