GEORGETOWN, Texas — The Southwestern volleyball team was swept by the No. 1 team in the nation, losing to Colorado College for the second time in as many days by a score of 3-0 with (25-14, 25-19, 25-14). 

"Playing one of the best teams in the country will make you understand the areas that you need to be clean and execute play to play. This was a great weekend of volleyball and a great weekend for us to grow and develop," head coach Don Flora said. "We competed at a high level for a few points at a time. Now, we need to transfer that to the point-to-point. This group is really good at learning and understanding what it takes to get better each day." 

Colorado College handled some of Southwestern's biggest swings with 61 digs and turned them into quick attacks the other way, finishing with a .362 hitting percentage and limiting the Pirates to .082. The Tigers' Isabella Vasquez did a lot of the heavy lifting, leading Colorado College with 12 kills on 27 attempts with just two errors for an efficient .370 hitting percentage. 

Southwestern was held to nine kills in all three sets, hitting just .077 in the first, .057 in the second, and .111 in the third. The Pirates were led by Alex Grooms, who had seven kills with a .148 hitting percentage. Lauren Crabtree had six kills for a team-high .222 hitting percentage and 11 digs. Katelyn Whitehead at 11 assists and 10 digs. 

Colorado College remains undefeated at 8-0, dropping Southwestern down to 2-3. The Pirates will hit the road for a mid-week doubleheader against Trinity on Wednesday, March 17, at 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.