SUWANEE, Ga. - Thanks to a 5-0 record on the week, the Southwestern University Pirates extended their winning streak to 17 games. The Pirates now sport a 20-3 overall record and a perfect 10-0 mark in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play.

Colorado College picked up a huge win as the Tigers knocked off NCAA Division II No. 18 Metropolitan State by a 3-2 margin.

AROUND THE SCAC

Austin College went 3-1 over the weekend to improve to 19-4 overall and 8-3 in conference play, topping Millsaps, Rhodes and Hendrix before falling to Trinity. Against Millsaps, the ‘Roos won 3-0 with Jessi Fleming tallying 14 kills to lead the way. In the match against Rhodes, the ‘Roos won 3-1 with Fleming again getting 14 kills and Jordan Anderton registering 41 assists. Jenna Wilson also had a strong match with 10 kills and 15 digs. The ‘Roos topped Hendrix 3-0 and once again it was Fleming with a team-best 11 kills, while Anderton had 36 assists and Wilson and Kendra Norris each had 11 digs. In the final match of the weekend the ‘Roos fell 3-0 to Trinity, with Fleming getting a team best nine kills and Anderton adding 31 assists. Wilson had another strong match, totaling eight kills and 17 digs.

Birmingham-Southern traveled to Conway, Ark., this past weekend for the SCAC Central/West Divisional, hosted by Hendrix College. In all, three of the Panthers’ four opponents were ranked in the top 15 in the nation. On Saturday, BSC fell to No. 14 Southwestern University, 3-0, and No. 12 Colorado College, 3-1. On Sunday, the team lost to No. 15 Trinity University, 3-1, but defeated Rhodes College, 3-0. Also on Sunday, with 17 kills in the match against Trinity, senior outside hitter Sarah Harris became BSC’s all-time kills leader, passing the previous mark of 1,541 set by Rachel Malmborg back in 2004. Harris now has 1,563 career kills and is 26 digs away from becoming the all-time leader in that category as well.

Centre played one match this week, a home contest on Friday night against Defiance College. After dropping the first game to the visiting Yellow Jackets 29-31, the Colonels rallied back to win the next two 25-11 and 25-21 before dropping the fourth game 18-25 and eventually prevailing in the fifth game 15-10. Next up for Centre is their second East/West divisional hosted by Colorado College Oct. 16-17.

Sophomore outside hitter Sarah Schmoker had three of her 11 kills late in the fifth set to help No. 14 Colorado College come from behind to post a 3-2 victory over Metropolitan State College, ranked No. 18 in Division II, on Tuesday night. The 12th-ranked Tigers improved to 18-2 and extended their winning streak to seven matches with the first five-set victory of the season. CC won a pair of SCAC contests to reach the 20-victory mark for the seventh consecutive season and the ninth time in head coach Rick Swan’s 12-year tenure. Schmoker had 12 kills and hit .478 as Tigers defeated Rhodes College 3-0. Goldsmith had 14 kills and 17 digs, her fourth double-double in eight matches, to help CC post a 3-1 victory over Birmingham-Southern. Colorado College got double-doubles from Schmoker and Perkins in the weekend finale, but it wasn’t enough to get past Southwestern. Perkins became just the third player in school history to record 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs with 21 digs against Southwestern. Colorado College plays host to the SCAC East-West Crossover Matches at Reid Gymnasium next weekend. The Tigers face Oglethorpe and Centre College on Friday, and then close out their conference schedule on Saturday against Sewanee and Trinity.

DePauw improved to 18-5 on the season with a 3-0 (26-24, 25-14, 25-19) win in their only match of the week. Abby Balbach had 11 kills, while Katey Larson finished with 10. Ali Smith totaled 34 assists with Kylee Lehrman totaling four aces. Madison Hoenig led with 22 digs and Kristen Chynoweth had seven blocks.

Hendrix suffered four SCAC losses as host of the Central vs. West Divisional Crossover No. 2 over the weekend, after taking a 3-0 win over Central Baptist College on Tuesday night. Hendrix fell to 8-18 overall and 2-9 in league play after the week of five games. On a brighter not, the Warriors picked up their first set victory over #15 Trinity in program history during their 3-1 loss to the Tigers on Saturday afternoon. Hendrix then finished the crossover with three 0-3 games to #14 Southwestern, Austin, and Millsaps. Junior outside hitter Becca Clancy led the team with 42 kills on the week, while sophomore setter Ashley Skinner added a team-best 81 assists and junior libero Kim Larson made a team-high 90 digs.

