CHADRON – Regis University’s Katie Klein had 13 kills and Caite Breaux added 11 more as the No. 14 Rangers turned back Chadron State in their Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference match 20-25, 25-12, 25-17, 25-14 Friday evening in Chadron.

Chadron State (5-23, 2-16 RMAC) will host No. 23 Metro State in the season finale tonight (Saturday). First serve is set for 6 p.m.

On Friday, the Rangers, now 21-8 overall and 15-3 in the RMAC, dropped a tightly contested first set but controlled the remainder of the match, thanks in large part to their service game.

Regis served 11 aces – Rebecca Sponcil had a match-high four and Klein and Makayla Higgins each added three more – and received 10 more points after Chadron State service errors.

For the match, Regis hit .149 while Chadron State had a hitting percentage of .110.

Erika Roybal and Lexi Hoagland paced the Eagles’ offense with nine kills apiece and Mollie Jones, who had a team-high 17 digs, added eight more.

Also for Chadron State, Justine Ackie had 22 set assists and Mallory Irvine had four blocks.

Alex Helmbrecht, Sports Information Director