Junior opposite hitter Allie Freeburg pounded down a match-high 14 kills to power the Colorado College volleyball team to a 25-14, 25-20, 25-14 victory over Whitworth University in the final match of the 2019 Pikes Peak Challenge on Saturday afternoon at Reid Arena.

The seventh-ranked Tigers improved to 9-2 overall and finished second in the tournament with a 2-1 record.

CC was in command from the outset, thanks in part to Freeburg who had kills on each of her first seven swings. The Tigers hit .324 in the first set while holding Whitworth to a -.059 percentage.

Freeburg finished with a .765 hitting percentage, a career-best for matches with 10 or more attempts. The all-tournament selection committed just one error on 17 swings.

Sophomore outside hitter Isabella Vasquez hit .471 with nine kills on 17 attempts, while first-year outside hitter Meaghan Hohman added seven kills on 16 tries for a .375 clip.

The Pirates tried to mount a comeback in the third set, but after they pulled to within 9-8 on a kill by all-tournament selection Emiko Kahler, Colorado College went on a 12-2 run to make the final result inevitable.
 
Colorado College Standouts
Sophomore middle hitter Georgia Mullins was voted to the all-tournament team.
Mullins finished the match with five kills and five blocked shots.
Senior libero Anna Gurolnick recorded a match-high 15 digs.

Whitworth Standouts
Freshman setter Joelle Forbes was named to the all-tournament team.
Freshman outside hitter Abby Wolverton led the Pirates with seven kills.
Freshman outside hitter Eva Millan posted a team-best 11 digs.

Notes
Whitworth became the seventh opponent to hit .100 or less against Colorado College.
Transylvania University finished first in the tournament with a 3-1 record.
 
Next for the Tigers
Colorado College begins its Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference slate next week with four matches in Shreveport, La. The Tigers face the University of Dallas and host Centenary College on Saturday, then Schreiner University and Southwestern University on Sunday.
 
2019 Pikes Peak Challenge Results
Friday, Sept. 13
Whitworth University def. Birmingham-Southern College 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 28-26)
Transylvania University def. Colorado College 3-2 (28-26, 23-25, 26-24, 25-21, 17-15)
Transylvania University def. Whitworth University 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-23)
Colorado College def. Birmingham-Southern College 3-0 (25-11, 25-23, 25-16)
Saturday, Sept. 14    
Transylvania University def. Birmingham-Southern College 3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-17, 25-20)
Colorado College def. Whitworth University 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-14)
 
2019 Pikes Peak Challenge All-Tournament Team
MVP – Hannah Talkers (Transylvania University)
Joelle Forbes (Whitworth University)
Allie Freeburg (Colorado College)
Jordan Horne (Transylvania University)
Emiko Kahler (Whitworth University)
Georgia Mullins (Colorado College)
Milea Ray (Birmingham-Southern College)
Ellie Stigger (Transylvania University)