LEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association released the Division III Top 25 poll for the ninth week of competition. Colorado College (26-6) fell two spots to No. 15 in the nation while Trinity University (26-9) remained at No. 21. Complete Poll
Colorado College won their only match of the weekend, defeating Johnson & Wales in straight sets. Kristen Liberty led the offense with 12 kills on a .429 hitting percentage. The outside hitter had only three errors in 21 attempts. Abbe Holtze added 10 kills and had 11 digs for a double-double. The Tigers held the Wildcats to a .096 attack percentage, forcing Johnson & Wales into 19 errors with just 31 kills.
This was the 16th time this season that CC has held its opponents to a .100 hitting percentage or less. Colorado College will take on Colorado Christian on Tuesday and then head to Sherman, Texas for the SCAC Volleyball Championship as the No. 3 seed, looking to claim their fourth SCAC title in the last five seasons. They will open with the host, Austin College.
Trinity concluded their season at home at the Trinity National Invitational. They opened things with a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to fourth-ranked Wittenberg, a match Trinity led 2-0. However, they bounced back with a pair of wins over Randolph-Macon (3-0) and Hardin-Simmons (3-1) to finish the weekend 2-1.
Maggie Emodi led all players with 21 kills (4.20 kills/set) against Wittenberg. She finished the weekend with 39 kills (3.25 kills/set). Against Randolph-Macon, she compiled a .364 attack percentage (.205 on the weekend). She also had 43 digs in all matches. Trinity will be the No. 1 seed this weekend at the SCAC Volleyball Championship in Sherman. They will take on the winner of Dallas/Texas Lutheran in the semifinals.
