Posted: Nov 04, 2022
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Third-seeded Colorado College bounced back after dropping the opening set and advanced to tomorrow's championship match with a 3-1 victory over second-seeded Southwestern Saturday evening at Reid Arena. Official Championships Website | Photo Album | Colorado College Post-Match Interview
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After Southwestern hit .273 and took the first set 25-21, CC held the Pirates to .174 the rest of the way.
- CC struggled offensively the first two sets, but finished with attack percentages of .405 and .351 in sets three and four, respectively, in pulling away for the victory.
- Isabella Lipacis had 12 of her match-high 19 kills in the final two sets.
COLORADO COLLEGE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Isabella Lipacis: 19 kills, .283 attack percentage, 9 digs, 4 assists, 2 block assists
- Carolyn Dormandy: 15 kills, .276 attack percentage
- Keeley Kandziora: 13 digs, 15 digs
- Jenny Jenks: 50 assists, 11 digs
- Peyton Hummel: 20 digs, 5 assists
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Christina Kuras: 15 kills, .294 attack percentage
- Emma White: 13 kills, 11 digs, 1 block solo
- Riley Brantley: 10 kills, 5 digs, 4 block assists
NOTABLES
- Colorado College advances to the SCAC championship match for the first time since 2020 and the ninth time overall. The Tigers are 6-2 in their previous championship appearances.
- Tonight's semifinal match was a rematch from last season's semifinal round where Southwestern defeated Colorado College, 3-2. CC's victory tonight is just its third in nine SCAC tournament games against the Pirates since the two first met in 2008.
- With CC's victory, it ensures the first-ever SCAC championship final, in the seeding era (1997-present) that the neither the one or two seed will be playing in the match.
- Colorado College and Texas Lutheran split their two regular season match, with TLU picking up its first victory over CC in program history on Oct. 7 (3-1) and CC returning the favor with a 3-1 victory over TLU on Oct. 29.
UP NEXT
With the win, Colorado College improves to 21-8 and will square off against fourth-seeded Texas Lutheran (26-9) in tomorrow morning's SCAC championship match. First serve is scheduled for 11 a.m. MT. Southwestern ends its season with a 16-11 overall record.
