Grizzly Volleyball Battles Past Fort Lewis in Five-Set Road Thriller

DURANGO, Colorado — The Adams State University volleyball team earned a hard-fought five-set victory over Fort Lewis College on Friday evening, defeating the Skyhawks 3-2 at Whalen Gymnasium. The Grizzlies won by set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 20-25, 26-24 and 15-13 to improve to 12-9 (6-3 RMAC). Adams State opened the match with a competitive first set but came up just short, falling 25-23 as Fort Lewis took an early 1-0 lead. The Grizzlies responded in the second set, earning a narrow 25-23 victory to even the match at one set apiece. Fort Lewis regained the advantage in the third…