Volleyball

Tigers Open 2009 With a Pair of Victories

San Antonio - Julie Jenkins celebrated the start of her 25^th year as head coach of the Tigers with two victories Tuesday in Sams Gym.

The 12^th-ranked Tigers beat Mary Hardin-Baylor 3-0 (25-15, 25-7, 25-9) in the opener, and then took out Schreiner 3-0 (26-24, 25-8, 25-21) in the second match of the evening.

Senior outside hitter Amy Mittelstaedt was the kill leader for both matches, picking up 11 and 10, respectively. Junior setter Cati Troyer was highly effective, registering 29 assists against UMHB and 10 in the Schreiner match. Troyer also fired in three aces against UMHB.

Junior defensive specialist Emily Hilliard shared the lead in digs (nine) with first-year defensive specialist Meredith Erwin against Mary Hardin-Baylor. Erwin also had a team-high five aces. Hilliard picked up 11 digs against Schreiner.

In the blocks category, senior middle blocker Aly Hazelwood showed her mettle with five against UMHB (as did Troyer) and four against Schreiner.

The Tigers will host Concordia at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, then will welcome in four other teams for the Trinity University River City Classic.  Our Lady of the Lake, California Lutheran, UT-Dallas, and Bridgewater will play in the two-day tournament.

Trinity's first road trip will be September 11-12 at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.

Caiti Troyer led the Tigers in assists in both matches, as well as tallying three aces to pace the team against UMHB

Aly Hazelwood (middle) recorded nine blocks on opening day