Posted: Sep 23, 2013
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Colorado College picked up three more wins this weekend as they are now off to the best start in school history at 15-0. Meanwhile, Trinity University picked up three conference wins to move to 13-3 on the season and a join Colorado College at the top of the standings.
AROUND THE SCAC
The Austin College volleyball team went 3-2
last week, including going 2-1 in SCAC play with wins over Dallas
and Centenary and a loss coming against No. 11-ranked Colorado
College. The ‘Roos also fell to Oklahoma City before topping
Texas College earlier in the week. The ‘Roos got an
outstanding week from Shelby Eaves, who averaged 5.06 kills and
2.35 digs per set with a .250 hitting percentage and five service
aces. Madison Lee added 2.06 kills and a .259 hitting percentage,
and Kelsey Klingler led the team with 8.19 assists per set. Rachel
Fusselman had a strong week defensively, averaging 4.83 digs per
set with a total of 87 digs in the five matches, and Bekah Newberry
totaled 15 blocks for an average of 1.07 per set.
Centenary went 0-3 on the week at the SCAC
Group-B Divisional to open conference play. The Ladies fell in
straight sets to No. 11 Colo- rado College and Austin College and
fell in four sets to the University of Dallas. Sarah Sumner led the
Ladies with 37 kills and five blocks on the weekend while finishing
third on the team in digs with 20. Beth Nuttall tallied 57 assists
during the three-match span while Brooke Bahlinger posted a
team-leading 27 digs. Centenary returns to action on Tuesday, Sept.
24 as the ladies travel to East Texas Baptist for a 7 p.m.
match.
No. 11 Colorado College set the program
record for consecutive wins to open a season with victories over
Austin College and the University of Dallas on Saturday. Not only
did the Tigers extend their winning streak to 15 matches, it
improved to 3-0 in league play and maintained a share of first
place atop the league standings with Trinity University. CC also
has won 45 of 49 sets in 2013. Freshman outside hitter Abbe Holtze
recorded nine kills and a .421 attack percentage as Colorado
College began conference play with a sweep of Centenary. The Tigers
tied the record of 14 consecutive victories out of the gate set by
the 1985 squad with a four-set triumph over Austin in
Saturday’s first match. Sophomore outside hitter Emily
Phillips posted a team-high 15 kills and 12 digs for her seventh
double-double of the season. Holtz finished with 11 kills and 13
digs to reach double figures in both categories for the fourth
time, while sophomore opposite hitter Courtney Birkett accomplished
the feat for the first time with 10 kills and 10 digs. Colorado
College made it 15 victories in a row with a sweep of Dallas.
Phillips posted 10 kills and 10 digs to pace the Tigers. Sophomore
setter Devon Lucero hit .500 with five kills on 10 attempts, while
junior middle hitter Kristen Liberty hit. 400 with seven kills on
15 attacks. The Tigers return to Texas for four matches next
Saturday and Sun- day at Southwestern University.
The Dallas volleyball team (7-8, 1-2 SCAC)
went 3-2 at home on the week in Irving, Texas. On Thursday, at the
Maher Athletic Center, the Crusaders won 3-1 (23-25, 25-14, 25-23,
25-19) over Arlington Baptist College, before adding a 3-0 (25-20,
25-12, 25-22) sweep of Jarvis Christian College (Okla.). Head coach
Amy Byfield’s squad opened conference-play Friday with a 3-0
(25-18, 25-22, 26-24) loss to Austin College. On Saturday, Dallas
triumphed 3-1 (20-25, 25-13, 25-15, 25-21) over Cente- nary College
of Louisiana, before falling 3-0 (20-25, 20-25, 15-25) to No. 11
Colorado College. Dallas will trek to Georgetown, Texas, this week
for four conference matches at Southwestern University -- Trinity
(Saturday, 10:30 a.m.); Texas Lutheran (Saturday, 3 p.m.);
Schreiner (Sunday, 10 a.m.); Southwestern (Sunday, 4 p.m.).
The Schreiner Mountaineers (3-9, 0-3 SCAC)
went 1-3 on the weekend. On Tuesday, Schreiner took a match over
Howard Payne 3-0 and then lost all three weekend conference matches
to Texas Lu- theran, Trinity, and Southwestern. Schreiner will
continue SCAC play this weekend with matches against Colorado and
Austin on Saturday and Dallas and Centenary on Sunday in
Georgetown, Texas.
Southwestern volleyball went 2-1 in their
first SCAC weekend to move to 10-5 on the year. The Pirates opened
with conference rival Trinity and the match is what fans have come
to expect from this matchup. Southwestern fell behind early,
dropping the opening two matches before rallying to force a fifth
set. Trinity rallied late to seize the win, 3-2. SU rebounded with
two huge wins on Saturday, defeating Texas Lutheran and Schreiner
3-0. The Pirates come home for the first time this season to host
the first conference divisional and open against Austin College on
Saturday at 12:30.
The Texas Lutheran volleyball squad opened up
its inaugural SCAC season with a resounding 3-0 sweep on the road
against Schreiner on Friday night. Against Schreiner the Bulldogs
were dominant, holding the Mountaineers to -.074 hitting on the
night. That figure was the lowest the Bulldogs have allowed all
season. A big reason for that defensive success was the nine blocks
the Bulldogs recorded over the three sets. Three different players
all recorded at least three blocks. Offensively, the Bulldogs were
led by Vanecia Spencer. The junior was the only Texas Lutheran
player to notch double-digit kills, tallying 10 on efficient .500
hitting. The Bulldogs dropped the last two contests over the
weekend, falling 3-0 to Southwestern and 3-1 to Trinity. Trinity
runs were what hurt Texas Lutheran in that match. A 7-0 run in the
second set, a 9-1 run in the third set and an 8-0 run in the fourth
were the difference makers. Against South- western, one of the
differences came at the net, where Southwestern tallied 10 blocks
compared to three for the Bulldogs.
Trinity opened SCAC play with three wins at
the SCAC A Group Divi- sional over the weekend, defeating
Southwestern, Schreiner, and Texas Lutheran. The final win of the
weekend was the 750th victory at Trinity for Head Coach Julie
Jenkins. Jenkins has recorded 779 wins over- all in her
career. Kelsey Daniel recorded her 200th career block over the
weekend, highlighted by a 10-block performance in a 3-2 win over
Southwestern. It marked the third time this season a Tiger
player had 10 or more blocks. Erin Cusenbary is now in the
top 20 in blocks at Trinity with more than 250 in her career. Maryn
Swierc also recently recorded a career milestone, reaching 1,000
career digs for the Tigers. She is just the 22nd player in
Trinity history to reach that number. Trinity continues SCAC action
this weekend, heading to Georgetown, Texas, for the SCAC Cross
Divisional. The Tigers take on Dallas and Centenary on
Saturday, followed by nationally-ranked Colorado College and Austin
College on Sunday.
To view the entire SCAC Spike Weekly for week four, click here.
