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

Emory Holds off Colorado College in Regional Semifinal

San Antonio - Emory University, the top seed in the Trinity Regional, earned a 3-1 victory over Colorado College at the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Regional Semifinals on Friday afternoon at Trinity University.

Emory (31-6) lost the first set 23-25, then held on to win 27-25 and 26-24 in the next two.  The Eagles finished off the match with a 25-13 win in the fourth set.

Dani Huffman led Emory with a solid double-double, collecting 19 kills and 14 digs.  Vista Murphy led the team with four aces and also finished with 14 digs, while Brannan O'Neill had a team-high 17 digs for the Eagles.  Alysse Meyer finished with 15 kills and a .361 hitting percentage for the Eagles.  Natalie Schonefeld tallied 41 assists to go with nine digs and six kills in the match.

Colorado College was led by Annie Bernacchi's double-double, scoring 22 assists and 13 digs.  Emily Perkins led the Tigers with 16 kills and a .357 hitting percentage, while Anna Clithero finished with 14 kills.  Hannah Varnell finished with 12 digs for Colorado College.

Emory will face the winner of tonight's Southwestern and Trinity match, which will take place later this evening.