The Colorado College women's volleyball team swept conference rival Southwestern University on Friday night in its first conference match of the season in Georgetown, Texas, winning 25-23, 25-18, 26-24.
 
The two teams were pretty evenly matched throughout the contest and the Tigers held a slight edge in attacks (128-125), kills (44-37), assists (37-36) and digs (60-58). 
 
Sophomore Carolyn Dormady and senior Isabella Lipacis led CC with 12 kills apiece. Junior Annie Steger was the top setter with 20 assists and rookie Meghan Gannon led the squad with 23 digs.
 
In the final set, the Tigers had to come back from a four-point deficit and rallied to go ahead 24-22 but the Pirates weren't going down without a fight. Southwestern tied it up at 24-all but CC scored the final two points for the victory.
 
"This was a great team win," head coach Sharon Dingman said. "At critical moments, different players elevated their game to make a decisive play and Meghan (Gannon) was a spectacular Tiger tonight."
 
CC continues league play with matches on Saturday against Texas Lutheran (10 a.m. MT) and St. Thomas (2:30 p.m. MT). The Tigers end the weekend with a match against Schreiner on Sunday.