Volleyball

Tigers Finish Tournament With Loss to Southwestern

Greencastle, Indiana - The 11th-ranked Trinity Tigers ended the SCAC East-West Tournament with a five-set loss to the No. 18 Southwestern Pirates Sunday at DePauw University.

Southwestern beat Trinity 26-24, 21-25, 25-15, 22-25, 15-6 on the final day of competition. The Tigers (14-5, 6-2 SCAC) lost 3-0 earlier in the day to the host DePauw Tigers. Trinity finished with a 2-2 mark at the SCAC event.

Trinity junior setter Caiti Troyer chalked up 52 assists, 14 digs and two blocks. Senior outside hitter Amy Mittelstaedt was the kills leader with 14. Mittelstaedt also had nine digs and two blocks. First-year libero Meredith Erwin was the Tigers’ digs leader, with 22. Senior middle blocker Aly Hazelwood amassed a team-leading five blocks. Hazelwood also led with three aces, while adding 11 kills.

First-year outside hitter Madison McMahon contributed 13 kills. Senior middle blocker Ginger Haley had eight kills and three blocks, and  junior right-side player Tayler Malloy added seven kills and two blocks.

The Tigers will host Our Lady of the Lake University at 6 p.m. Thursday in Sams Gym.

Trinity's second SCAC loss of the year marks the first time the Tigers have lost more than once in a season in  conference play