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Georgia Mullins capped her collegiate career with a match-high 17 kills, but her efforts weren't enough to overcome a near flawless performance by No. 4 Wartburg College on Saturday at Levick Arena.
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The Knights hit .289 as team with only six errors on 121 swings and kept their perfect season intact with a 25-18, 25-17, 25-17 victory on their home court.
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With her last kill of the match that pulled CC to within 17-16 in the third set, Mullins became just the third Tiger to put down 500 or more in a single season. The senior middle hitter joined Katharine Hauschka, who set the school record of 537 in 2004, and Abbe Holtze, who recorded 522 in 2014, on the exclusive list.
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However, after Colorado College pulled to within a point, Wartburg closed out the match with an 8-1 run to improve to 29-0.
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Isabella Vasquez, who also played her final match for the Tigers, posted her 15th double-double of the season with 12 kills and a team-best 19 digs.
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Jenny Jenks dished out 35 assists and added 12 digs to become the second CC setter to record 400 or more digs in single-season, finishing the year with 410. Her total of 1,370 assists ranks second on the program's single-season chart. Â
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The Knights grabbed the early momentum on the strength of a 9-3 run in the first set that resulted in a 14-7 lead. Colorado College closed to within 16-14 on three consecutive kills from Vasquez, only to see Wartburg score four of the next five points and close out the set on a 9-4 surge.
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In the second set, the Tigers were within a point at 14-13 after Mullins served up an ace, but a 5-0 run by the Knights sparked an 11-4 barrage that gave Wartburg a two-set advantage.
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Zaiah Quirk led the Knights with 10 kills, while Kennedy Meister produced nine kills and 11 digs.
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Colorado College finished the season with a 30-6 record.
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Wartburg faces No. 3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the regional final on Sunday. The Athenas defeated Bethel University in straight sets in the first match of the day.
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