(From Trinity's Website)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Thirteenth-ranked Southwestern University scored a dramatic 3-2 win over Trinity University in the NCAA South Regional Semifinals on Friday night.
Trinity (31-10) lost the first set 18-25, then won 25-22 and 28-26 to take a 2-1 lead. Southwestern (36-4) was up to the challenge, though, winning 25-21 and 15-10 in the final two sets to clinch the victory. Box Score
Southwestern was led by 15 kills each for Danielle Bochat and Audra Gentry. Both players finished with double-doubles by also collecting 19 digs for the Pirates. Sam Lingamfelter had a team-best 20 digs for Southwestern, while Christina Nicholls added 50 assists and 15 digs.
Trinity's Megan Dudley and Caroline Keener both posted double-doubles in the match. While Dudley had 14 kills and 24 digs, Keener finished with 27 assists and 19 digs. Caiti Troyer also collected 21 assists to go with a pair of service aces, while Megan Guest led all players with 31 digs. Aly Hazelwood recorded 11 kills for the Tigers as well.
In the day's first semifinal second-ranked and top seeded Emory (Ga.) University advanced to the regional championship match by defeating Colorado College 3-1. Box Score
Emory (31-6) lost the first set 23-25, then held on to win 27-25 and 26-24 in the next two. The Eagles finished off the match with a 25-13 win in the fourth set.
Dani Huffman led Emory with a solid double-double, collecting 19 kills and 14 digs. Vista Murphy led the team with four aces and also finished with 14 digs, while Brannan O'Neill had a team-high 17 digs for the Eagles. Alysse Meyer finished with 15 kills and a .361 hitting percentage for the Eagles. Natalie Schonefeld tallied 41 assists to go with nine digs and six kills in the match.
Colorado College (27-12) was led by Annie Bernacchi's double-double, scoring 22 assists and 13 digs. Emily Perkins led the Tigers with 16 kills and a .357 hitting percentage, while Anna Clithero finished with 14 kills. Hannah Varnell finished with 12 digs for Colorado College.
Southwestern will face Emory in the regional championship tomorrow at 7:00 p.m.