(Story courtesy of Colorado College)
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Colorado College continues its run in the NCAA Division III Volleyball Tournament by beating Occidental College in five sets, 18-25, 25-17, 25-18, 23-25, 15-13, during the second round of regional action on Saturday afternoon. Box Score | Official Site
The Tigers’ next match will take place on Sunday at 12:00
p.m. (PT) on the campus of California Lutheran University. CC
awaits the outcome of the Chapman University vs. California
Lutheran match that takes place Saturday evening.
Senior Amy Schornack and junior Laura Goldsmith each had a
double-double for the second time during the tournament. Schornack
led the Tigers with 47 assists and dug up 16 digs, while Goldsmith
had a team-high 17 kills and added 23 digs to lead the defense.
Sophomore Devin Wilkinson led CC at the net with six blocks and
had a team-high .520 hitting percentage on a career-high 15
kills.
Colorado College fell behind early in the first set, 3-6, but
scored the next three points to knot the set at 6-6. Occidental was
able to retake the lead and did not surrender it to go up one set
to none.
The top-seeded Tigers proved their worth with a comeback in the
second set to tie the game at one set apiece. With the set tied at
eight all, CC scored 10 of the next 13 points to take a six-point
advantage and continued its run to win the set.
Colorado College carried its momentum into the third set, hitting
a match-high .314 attack percentage on 13 kills to take a 2-1 lead
over Occidental.
Down 14-18 in the fourth set, the Tigers went on a 6-2 run to tie
the set at 20-20. Occidental went on 5-3 run to win the set and tie
the game at two sets apiece.
CC took an early 5-4 lead in the fifth set, but Occidental came
back to take a 9-8 lead. The Tigers fought back with a 3-0 run to
take an 11-9 lead and was able to hold on to their lead to earn the
victory over Occidental.
Colorado College improved its record to 33-6 this season, while
Occidental finished with a 23-8 record.
