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Colorado College Wins Second Consecutive SCAC Volleyball Title
JACKSON, Miss. - Second-seeded Colorado
College won its second consecutive SCAC title with a 3-2 victory
over fifth-seeded Trinity University Saturday night at the Hangar
Dome on the campus of Millsaps College.
The Tigers (31-6), ranked 13th in the nation, also secured an
automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs. Official
invitations will be issued Monday, and Colorado College will
make its 21st playoff appearance. Tournament Results | Official Championships Website
Colorado College senior setter Amy
Schornack of Plano, Texas, was selected as Tournament
MVP. Also making the elite team for the Tigers were junior
outside hitter Laura Goldsmith of Pacific Palisades, Calif.; and
senior libero Hannah Varnell of Clemmons, N.C.
SCAC Sports correspondent James Hill had a chance to catch up with
head coach Rick Swan and tournament MVP Amy Schornack following the
championship match. Click here to listen to the interview with Schornack,
here to listen to the interview with Swan.
Trinity (22-16) had two All-Tournament selections,
junior outside hitter Madison McMahon of Austin, Texas,
and junior libero Meredith Erwin of Oakton, Va.
Millsaps College senior outside hitter Maggie Tumminello of
Baton Rouge, La., made the team, as did Southwestern
University senior right side Jill Wigington of Keller,
Texas.
Earlier in the day, Colorado College defeated
sixth-seeded Millsaps 3-1 (25-23, 18-25, 25-20, 25-18) in the
semifinals. Trinity knocked off top-seeded and the
sixth-ranked team in the nation Southwestern University, 3-1
(23-25, 25-11, 25-21, 25-22) in the other semifinal match.
Southwestern captured third place with a 3-0 win over
Millsaps. Fourth-seeded
Birmingham-Southern College took fifth place,
beating 10th-seeded Rhodes College 3-1. Third-seeded
Austin College defeated No. 9 the University of
Dallas 3-1 for a seventh-place finish. Ninth place went
to No. 8 Hendrix, a 3-1 winner over No. 11 Oglethorpe.
Seventh-seeded Centre College finished 11th with a 3-0 sweep of the
tournament's 12th-seed, the University of the South-Sewanee.
