Box Score No. 10 Colorado College swept its remaining matches of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference divisional crossover to remain tied for first in the conference standings with Southwestern University and No. 16 Trinity University.  
 
The Tigers improved to 17-3 on the season and 6-1 in conference play after beating Texas Lutheran University and Schreiner University on Sunday in Shreveport, La.
 
Middle hitter Keli Sherwood led CC's attack with a team-high nine kills in each of the team's matches. The sophomore hit a team-best .469 attack percentage with 18 kills in 32 attempts with just three errors during the sweeps.
 
The Tigers beat Texas Lutheran, 25-14, 26-24, 25-15, in their first match of the day. As a team, CC hit a .248 attack percentage and had eight blocks on defense to hold the Bulldogs to a meager .087 hitting percentage.
 
Sophomore Abbe Holtze added to the Tigers' attack with nine kills, while freshman Glenna Yancey earned career highs of eight kills and six blocks to lead the team defensively at the net.
 
Texas Lutheran attempted to tie the match in the second set as it came from a 23-20 deficit to tie the set at 24-24 with three kills and an attack error by CC. The Tigers held strong forcing the bulldogs into an attack error and then Yancey and senior Kristen Liberty combined for a block to earn set point and take a 2-0 lead.
 
CC jumped out to an early 6-0 lead in the final set off of strong serving from senior Julia Lawton. The defensive specialist, who had five service aces against the bulldogs, got an ace for the first point of the set to give the Tigers the lead they would never relinquish.
 
Colorado College, which played in back-to-back matches, came out strong against Schreiner, beating the Mountaineers, 25-9, 25-16, 25-23.   
 
The Tigers had their best match of the weekend against the Mountaineers on a .261 hitting percentage with 42 kills. CC's serving game also proved strong with 10 aces, helping to keep Schreiner's attack off balance on a .093 attack percentage with only 24 kills.
 
Lawton led CC again with another five service aces in the back row. Junior Sophie Merrifield also led the defense with 13 digs, combining for a team-best 29 digs on the day.
 
Junior Emily Phillips contributed with eight kills against Schreiner, while sophomore Rebecca Watson led the team with 22 assists.
 
Colorado College returns home for non-conference action as it hosts the Pikes Peak Challenge on Oct. 3-4. The tournament will showcase two ranked teams with No. 9 Christopher Newport University and No. 21 Nebraska Wesleyan University. The Tigers begin the tournament against the University of Wisconsin-Superior at 3 p.m. on Friday in Reid Arena