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SCAC Volleyball Headlines and Notes: August 4, 2008 Colorado College and Rhodes honored by AVCA (From AVCA website) LEXINGTON, Ky. - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced this past Tuesday that a record 354 teams earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2007-2008 season. The number smashes the previous high mark of 308 schools set a year ago. Colorado College and Rhodes College were the only SCAC teams to receive the honor. Complete Release | Colorado College Release | Rhodes Release June 6, 2008 Oglethorpe Announces Hiring of Matthews as Head Volleyball Coach (From Oglethorpe's website) ATLANTA, Ga. - The Oglethorpe University athletics department is pleased to announce the hiring of Kurt Matthews to the position of Head Volleyball Coach. Matthews joins the Oglethorpe athletics family after several years of coaching and promoting volleyball at the club level as well as on college campuses. Complete Release November 13, 2007 Trinity slips to sixth; Austin drops to 13th; Southwestern re-enters rankings at 25th in CSTV/AVCA Top 25 Colorado College drops out of rankings After all were eliminated from the NCAA Volleyball Tournament, three of the league's four teams ranked prior to the tourney dropped in this week's CSTV/AVCA Top 25 poll. Trinity University (35-3) slipped from third to sixth and Austin College (38-6) dropped from 11th to 13th. Colorado College (22-11), who was ranked 25th last week, dropped out of the poll this week - but did still receive votes. Southwestern University (30-12) moved from receiving votes to 25th in this week's rankings. It is the Pirates first appearance in the Top 25 since Oct. 9. Complete Rankings November 13, 2007 Lukaszewski of Southwestern; Listol of Austin College; Grant of Colorrado College selected to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team (From CoSIDA's website) NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Katy Lukaszewski of Southwestern University, Kaitlin Listol of Austin College and Meryn Grant of Colorado College were each voted to the 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Volleyball Team. Lukaszewski and Listol were voted to the District 6 Team while Grant was a member of the District 7 Team - as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Complete Release | Austin College Release | Southwestern Release | Colorado College Release November 13, 2007 Austin College's Listol leads seven SCAC players named to 2007 AVCA All-America Team (From CoSIDA's website) LEXINGTON, Ky. - Led by SCAC Player-of-the-Year Kaitlin Listol, the SCAC placed seven players on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America Teams for NCAA Division III women's volleyball. Austin College's Listol was the league's only First Team selection. Complete Release | Austin College Release | Colorado College Release | Southwestern Release | Trinity Release November 10, 2007 Trinity eliminated by Emory in South Region Final (From Austin College's website) SHERMAN, Texas - The No. 2-seeded Emory University Eagles (32-6) defeated No. 1-seeded Trinity University, 3-1, to win the NCAA Division III South Region Volleyball Championship and earn a spot in the Elite Eight next weekend at the Shirk Center in Bloomington, Illinois. Complete Release | NCAA South Region website | Trinity Release November 9, 2007 Trinity comes from behind to knock off Southwestern; Austin College eliminated from NCAA South Region Volleyball Tournament (From Austin College's website) SHERMAN, Texas - Just as it had done last week in the SCAC title match against Austin College, Trinity University fought back from a 2-0 deficit to take a 3-2 victory - this time over Southwestern University - in the semifinals of the NCAA Division III South Region Volleyball Tournament at Austin College. Meanwhile, Austin's season ended later in the evening with a 3-0 loss to Emory University in the other semifinal match-up. Complete Release | NCAA South Region website | Trinity Release | Southwestern Release | Austin College Release November 8, 2007 Austin College and Southwestern advance in NCAA Volleyball Tourney (From Austin College's website) SHERMAN, Texas - Austin College and Southwestern University both won their first round NCAA Volleyball match-ups on Thursday night. Third-seeded Austin needed five games to dispatch sixth-seeded Texas Lutheran and fourth-seeded Southwestern swept the fifth-seed Washington & Lee. Austin takes on second-seeded Emory University and Southwestern plays SCAC-rival and top-seeded Trinity University Friday evening. NCAA South Region website | Austin College Release | Southwestern Release November 8, 2007 Colorado College falls in NCAA Volleyball Tourney (From Cal State's website) HAYWARD, Calif. - Cal State East Bay advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III West Regional Championship by defeating Colorado College 30-25, 30-15, 28-30, 30-18 on Thursday. NCAA West Region website | Colorado College Release November 8, 2007 Trinity's Jenkins named AVCA Division III South Region Coach of the Year (From AVCA's website) LEXINGTON, Ky. - In her 23rd year at the helm