Volleyball

Seventh-Ranked Trinity Beats No. 12 Austin

Colorado Springs, Colorado - The Tiger volleyball team, ranked seventh in the nation, defeated No. 12 Austin College 3-2 to finish off the SCAC Central-West Tournament on Saturday.

Trinity (12-1, 4-0) won 24-30, 30-23, 30-27, 25-30, and 15-10 to wrap up an unbeaten opening weekend of SCAC action for the defending conference champions.

Caroline Keener finished with a season-high 58 assists in the match, recording the seventh 50-assist match of her career.  Her career high was 61 in a playoff win over Christopher Newport in 2005. 

Amy Mittelstaedt and Leslie Schornack finished with 15 kills each to lead the team and Joni Jacobi recorded 26 digs.

Sara Buros added three more service aces to her season-leading total, and Aly Hazelwood totaled seven blocks to lead the Tigers.

Trinity will continue SCAC play next weekend, facing off against DePauw, Sewanee, Centre, and Southwestern in the SCAC East-West Tournament in Danville, Kentucky.  The Tigers return home on October 3 to face Texas Lutheran University.