Colorado College continued 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) on Saturday afternoon in Thousand Oaks, Calif.  
 
The Tigers advanced to Sunday's regional championship match against host California Lutheran University. The Regals swept Chapman University, 25-21, 26-24, 25-22, in tonight's second match.
 
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 to 33-6 this season, while Occidental finished with a 23-8 record.