of the Tigers, Julie Jenkins has continued a successful tenure at Trinity University leading her squad to a No. 3 ranking in the past four CSTV/AVCA Division III Coaches Top 25 Polls of 2007 heading into the NCAA Tournament. For her team's success, Jenkins was named AVCA Division III South Region Coach of the Year - the second consecutive year she has earned the honor. Complete Release | Trinity Release November 8, 2007 SCAC has eight make AVCA All-Region Volleyball teams Austin College's Ballard named South Region Freshman of the Year (From AVCA's website) LEXINGTON, Ky. - The SCAC placed eight players on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region Teams for NCAA Division III women's volleyball. Trinity University led the way with three selections, followed by Austin College and Southwestern University with two each. Colorado College had one selection. Complete Release | Austin College Release | Colorado College Release | Southwestern Release | Trinity Release November 6, 2007 Trinity remains third; Austin moves to 11th; Colorado College slips to 25th in CSTV/AVCA Top 25 There was little change for the three SCAC schools ranked in this week's CSTV/AVCA Top 25 poll. Trinity University (34-2), fresh off its 10th-straight SCAC title, is in third for the fourth consecutive week. SCAC runner-up Austin College (37-5) improved one place to 11th and Colorado College (22-10), who finished in fifth place at this past weekend's conference championships, slipped from 23rd to a tie for 25th. Southwestern University (29-11), which surged to a third-place SCAC Tournament finish, received votes in the rankings for the first time since the Oct. 16 poll. Complete Rankings November 5, 2007 SCAC sends four schools to NCAA Volleyball Championships INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - When the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Committee announced the field of 61 teams for the 2007 Division III Women's Volleyball Championship, four SCAC schools were invited to participate for the second consecutive year. Trinity University earned the league's automatic bid and Austin College, Colorado College and Southwestern University all received at-large bids. 2007 Selection Release | 2007 DIII Women's Volleyball Bracket | Austin College Release | Colorado College Release | Southwestern Release | Trinity Release | South Region Website November 3, 2007 Trinity wins 10th consecutive SCAC Volleyball title; defeats Austin College 3-2 in championship match SHERMAN, Texas - Trinity University fought back from a 2-0 deficit to even the match at two games apiece and then had to fight off three match points in the fifth and deciding game to take a hard-earned 3-2 victory over Austin College in the title game of the 2007 SCAC Volleyball Tournament. More to Come | SCAC Tournament Website November 2, 2007 Austin College takes three of four major awards in 2007 All-SCAC Volleyball voting SHERMAN, Texas - Austin College, which has already posted a program-best 35 wins and has been ranked in AVCA Top 25 all season, was rewarded for its highly successful season with three of the league’s four major postseason awards in exclusive all-conference voting by the head coaches of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Complete Release | SCAC Tournament Website October 30, 2007 Trinity remains third; Austin 12th; Colorado College improves to 23rd in CSTV/AVCA Top 25 There was little change for the three SCAC schools ranked in this week's CSTV/AVCA Top 25 poll. Trinity University (31-2) is in third for the third consecutive week and Austin College (35-4) remains at 12th. Colorado College (20-8) moved up one notch in the poll for the third consecutive week and is now 23rd. Complete Rankings October 23, 2007 SCAC releases 2007 Volleyball Tournament Bracket SUWANEE, Ga. - The 2007 SCAC Volleyball Tournament bracket has been released by the conference office. The championship event, which will be held Friday-Saturday, Nov. 2-3 on the campus of Austin College in Sherman, Texas, is the first post-season volleyball tournament the conference has conducted since 1999. Third-ranked Trinity University is the top seed for the 11-team event, which features five teams that have been nationally ranked at some point during the 2007 season. SCAC Volleyball Tournament Bracket October 23, 2007 Trinity remains third; Austin and Colorado College both move up a place in CSTV/AVCA Top 25 There was little change for the three SCAC schools ranked in this week's CSTV/AVCA Top 25 poll. Trinity University (28-1), who has won 25 straight matches, is in third for the second consecutive week. Austin College (32-3) and Colorado College (19-8) both moved up one notch in the poll and are now ranked 12th and 24th respectively. Austin is also sporting an impressive win streak and has won its last 22 straight matches. For the first time this season, neither Rhodes College or Southwestern University received votes in the poll. Complete Rankings October 21, 2007 Birmingham-Southern finishes 4-0 at final divisional of 2007 regular season GREENCASTLE, Ind. - Birmingham-Southern was the only team to manage a perfect 4-0 mark at the SCAC