Box Score Senior Abbe Holtze hit a pair of career milestones on Tuesday evening, despite No. 8 Colorado College falling to Division II Colorado Christian University, 3-1, in the Tigers' first home loss of the season in Reid Arena.
 
During the first set, Holtze hit three kills which moved her up to third place on CC's all-time career-kills list. The outside hitter led the team with 14 kills on the night to earn 1,469 career kills.
 
Cathy Costello (1986-89) previously held third with 1,457 career kills. Holtze now only needs 195 more kills to tie for second and 197 kills to take sole possession of first all-time on the career-kills list.
 
Holtze also picked up a defensive milestone in the first set, on her second dig of the night, she moved up to sixth all-time in career digs. She surpassed Elissa Breitbard (1984-87), who had 1,368 career digs. Holtze, who led the team with 18 digs on the night and earned her eighth double-double of the season, now has 1,385 career digs and needs only 211 more digs to move up to fifth all-time.
 
Colorado Christian hit a game-high .353 attack percentage with 16 kills on 34 attempts with just four errors to start the night with a 25-16 win in the first set.
 
The Tigers struck back in the second set with 16 kills of their own to knot the match up at one set apiece with a 25-23 victory.
 
During the third set the teams stayed close with 14 tied scores and four lead changes. The final tied score came at 24-24 after freshman Jillian Gibbs smashed down a kill from the middle; however, the Cougars took the third set with, 26-24, on back-to-back kills by senior outside hitter Tayler Sturms and junior right side hitter Sophia Proano
 
Colorado Christian commanded the fourth set, holding CC to a game-low .029 hitting percentage with just nine kills on 34 attempts with eight errors, winning the set 25-15.
 
Junior middle hitter Angela Jurek was a force at the net for the Cougars having a hand on 10 of CCU's 12 blocks to lead the team defensively. Offensively, Colorado Christian was led by Senior outside hitter Mollie Bailey with 16 kills, while Sturms and Proano added 13 kills apiece.
 
Freshman outside hitter Jordan Mullens earned a career-high eight kills for the Tigers, while middle hitters junior Glenna Yancey and freshman Marguerite Spaethling earned nine and eight kills, respectively.   
 
Colorado College (14-3) returns to conference play as it takes on the University of Dallas on the road in Irving, Texas at 12:30 p.m. CT on Saturday.