Volleyball

Trinity Defeats Our Lady of the Lake Thursday Night

Greencastle, Indiana - The Trinity University Tigers volleyball team beat the Our Lady of the Lake Saints 25-16, 32-30, 25-15 Thursday in Sams Gym.

Trinity, ranked 16th in the NCAA Division III, improved to 15-5. Our Lady of the Lake, a member of the NAIA, now stands at 7-7. The Saints edged the Tigers 3-2 on Sept. 4, during the Trinity River City Classic.

Tiger first-year outside hitter Madison McMahon hit .640 (18 kills, 2 errors, 25 total attempts. She also contributed five digs and a block.

Senior middle blocker Aly Hazelwood recorded a .368 hitting percentage (9 kills, 2 errors, 19 total attempts), along with one ace, two digs, and a block.

Junior setter Caiti Troyer produced 42 assists and led the match in digs, with 11. Troyer also had one kill and a block.

Sophomore middle blocker Maddy Hazelwood was the team’s blocks leader, with two. Senior outside hitter Amy Mittelstaedt added 14 kills, a service ace, and five digs. Junior defensive specialist Adriene Busch fired in an ace and made five digs. Junior outside hitter Alexis Edwards had nine digs.          

Trinity hit .394 for the match, including .692 in the third set. The Lake was limited to .186.

The Tigers will host Texas-Brownsville at 6:00 p.m. next Wednesday.

Madison McMahon and the Tigers avenged an earlier loss to OLLU, and she led the team with 18 kills and a .640 hitting percentage