Cougars Kickoff Season with Victory in Five Set Thriller

GOLDEN, CO- The Cougars began the 2026 season with a bang as they took on Cal State Dominguez Hills at the Oredigger Classic hosted at Mines. In an instant classic, CCU and the Toros battled deep into the fifth set before Colorado Christian ultimately took the five-set victory to start the season 1-0. The first set was back and forth in the early going, and Krista Traynor put her team up 8-7 with back-to-back kills. Leading 12-11 after a Sienna Thatcher kill, the Cougars went on a long eight point run as Suzanna Conner picked up a pair of kills…