Central/East Divisional #2, hosted this past weekend by DePauw University. Centre College and the host school, DePauw, both went 3-1 with each team's sole loss coming to Birmingham-Southern. SCAC Central/East Divisional #2 website October 19, 2007 DePauw hosts final divisional of 2007 regular season GREENCASTLE, Ind. - DePauw University plays host to the SCAC Central/East Divisional #2 this weekend - the sixth and final divisional volleyball tournament of the 2007 regular season. Competition begins Saturday at Noon and runs through Sunday afternoon. SCAC Central/East Divisional #2 website October 16, 2007 Austin College's Ballard named DIII National Player of the Week (From AVCA.org) LEXINGTON, Ky. - Morgan Ballard, a freshman middle blocker for then-No. 14 Austin College, has been named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division III National Player of the Week for helping her team to three wins last week, including a win over nationally ranked Southwestern (Texas). Complete Release | Austin College Release October 16, 2007 Trinity moves to third; Austin to 13th; Colorado College enters at 25th in CSTV/AVCA Top 25 Southwestern drops out of Top 25 The SCAC continues with three schools ranked in this week's CSTV/AVCA Top 25 poll, but the make-up of those three changed for the first time this season. Trinity University (26-1) continues its climb up the rankings is now in third - up one place from last week. Austin College (26-3) also moved up one position and is now 13th. Colorado College (18-8) replaced Southwestern University as the third SCAC team in the rankings and enters this week's poll at 25th. Southwestern (16-9), who was 23rd last week, dropped from the rankings for the first time this season. The Pirates, along with Rhodes College (14-10) both received votes in the Top 25 poll. Complete Rankings October 13, 2007 Austin College and Trinity run the table for the second consecutive volleyball weekend SAN ANTONIO, Texas - For the second consecutive weekend, 14th-ranked Austin College and fourth-ranked Trinity University posted 4-0 weekends - this time at the SCAC Volleyball East/West Divisional #2 on the campus of Trinity. SCAC East/West Divisional #2 website October 12, 2007 Trinity plays host to East/West Divisional SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Trinity University plays host to the SCAC East/West Divisional #2 this weekend - the fifth divisional volleyball tournament of the 2007 regular season. Competition begins Friday at Noon and runs through Saturday afternoon. SCAC East/West Divisional #2 website | SCAC Spike Weekly October 9, 2007 Trinity improves to fourth; Austin to 14th; Southwestern slips to 23rd in CSTV/AVCA Top 25 The SCAC continues with three schools ranked and two more receiving votes in this week's CSTV/AVCA Top 25 poll. Trinity University (21-1) improved one position to fourth after spending three weeks at fifth. Austin College (22-3) moves from 16th to 14th and Southwestern University (14-7) slipped five places from 18th to 23rd. Colorado College (15-7) and Rhodes College (14-10) continue to receive votes in the Top 25 poll. Complete Rankings October 7, 2007 Austin College and Trinity sweep at Central/West Divisional #2 (From Rhodes' website) MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Fifth-ranked Trinity University and 16th-ranked Austin College both went 4-0 at the SCAC Central/West Divisional #2 at Rhodes College this past weekend. The Tigers defeated Hendrix, Birmingham-Southern, Millsaps and 18th-ranked Southwestern while the 'Roos defeated Hendrix, Millsaps, Rhodes and Colorado College. Central/West Divisional #2 Website October 5, 2007 Rhodes College to host Central/West Divisional (From Rhodes' website) MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Rhodes College is the host school for the second SCAC Central/West Divisional which will be played this Saturday and Sunday. All five of the schools in the league (Trinity, Austin, Southwestern, Colorado College and Rhodes) that are currently nationally-ranked or receiving votes in the Top 25 poll are will be in action this weekend. Central/West Divisional #2 Website October 2, 2007 Trinity fifth; Austin 16th; Southwestern 18th in CSTV/AVCA Top 25 The SCAC continues with three schools ranked and two more receiving votes in this week's CSTV/AVCA Top 25 poll. Trinity University (16-1) is in fifth for the third consecutive week, and Austin College (18-3) is 16th for the second consecutive week. Southwestern University (13-3) improved one position to 18th. Colorado College (12-5) and Rhodes College (11-7) swapped places in the others receiving votes category and are 1-2 in those schools just outside of the Top 25. Complete Rankings September 30, 2007 Birmingham-Southern and Rhodes perfect at SCAC Central/East Divisional CONWAY, Ark. - Both Birmingham-Southern College and Rhodes College went a perfect 4-0 a the Central/East Divisional #1 played Saturday and Sunday on the campus of Hendrix College. Birmingham-Southern defeated Oglethorpe (3-0), Sewanee (3-0), DePauw (3-0) and Hendrix (3-0) while Rhodes defeated Sewanee (3-2), DePauw (3-1), Centre (3-0) and Millsaps (3-0). SCAC Central/East