Volleyball

Tigers Fall to OLLU to Open River City Classic

San Antonio - A scrappy Our Lady of the Lake University team upset the Trinity Tigers 3-2 Friday in the opening match of the Trinity River City Classic in Sams Gym.

Trinity (3-1), ranked No. 12 in the NCAA Division III, won the first two games 25-23 and 25-21. The Saints, also from San Antonio, won three straight games 25-19, 25-16 15-12 in the two-hour match.

The Lake hit .205 in the match had the Tigers had a .197 mark.  Trinity will take on 14^th-ranked California Lutheran tonight at 7.

Tiger senior outside hitter Amy Mittlestaedt led the contest with 21 kills and sophomore middle blocker Maddy Hazelwood added 10. Hazelwood hit .571 (10 kills, 2 errors, 14 total attacks).

Junior setter Caiti Troyer registered 46 assists and led the game in digs with 20. Junior libero Adriene Busch fired in three service aces and senior middle blocker Aly Hazelwood had four blocks.

The Saints Liza Rodriguez had 11 kills and three aces. Kelsey Johnson and Jasmine Price each had 10 kills. Elyse Escobar produced 20 assists, and . Norma Fraga was the digs leader with 14.

Caiti Troyer registered career highs with 46 assists and 20 digs to open the weekend tournament, but the Tigers fell short