SUWANEE, Ga. - Trinity University highlighted week two action in the SCAC. The Tigers competed in the Cal-Lu-Fornia Invitational where they swept sixth-ranked La Verne, 3-0. Trinity went 3-1 during the invitational. Austin College continued its hot streak, as the 'Roos have won 10 straight contests.

Taking a look at the national picture, the Colorado College Tigers moved up four spots in this week's AVCA Coaches Top 25 poll to 11th. With their 3-1 weekend in California, Trinity moved up two spots to 16th. Southwestern University remained steady in staying at 20th while Austin College finally checked into the top-25 after receiving votes each of the past two weeks. The Kangaroos find themselves at 25th. Finally, DePauw University continued to receive votes and is just two spots out of the top-25, at 27th.

AROUND THE SCAC

No. 25 Austin College went 5-0 on the week, topping Sul Ross 3-0 on Thursday before sweeping through the 14th Annual Austin College Classic on Friday and Saturday with wins over Sul Ross, UT-Tyler, East Texas Baptist and Mary Hardin-Baylor. The 'Roos topped Sul Ross and UT-Tyler by scores of 3-0 on Friday and ETBU and UMHB 3-1 on Saturday. Jenna Wilson averaged 2.8 kills and 3.8 digs with a hitting percentage of .402 for the week, and Jordan Anderton added 10.3 assists per game. Jessi Fleming and Chitra Kavouspour also had strong weekends for the 'Roos, with Fleming getting 13 kills against both ETBU and UMHB and Kavouspour leading the way with 15 kills against East Texas Baptist. The 'Roos have now won 10 straight since their season opening loss and are 10-1.

Birmingham-Southern went 1-3 this weekend at the Rhodes Invitational. On Friday, the Panthers lost to Loyola New Orleans, 3-0, but defeated Principia College 3-0. On Saturday, BSC dropped matches to Union University, 3-0, and Freed-Hardeman University, 3-1. BSC is on the road this weekend at the SCAC West/Central Divisional, taking on Austin College, Southwestern University, Millsaps College, and Colorado College, all in San Antonio, Texas.

Centre won their second straight tournament by going 3-1 at the Hanover Invite on Sept. 11-12. The team opened up the tournament on Friday night with a tough five game loss to Anderson and then a five game win against Transylvania. On Saturday the Colonels began play with a three game sweep of Capital giving them the first place spot in their pool. Centre then played Maryville at 3:00pm for the championship which they won in four games. Junior middle hitter Ashton Hupman was named the tournament MVP for her efforts.

No. 11 Colorado College improved to 9-0 at home and 9-1 overall after posting four consecutive three-set victories at the 2009 Molten Volleyball Colorado College Invitational. The Tigers clinched the tournament title with a 3-0 victory over No. 14 University of Puget Sound. Junior middle blocker Emily Perkins was voted tournament MVP by the opposing coaches and was joined on the all-tournament team by sophomore rightside hitter Meredith Ballard and freshman outside hitter Laura Goldsmith. Perkins had 10 kills, seven digs and five blocked shots in the 3-0 victory over McMurry. In the tournament finale against UPS, Perkins led the way with 16 kills on 27 attacks without hitting an error. She added 11 digs to complete her 33rd career double-double. The Tigers begin SCAC play next weekend in San Antonio, Texas.

DePauw won its opening three matches at the Rose-Hulman Invitational to post the program's best start ever at 8-0, but the Tigers dropped the weekend's final match. The Tigers opened the tournament with 3-0 wins over Eureka , Aurora, and Blackburn. Lincoln Christian then topped DePauw 3-1. For the week, DePauw hit .266 and averaged 11.3 kills per set. Katey Larson led with a .356 attack percentage and 2.6 kills per set, while Ali Smith averaged 8.4 assists and Kylee Lehrman totaled 14 aces and 30 digs. Paige Thompson led with 10 blocks. Junior middle hitter Kristen Chynoweth was named to the all-tournament team and hit .297 in the four matches while averaging 2.45 kills per set and 0.6 blocks.