Divisional Website September 27, 2007 Hendrix prepares to host SCAC Central/East Divisional CONWAY, Ark. - Hendrix College welcomes the schools from the Central Division and the schools from the East Division to its campus for the 2007 Central/East I Divisional. Hendrix gets to showcase its brand new Wellness and Athletics Center as the Warriors host their first-ever conference event since the facility opened last month. SCAC Central/East Divisional Homepage September 25, 2007 Trinity fifth; Austin 16th; Southwestern 19th in CSTV/AVCA Top 25 As was the case last week, the SCAC has three schools ranked and two more receiving votes in this week's CSTV/AVCA Top 25 poll. Trinity University (16-1) leads the way at fifth for the second consecutive week. Austin College (14-3) improved one position to 16th and Southwestern University (13-3) dropped one position to 19th. Rhodes College (7-7) received the most votes of any school outside of the Top 25 and Colorado College (12-5) is immediately behind Rhodes in the others receiving votes category. Complete Rankings September 23, 2007 Austin and Trinity run the table at East/West Divisional DANVILLE, Ky. - Nationally-ranked Austin College (17th) and Trinity University (fifth) both posted perfect 4-0 marks at the East/West Divisional held this past Saturday and Sunday at Centre College. SCAC East/West Divisional Homepage September 20, 2007 Centre plays host to East/West Divisional DANVILLE, Ky. - Centre College plays host to the SCAC East/West Divisional this weekend - the second divisional volleyball tournament of the 2007 regular season. Competition begins Saturday at Noon and runs through Sunday afternoon. SCAC East/West Divisional Homepage September 18, 2007 Trinity fifth; Austin 17th; Southwestern 18th in CSTV/AVCA Top 25 The SCAC has three schools ranked and two more receiving votes in this week's CSTV/AVCA Top 25 poll. Trinity University (12-1) leads the way at fifth - up two positions from last week. Austin College (10-3) slipped from 12th to 17th and Southwestern University (10-2) dropped three positions to 18th. Rhodes College (7-7) received the most votes of any school outside of the Top 25 and Colorado College (9-4) is just two places behind Rhodes in the others receiving votes. Complete Rankings September 17, 2007 Trinity goes undefeated at highly competitive SCAC Central/West Divisional COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Seventh-ranked Trinity University was the only team to go undefeated at the SCAC Central/West Divisional, defeating #12 Austin College on Sunday to cap its 4-0 run. Of the eight teams competing at Colorado College, three were nationally ranked (Austin, Southwestern and Trinity) and two others (Rhodes and Colorado College) were ranked or receiving votes in the pre-season. SCAC Central/West Divisional homepage | SCAC Spike Weekly September 13, 2007 Colorado College to play host to SCAC Central/West Divisional COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado College will host the first SCAC Volleyball Divisional Tournament of the 2007 season this Friday and Saturday. The four schools from the Central Division (Birmingham-Southern, Hendrix, Millsaps and Rhodes) will compete in a round-robin format against the four schools from the West Divsion (Austin, Colorado, Southwestern and Trinity). For complete results as they occur, click to the official website of the SCAC Central/West Divisional. September 11, 2007 Trinity 7th; Austin 12th; Southwestern 15th in CSTV/AVCA Top 25 The SCAC has three schools ranked in the first regular season CSTV/AVCA Top 25 poll. Trinity University (8-1) leads the way and remains at seventh - just as it was in the preseason rankings. Austin College (9-0) improved from 14th to 12th and Southwestern University (8-0) moved four places from 19th to 15th. Rhodes College (4-5), which was 13th in the preseason rankings, dropped out of the Top 25, but did receive the third-most votes of any school outside of the rankings. Complete Rankings August 29, 2007 Trinity picked to win 10th straight SCAC Volleyball title SUWANEE, Ga. - In exclusive voting by the head coaches of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), Trinity University has been selected to win its 10th-consecutive conference title. Coach Julie Jenkins’ Tigers received nine of a possible 11 first-place votes and 118 points total in the preseason poll. Complete Release August 21, 2007 SCAC has four ranked in CSTV/AVCA Preseason Top 25 The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) has four schools ranked in the preseason CSTV/AVCA Top 25 regular season poll for the 2007 season. Trinity University is seventh, Rhodes College is 13th, Austin College is 14th and Southwestern University is 19th. Additionally, Colorado College received votes and is seven places outside of the Top 25. The SCAC was the only conference to have more than three teams ranked. Complete Rankings August 14, 2007 SCAC releases 2007 Volleyball schedule Click here for the 2007 SCAC composite volleyball schedule. The Top Volleyball Stories of 2006 Click here to view stories, as well as standings and statistics, from the 2006 SCAC volleyball season.