COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- Texas Lutheran Volleyball beat #RV Colorado College, 25-21, 19-25, 21-25, 25-17, 15-11, to clinch the SCAC Gold Division outright on Sunday at Reid Arena in Colorado Springs.
The Bulldogs (19-5, 11-0 SCAC) win their first SCAC regular season title of any kind and clinches a top two-seed in the 2026 SCAC Tournament in Longview. The regular season title is the first regular season championship since 2010's American Southwest Conference West Division co-championship.
Briana Salvatierra-Moore (San Antonio/Antonian College Prep) led Texas Lutheran with 14 kills and added six blocks and three digs.
Zaria Solis (Burnet/Burnet) had 11 kills, four blocks, and six digs.
Nadia Dunn (Houston/Pearland) joined them in double figures with ten kills.
Addison Gallegos (Floresville/Jourdanton) had 25 assists, nine digs, and a kill, while
Ella Waterbury (Buda/Johnson) had 23 assists, eight digs, and an ace.
Kieryn Adams (Schulenburg/Schulenburg) led the Bulldogs with 19 digs to go with nine assists.
Texas Lutheran started fast taking an early 10-5 lead to force a Colorado College timeout. The Bulldogs never relinquished that lead after the early run, taking the first set 25-21. Dunn highlighted the opening set with four kills.
Colorado College tied the match up with a 25-19 win in the second set, as they hit .250 and held Texas Lutheran to a .171 hitting percentage. There were seven ties in the set but only two lead changes.
The Tigers took a 2-1 lead following a back-and-forth third set that saw eight ties and six lead changes. The Bulldogs trailed 18-17 before the Tigers pulled away to take the set 25-21.
The fourth set was tied 10-all before the Bulldogs rallied with a 15-7 run to force a decisive fifth set. The Bulldogs defense limited the Tigers attack to a -.048 hitting percentage in the set.
Neither team could create separation in the fifth set as the set saw eight ties and six lead changes. Texas Lutheran trailed 11-10 before rattling off five straight points to take the match in five.
Ava Search (Richmond/Needville) sealed the match with three straight kills.
The Bulldogs will return home to Memorial Gymnasium on Friday, Nov. 6 to host St. Thomas at 6 PM. Friday's match will serve as Senior Night as the Bulldogs will recognize their lone senior,
Dallas Copelin (Houston/St. John XXIII College Preparatory) The match will be streamed on FloCollege. All streaming and live stats links will be available on tlubulldogs.com.
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