Williamstown's victory over Southern on Tuesday was one for the record books. Not only did the Braves defeat the previously undefeated Rams, they recorded the program's 100th victory.

"That win was very big for us," said Williamstown coach Chris Sheppard, the Braves only coach since the program began seven seasons ago. "It was an incredible match."

The Braves, who, after Wednesday's win over Winslow Township, are 18-2 overall, won the Southern contest 2-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-23). The Rams had entered the match at 27-0.

"The girls didn't know about 100 wins until I told them they were sitting on 98," said Sheppard, whose team won No. 99 and clinched its fourth straight Olympic Conference Patriot Division title during Monday's win over Shawnee. "We wanted to get No. 100 at home and Southern was our final home game."

Sheppard ended up having more than just Southern to worry about. Before the match, Sheppard learned that starting senior outside hitter Caitlin Wright, who injured her hand in warm-ups prior to Monday's Shawnee match, was sidelined with a broken thumb.

Sheppard ended up shifting senior Kelly Boeckle to Wright's position and senior Lori Zott, who has been slowed with a shoulder injury, came off the bench to fill Boeckle' spot.

"Lori always gave 100 percent at practices, even when she wasn't playing," Sheppard said. "And that attitude paid off."

The Braves roster against Southern was rounded out by regular starters sophomore Nina Camaioni and seniors Rachel Williams, Natalie Powell and Jill Lawlor.

Junior setter Kim Lull has also contributed to the Braves success this season.

Williamstown is seeded sixth in next week's state Group 3 tournament. The Braves received a first round bye and will play the winner of Tuesday's match between No. 11 Ramapo and No. 22 Parsippany Hills. More History

Our Lady of Mercy clinched the inaugural Olympic Conference Freedom Division title. After Wednesday's win over Cinnaminson, the Villagers had a divisional record of 9-0 and overall mark of 15-2.

"Our goal now is to go farther in the states," said OLMA coach Don Mills, whose team was knocked out in the first round last year. "We're a better team this season because we have more experience."

The 10th-seeded Villagers, whose only defeats were to fellow divisional champions Williamstown and Moorestown, will host No. 23 St. Elizabeth in Tuesday's first round of the state Group 1 tournament.

"We have a strong attack. We're always hitting," Mills said. "Our strongest asset is our serving percentage. Five of our girls have a 92 percent or better percentage."

The Villagers attack is lead by their four captains; senior hitters Judy Millili and Kendrea Martin, senior setter Lisa BiFulco and junior hitter Jeanne Casagrande.

"Jeanne is our best all-around player. She plays every position," Mills said. "All four girls are outstanding leaders and players."

Junior Kellianne Smith and Gina DiMeglio, both outstanding servers and diggers, play regularly. OLMA has an excellent junior setter in Marci Carmona.

The Villagers roster also includes seniors Victoria Reigart and Catie Buttner, juniors Kait Casper and Michelle Glass and sophomores Therese Delia and Brigid Smith. Three-peat

Moorestown clinched its third straight National Division title Wednesday with a 2-0 (25-14, 25-8) win over Sterling.

"Our junior class hasn't gone a year without winning the division," Moorestown coach Scott Atkinson said. "I just would have liked a little higher seed in the state tournament."

Moorestown, 19-2 overall after Wednesday's win, is seeded 14th in the state Group 3 tournament and will host No. 19 Holy Angels Tuesday in the first round. The Quakers have a very deep roster that includes seniors Meghan Morrissey, Kara Burnham, Jess Kloss, Katie McCusker, Christina Szymczak, Molly Wood and Tara Bevillard, juniors Erika Iouriev and Shay Aaron, sophomores Casey Dashnow and Devon Johnston and freshmen Chris Velott and Brittany Booth.