NCAA Division III Volleyball
Trinity Regional
November 13-15, 2008
Trinity University

Colorado College Opens Playoffs With Win Over Christopher Newport

San Antonio - The NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Trinity Regional started off with a thrilling five-set match that resulted in No. 5 seed Colorado College defeating No. 4 seed Christopher Newport University 3-2 on Thursday afternoon.

Colorado College (27-9) lost the opening set 23-25, but came back with a 25-18 victory in the second.  After Christopher Newport (33-7) took a 2-1 lead with a 25-17 win in the third set, Colorado College finished off the comeback win by winning 25-15 and 15-12 in the final two sets.

Emily Perkins led the way for Colorado College, hammering out 22 kills to go with 26 digs - leading the team in both categories.  Anna Clithero also had a solid outing for the Tigers, collecting 16 kills and 14 digs in the five sets, and also leading the team with four blocks.  Annie Bernacchi led Colorado College with 25 assists, also recording 11 digs and three kills.

For Christopher Newport, Allison Wolfe turned in a double-double with a team-high 15 kills and 14 digs.  Mary Horner led the Captains with 21 digs, while Jessie Heavenrich finished with 11 digs and a team-best 26 assists.  Ryann Lowery also had 21 assists for CNU, while Caitlyn Jansen tallied 12 kills.

Christopher Newport is eliminated from the NCAA Playoffs, while Colorado College advances to the regional semifinals.  Awaiting the Tigers in tomorrow's match will be top seed Emory University.  The semifinal match is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.