Georgian Court Claims 2013 CACC Volleyball Championship with 3-2 Win over Philadelphia U.
Lakewood, N.J.- The Georgian Court University women's volleyball squad earned its first Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) crown since winning four straight from 2006-2009 as the Lions downed Philadelphia University in a 3-2 (25-21, 20-25, 20-25, 25-21, 17-15) classic Saturday afternoon in the GCU Wellness Center.
Georgian Court improves to 20-12 overall and received the CACC's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Philadelphia ends the season with a 20-9 overall record.
Georgian Court was led by red shirt junior outside hitter Tatiana Villariny who recorded a match-best 27 kills for the Lions. Fellow red shirt juniors Jaslene Lopez racked up 55 assists and defensive specialist Francheska Cedres had 15 digs in the win.
Senior outside hitter Brittany Olson and sophomore middle hitter Chelsea Hughes both had 13 kills for the Rams in the loss. Sophomore setter Allyson Schillinger tallied 17 assists, while senior libero Morgan McCarthy had a team-high 13 digs.
2013 CACC All-Tournament Team:
Tatiana Villariny Rodriguez, Georgian Court, MVP
Anabelle Barinas, Georgian Court
Jhoan Rivera Agosto, Georgian Court
Brittany Olson, Philadelphia
Chelsea Hughes, Philadelphia
Katie Shorter, Wilmington
Taylor Zaeske, Caldwell
Olivia Emerson, Felician
Emma Herring, Holy Family
Deborah Schendel, Nyack
McKenzie John, Dominican
2013 CACC Volleyball Championship
Tuesday, November 12 | Friday, November 15 | Saturday, November 16 | ||||||||
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
#1N Caldwell | 3 | |||||||||
#4S Holy Family | 0 | |||||||||
#2S Philadelphia U. | 3 | #1N Caldwell | 1 | |||||||
#3N Dominican | 2 | #2S Philadelphia | 3 | #2S Philadelphia | 2 | |||||
#3S Georgian Court | ||||||||||
#1S Wilmington | 3 | #1S Wilimington | 0 | #3S Georgian Court | 3 |
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#4N Felician | 0 | #3S Georgian Court | 3 | |||||||
#2N Nyack | 1 | |||||||||
#3S Georgian Court | 3 |