ATLANTA - The third seeded Berry Vikings completed their quest at a five peat for the SAA crown this afternoon in Atlanta, Georgia.
Coming into the contest, the Vikings sat at 0-7 all-time against the ranked Tigers of Trinity. Berry completed a sweep today (3-0) in the championship contest to claim their first victory over Trinity and capture their eight SAA Tournament Championship in the last ten seasons.
Berry earns the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA championships.
The full selection show will be Monday, November 17 at 1 p.m. ET
here.
Berry was led by three today achieving 10+ kills. Senior Lura Underwood led the way with 15 against the Tigers and tournamnet MVP Keira Kruk (11) and Madie Whitehead (10) led closely behind.
Whitehead's four blocks also led the team to keep all Trinity attackers under 10 kills and build more momentum for Berry.
In the first set everything was notched up until a huge 5-0 run from the Vikings separated them at 19-14. After claiming set one, the Vikings built on their momentum as Trinity struggled to lead.
Berry took the last two sets 25-21 to claim the 2025 title.
All-Tournament Team:
Syd Bietz - Centre
Emily Marks - Southwestern
Courtney Pope - Trinity
Annabelle Lanik - Trinity
Ava Brovet - Berry
Andrea Hurt - Berry
Keira Kruk - Berry (MVP)
For more information on all things SAA, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the SAA's home on the internet at www.saa-sports.com. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Southern Athletic Association news by following @SAA_Sports on Twitter (X) and @SAA_Sports on Instagram.