Millsaps (12-12, 4-7 SCAC) ended a tough week where they went 2-3. The Majors opened play with a 3-0 non-conference win at Rust College before heading to Hendrix for a SCAC Cross-Divisional. On Saturday, Millsaps got swept 3-0 by both Austin College and No. 15 ranked Trinity University. Starting play Sunday morning, the Majors took a set from No. 12 ranked Colorado College, but fell 3-1 before regrouping to defeat host Hendrix College 3-0. Junior Kate Hall led the team with 51 kills and junior Erica Cook led the defense with 67 digs over the week. Millsaps will take a week off before continuing its 15-match road trip at Mississippi College on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

Oglethorpe won two non-conference matches over Berry and Agnes Scott this past week to raise their record to 10-12 on the season. The win over Berry was a five set thriller as the Petrels not only rallied from being down two sets to none but also stormed back to win the final 7 points in the fifth set to claim the victory. Berry took the first two sets 25-19 and 25-23 before Oglethorpe dug in to claim the third set 25-22 and the fourth set 16-14. The Petrels topped Agnes Scott in more traditional fashion, sweeping the Scotties 3-0. The Petrels host two non-conference matches on Tuesday before heading to Colorado Springs this weekend for SCAC Divisional matches.

Rhodes had another tough weekend in SCAC play going 0-4 at the second Central-West Divisional. Senior outside Hitter Kelsea Everett led the team with 35 kills and 30 digs. Sophomore Right Side Hitter Olivia Wells had a stand out performance in the team’s loss to Southwestern when she led the team with 8 kills on 17 attempts hitting .471 for the match.

Sewanee played at Rust College Friday night and after dropping the first set 23-25, won the following three 25-18, 25-15 and 25-16 for the eventual 3-1 win. The Tigers are under the new leadership of Katy Caine, who picks up her third win as a college head coach at Rust. Sammie Maddox led with nine kills, while Erin Brahm had 31 assists. Kim Conkell led defensively with four blocks. Sewanee is now 3-15 and will play four SCAC matches at Colorado College in Colorado Springs next weekend before hosting Maryville College on the Mountain October 20.

No. 13 Southwestern continued their solid play and extended their win streak to 17 with four conference wins and one non-conference win. Tuesday, the Pirates traveled up I-35 for a match against the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. SU recorded a .333 team hitting percentage en route to the 3-0 win. At the SCAC West/Central Cross #2 Southwestern dropped just one game during the weekend to win 3-0 over Birmingham- Southern, 3-0 over Hendrix, 3-0 over Rhodes and 3-1 over Colorado College. Senior Audra Gentry led the way with 44 kills on the weekend while sophomore Lindsay Thompson was close behind with 38. Senior Sam Lingamfelter had 72 digs over the weekend, including 24 against BSC. The Pirates will face Centre, Oglethorpe, DePauw and Austin next weekend in Colorado Springs, Colo. at the SCAC West/East Cross.

No. 15 Trinity swept through the competition at the SCAC West-Central Divisional last weekend, earning a 4-0 overall record at the tournament. Trinity defeated Hendrix and Millsaps for the second time this season on Saturday afternoon, then beat Birmingham-Southern and Austin College on Sunday. The Tigers lost just two sets over the weekend to improve to 9-2 in SCAC play this season. Ginger Haley hit a blistering .554 for the weekend to lead the Tigers, hammering out 45 kills and recording 15 blocks in 14 sets played. Haley hit .750 against hosting Hendrix to open the tournament, which is tied for the sixth-highest single-match hitting percentage in school history. Caiti Troyer tallied 160 assists and 51 digs over the weekend, while Aly Hazelwood had 19 blocks and five service aces. Trinity will continue SCAC play this weekend, traveling to Colorado College for four matches. The Tigers will face Sewanee and DePauw on the first day, then will take on Oglethorpe and hosts Colorado College. Earlier this season, Trinity defeated Sewanee and Colorado College 3-0 and 3-1, respectively; however, DePauw beat Trinity 3-0 in Greencastle, Ind. at the end of September.

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