(Stories taken from the Colorado College and Southwestern
University websites)
Colorado College and Southwestern University, the Southern
Collegiate Athletic Conference's two entrants in the 2010 NCAA
Division III Volleyball Tournament, were both eliminated on
Saturday in second round action.
Tigers Stung In NCAA Tournament
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Randolph-Macon College knocked
Colorado College out of the NCAA Division III Volleyball Tournament
by a 25-18, 25-23, 25-21 count in a second-round match on Saturday
afternoon at Christopher Newport University.
The Yellow Jackets blocked eight shots and held the Tigers to a
.065 hitting percentage, their lowest of the season against a
Division III opponent.
Senior middle blocker Emily Perkins led the Tigers with eight
kills, while junior opposite hitter Meredith Ballard added
seven.
Junior setter Amy Schornack had 26 assists to finish the season
with a single-season record 1,259. Sophomore libero Laura Goldsmith
led the Tigers with 16 digs to complete the season with a school
record 622.
Freshman middle blocker Devin Wilkinson and Ballard each had four
blocks for CC.
Randolph-Macon showed it was not intimidated by the region’s
top seed when it went on a 9-3 run early in the first set to take a
12-6 lead it would not surrender.
The Tigers appeared to be on the verge of tying the match when they
built a 17-12 advantage in the second set, but RMC scored 10 of the
next 15 points to tie the set at 22-22. After the teams traded
points, the Yellow Jackets got kills from Raena Winton and Mallory
Carter to go up two sets to none.
CC had an opportunity to extend the match, but with the score tied
19-19, Randolph-Macon scored four consecutive points on a kill and
three Tiger errors and went on to close out the match and become
the first Division III opponent to sweep the Tigers this
season.
Jessica Sears had a match-high 13 kills and 15 digs to pace the
Yellow Jackets.
Colorado College finished with a 30-7 record.
Hard Hitting Regals Knock Pirates Out of Tournament
ATLANTA, Ga. – California
Lutheran used a strong and consistent attack to defeat Southwestern
University in the NCAA Regional semifinal at Emory on Saturday
afternoon. The Pirates end the season at 32-7 overall.
Southwestern started out behind in game one, going down by five,
9-4, and couldn't find the crucial side out they needed as CLU
continued to build on their lead, going up by as many as eight
points, 15-7. The Regals had an unbelievable .533 hitting
percentage as a team for the game and built a lead that was
insurmountable as SU fell 25-15 in game one.
Cal Lutheran came out strong again in game two, mounting an early
three point lead, 3-0, and then eventually pulled ahead by six 13-7
to force an SU timeout. The Regals continued their offensive
prowess and built the lead up to ten, 17-7. Southwestern just
couldn't get the break they needed to start a rally as they fell
again in game two, 25-14.
It was much of the same in game three as CLU started with a 5-0
run. A big block by first-year Allison
Stubbs and junior Lindsay
Thompson tied the game at 11 and brought new, much needed, life
to the Pirates. Thompson's kill gave SU their first lead of the
game 14-13. The teams traded points as neither squad was able to
pull away and the set remained close with Southwestern continuing
to fight to stay in the match. SU was the first to 20 points on
Stubbs' tip over the net in the middle of the Regals' side and took
a crucial two point lead, 21-19, down the home stretch. After a
well-placed timeout by CLU the Regals brought the match back even
21-21. A kill each by Thompson and Jill
Wigington put the Pirates just one point away from winning the
game and extending the match. They made that a reality, winning
27-25 to remain alive.
With the momentum at their backs SU built up a small lead 10-6 in
game four with solid blocks and capitalizing on CLU's errors. The
Regals would not go away, however, as they went on a 10-2 run to
pull ahead 16-12. Christina
Nicholls and Brown gave the Pirates the lead back, 18-17 and
then after a long rally Southwestern got a kill that deflected off
a block and then was followed by Thibodeau's ace to put SU up
20-17. As game four wound to a close the battle raged on and the
game was tied 22-22 after an ace by the Regals. At the first match
point of the night for Cal Lutheran, 24-23, Cal Lutheran, junior Sarai
Tenerelli had three huge digs as Southwestern fought
to remain in the game and CLU fought for the final point. An
unfortunate CLU injury stopped the rally and forced a replay of the
point allowing the Regals to regroup and win the final point and
game 25-23.
Cal Lutheran hit an astounding .383 for the match while the Pirates
were held to a respectable .194 hitting percentage. Stubbs
once again led the attack for SU, recording 15 kills while Rachel
Thibodeau had 11. Nicholls tallied 37 assists and led with 16
digs. CLU's Allison Kerr notched a game high 23 kills.
The loss ends the season for the Southwestern Pirates and they say
goodbye to one senior this season, Lauren
Brown.
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