2009 NCAA Volleyball National Championship CU vs WTAMU

Concordia University, St. Paul won its third consecutive DII Volleyball Championship on Saturday, December 5, 2009, defeating West Texas A&M University 25-18, 25-18, 25-16 at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Golden Bears took the match in straight sets, the 32nd time out of 37 season matches that CU won without giving up a set. Freshman middle hitter Cassie Haag (Plymouth, Minn.) led the team with 13 kills and four blocks. Maggie McNamara (S, Sr., Zumbrota, Minn.) added 38 assists to wrap up her four-time All-American career with an NCAA record 7,341 assists. Senior Mary Slinger (L, Faribault, Minn.) completes her career as CU's all-time digs leader with 2,349 digs, adding 20 to her career total in tonight's Championship match.
West Texas A&M had a massive defensive effort that held the Golden Bears to their second lowest hitting average of the season, .174. But Concordia countered with a defensive front that once again featured a tremendous blocking front. CU got countless touches on the Lady Buff attacks and whenever a hit DID manage to get past the net, the Slinger-led defense stepped in to save the day. West Texas was held to only 26 kills in the match with a .037 hitting average. This was the first time the Lady Buffs were swept this season.
The Golden Bears had five players named to the 2009 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team, Maggie McNamara, Mary Slinger, Cassie Haag, Emily Palkert and Megan Carlson.
This video, which showcases all the excitement leading up to, and including, the game was filmed and produced by Concordia-St. Paul alumns Chris Fink, Josh Whitcomb, and Shane Wasserman, as part of their production team: 651 Media. Music provided by freeplaymusic.com.
To find out more about Golden Bear athletics, visit: http://www.cugoldenbears.com/
To find out more about 651 Media, visit: http://www.651media.com/

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[bigspoon87]

epic championship beatdown...

[6032beauty]

yeah, i'm 4,8. not so good :/

[andrew19126]

you dont have to be tall. i've seen 5 feet 5 inch BOYS and GIRLS jump up and spike a ball over an 8 foot net

[TheLeilisa]

im 5ft 10 is it good for VOLLEYBALL?

[canadianboyy14]

epic V-ball skills, the pretty girls in spandex shorts arent bad either ;)