Hendrix went 1-3 on the week after hosting the 2009 Hendrix Fall Classic on Friday and Saturday. The Warriors split Friday’s competition with a 1-3 loss to Huntingdon College and 3-0 win over LeTourneau University. Hendrix dropped both matches on Saturday, against Schreiner University in straight sets and then a 3-1 loss to Belhaven. The Warriors now stand at 2-7 on the year and will look for a victory in their midweek contest at Williams Baptist College, before traveling to San Antonio for the SCAC Central vs. West cross-divisional at Trinity. Hendrix first year outside hitter Katie Bates paced the squad with 29 kills on 65 attempts over the weekend, while first year middle blocker Melissa Clement was nipping at her heels with 28 kills on 65 attempts.

Millsaps traveled to Memphis, Tenn., for the Rhodes College Tournament where they opened play with two losses Friday night to Union University 3-1 and Freed-Hardeman University 3-1. The Majors turned things around on Saturday as they defeated Principia College 3-1 and then shut down Spring Hill College 3-0. Junior Kate Hall led the team with 45 kills while Raven Scott added 31 kills to go with her 16 solo blocks in the four matches. Senior libero Dixie Krauss led the Majors on defense with 76 digs. Up next for the Majors is another home match against Belhaven College Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. before they travel to San Antonio, Texas to begin SCAC play in a cross divisional.

Oglethorpe swept both their matches this week to push their record to 5-4 on the season. On Tuesday, The Stormy Petrels jumped on the LaGrange College Panthers early and took control of the match in the beginning stages to win each game with some breathing room, 25-18, 25-19 and 25-20. On Saturday in Decatur, Georgia, the Petrels had their best day of this season in terms of hitting percentage (.300) to easily dispatch Agnes Scott, 3-0. Oglethorpe earned the sweep by taking the games 25-11, 25-15 and 25-9. With the victory, the Stormy Petrels move to 5-4 on the season and will get set to host Brewton Parker on Pinholster Court this Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

Rhodes went 2-2 this weekend at the Rhodes Invitational. The Lynx defeated Freed Hardeman University in five sets and Spring Hill College while dropping matches to Loyola (La.) and Principia College. Senior Setter Laura Jensen had two triple doubles on the weekend in matches against Freed Hardeman and Principia. Junior Libero Kayla McCrury had a 30 dig performance in her match versus Principia, while Middle Blockers Kelsea Everett and Maura Mohler combined for 12 of the teams 22 blocks in their win versus Spring Hill.

Sewanee played at the Kenyon Invitational and dropped four matches, with the first being a tight battle against host Kenyon in which the Tigers lost 25-23, 26-24 and 25-13. On the weekend, Libby Boddiford logged 25 kills and Erin Brahm led with 58 assists. The Tigers are 1-7 and will play at Oakwood this weekend.

No. 20 Southwestern rebounded nicely after a tough weekend last week, winning at Texas Lutheran and sweeping the Southwestern Invitational. The Pirates lost just one game through the four contests. They faced a top ASC opponent, TLU, on Tuesday and won 3-1. Senior Audra Gentry led SU with 15 kills and a .300 hitting percentage and added 13 digs on the evening. Sophomore Lindsay Thompson continued her consistent play and contributed 11 kills and hit .375. On Friday the Pirates opened up Invitational action against Hardin-Simmons. After dominating the first game 25-7, SU found themselves with a little more resistance in game two and three but emerged victorious in both, 25-23, to win the match 3-0. Thompson led with 12 kills and a .391 hitting percentage while Sam Lingamfelter had 26 digs. Saturday the Pirates beat Concordia (Texas) and Wiley, both in three games as well. Southwestern begins SCAC play at Trinity this weekend.

No. 14 Trinity went 3-1 at the Cal-Lu-Fornia Invitational last weekend at Thousand Oaks, California. The Tigers defeated sixth-ranked La Verne 3-0 to open the tournament, and then finished the day with a 3-1 win over Pomona-Pitzer. Trinity split the final day of action, rebounding from a 3-2 loss to Redlands with a 3-2 win over Whitworth. The Tigers rallied from two sets down to force a fifth set against Redlands, but fell just short of an undefeated weekend. Trinity will host the SCAC West-Central this weekend in San Antonio, with eight of the 12 conference teams in attendance. The Tigers will face Hendrix and Rhodes on Friday, followed by Millsaps and Austin College on Saturday.

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