In the final round of the Southern States Athletic Conference tournament, the Lady Hawks beat the Lee University Flames, 3-2, to capture their first-ever championship title and to receive an automatic bid to the region tournament. Shorter didn’t lose a game in the double-elimination tournament, which included two victories over Lee, one over cross-town rival Berry College, and one over conference-foe Reinhardt College.

The Lady Hawks won the first match of the final game, 32-30, then got a scare in the next two as Lee won 22-30, and 24-30. Shorter rebounded to take the last two, 32-30 and 15-12.

In addition to their first-ever championship, Kate Puckett and Kasi Runion were named First Team All-Conference, and Kristy Walker and Jenny Mealer received Second Team All-Conference honors. Runion and Walker were also named All-Tournament selections.