Volleyball

Four Tiger Players Earn All-Region Honors

San Antonio - After wrapping up the team's 13th overall - and ninth consecutive - Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship, four Trinity volleyball players have earned All-Region honors.

The American Volleyball Coaches Association All-South Region First Team featured Sara Buros, Elisabeth Stuart, and Tiffany Winkler.  Senior Jessie Dureell earned honorable mention.

Dureell leads the team with a hitting percentage of .377 this season, which would be a new school record if she continues her strong play.  She is also second on the team with 103 blocks this year, averaging 1.02 blocks/game.

Stuart has recorded 919 assists this season, and has led the team to a hitting percentage of .294 this season.  Stuart is also averaging nearly 2.25 digs/game, and is also second on the team with 64 aces this year. 

Winkler came on strong late to finish the regular season with a hitting percentage of .308, and take over the team lead with 344 kills.  She is also averaging over three kills/game - one of only three players to do so this season.

Buros, a 2005 All-Region selection, leads the team with 3.43 kills/game and is hitting .345 this season.  She is also averaging 3.19 digs/game, and is second on the team in both total kills and total digs - as well as hitting percentage.  Buros has also recorded 45 service aces this year (0.44/game) and 80 blocks (0.78/game).

Trinity (32-6) has also qualified for the NCAA playoffs for the 15th straight season, and will host this year's NCAA South Region Championships.  Austin College, Averett University, Emory University, Hardin-Simmons University, and Southwestern University will join the Tigers for the three-day, single-elimination event that will begin Thursday afternoon at 4:30 p.m.