The Colorado College volleyball team opened its 2025 season by splitting a pair of matches at the Pikes Peak Challenge Friday at Reid Arena.
 
The Tigers opened the day with a convincing 25-15, 25-15, 25-12 sweep over the Milwaukee School of Engineering, then dropped a three-set match to No. 22 UW-Eau Claire in the nightcap.
 
Senior outside hitter Carolyn Dormady and junior middle blocker Brooke Brilliant combined for 24 kills (12 each) as CC breezed past MSOE. Brilliant had an excellent hitting percentage of .800 off only 15 attacks. Dormady followed with a hitting clip of .269. The Tigers held the Raiders to a -.013 hitting percentage while CC produced a .264 clip.
 
Junior Annie Joo led the team with 17 assists, followed by sophomore Camden Goodman with 16. Junior Camille Sherrill followed Dormady and Brilliant with five kills and a .333 hitting percentage. Sherrill led the team with eight digs.
 
Sophomore Lucy Bloom and freshman Grace Berry led the team with two blocks apiece. It was the first career appearance for Berry, along with Delaney Dorscht, who logged her first career start.
 
Freshman and Colorado Springs native Tatum Hodges made her first career appearance and collected two kills to close out the match.
 
The Tigers weren't as fortunate against UW-Eau Claire as the nationally-ranked Blugolds rebounded from a five-set loss to No. 14 East Texas Baptist to sweep CC.
 
Sherrill and Brilliant led the Tigers with eight kills apiece, followed by Dormady with four. CC hit just .165, while UW-Eau Claire had a .306 percentage.
 
Joo collected 16 kills and Meghan Gannon had a team-high 14 digs.
 
UW-Eau Claire's Abby Stanwood led all players with 15 kills, while Alex Kiebel and Hannah Thole each had 20 assists.

"We got better today," CC head coach Sharon Dingman said. "When you can see it and say that, there is a lot of value in it."
 
The Tigers return to action on Saturday, Aug. 30, to face 14^th-ranked East Texas Baptist at noon and UW-Stevens Point at 5 pm.