The No. 1-ranked Colorado College volleyball team posted a season-high .386 team hitting percentage on Saturday during a 25-15, 25-12, 25-10 victory over Texas Lutheran University that lasted just 60 minutes.
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Senior setter
Isabelle Aragon-Menzel dished out 33 assists while directing the attack to a .300 or better performance for the fifth time this season. The Tigers are now hitting .258 as a team.
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Georgia Mullins led CC with a match-high 13 kills on 17 attacks for a season-best .765 hitting percentage. Mullins, who did not have a hitting error for the fourth time this season, raised her season percentage to a blistering .398, which would rank second on the program's single-season list. The junior middle hitter also had a hand in five blocked shots.
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Isabella Vasquez hit a season-best .583 with seven kills on an error-free 12 attempts, while
Isabella Lipacis hit .467 with 10 kills on 15 swings with only three misfires.
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Colorado College was every bit as effective on the defensive side of the net, holding the Bulldogs to a collective .011 hitting percentage. It was the fifth time this season an opponent hit below .100 against the Tigers.
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"No one was happy with how we played as a team on Friday night," head coach
Rick Swan said. "The coaches challenged everyone to play their best today and I really like the way our players responded. We set the tone for the match during the first set and carried the momentum all the way through to the end."
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TLU had a brief lead early in the first set at 3-2, but CC answered with a 10-5 run that forced the Bulldogs to burn a timeout. After a Madison Weisinger kill cut the Bulldog deficit to 12-9, the Tigers went on a 7-2 surge that ended with Mullins kills for three of the last four points.
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The momentum carried through the final two sets to give the Colorado College its eighth sweep in ten matches. Â
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Colorado College Standouts
Peyton Hummel recorded a match-high 11 digs.
Allie Freeburg produced six kills and a career-high five aces.
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Texas Lutheran Standouts
Paige Day led the Bulldogs with eight kills and added seven digs.
Lexi Morris recorded a team-high nine digs.
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Notes
Colorado College improved to 10-0.
Texas Lutheran dropped to 1-7.
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Next for the Tigers
Colorado College plays host to Austin College in the final home matches of the regular season next Saturday and Sunday at Reid Arena.
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