LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Colorado College volleyball team moved up one spot to No. 7 in the nation while Trinity University dropped a spot to No. 14 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.
Southwestern University received four votes in the poll.
Colorado College was dominant in its first tournament of the season as they rolled to four wins on their home court to open the weekend. The Tigers won all four games in three sets with only one team able to get over 20 points in 12 sets. Courtney Birkett was named Most Valuable Player with 42 kills and 25 digs with a hitting percentage of .333. As a team, the Tigers combined to hit .289 on the weekend while holding their opponents to -.033. Abbe Holtz added 34 kills while Sophie Merrifield was excellent defensively with 55 digs.
Trinity opened its season with a pair of sweeps over East Texas Baptist and Texas-Dallas at the UTD Labor Day Tournament in Richardson, Texas. The Tigers fell the following day to Mary Hardin-Baylor, 3-1, but finished the weekend strong with another 3-0 victory, this time over Hardin-Simmons. The reigning SCAC Player of the Year, Maggie Emodi, was strong in her first outing of 2014, leading the team with 48 kills. Erin Cusenbary was excellent as well, coming through with 36 kills and a .500 hitting percentage to go with 17 blocks.
To see the complete 2014 American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 Poll for Week 1, click here.
