Volleyball

Trinity Wins Battle of Ranked Teams

Danville, Kentucky - In a battle between two teams ranked in the top 20 nationally, No. 5 Trinity came out ahead of 18th-ranked Southwestern by a final of 3-1 on Sunday afternoon.

Trinity (16-1, 8-0) won 30-25, 23-30, 30-21, and 30-20 in the matchup of ranked teams - the first meeting of the season between the two Texas schools.

The highlights of the match included a near record-setting performance from middle blocker Leslie Schornack.  Schornack led the team with 13 blocks in the match, which ranks second all-time for a single match.  The record of 14 blocks was set in 2005 by Lauren Jackson. 

All-American Sara Buros recorded 17 kills to lead Trinity, while Caroline Keener averaged better than 13 assists/game.  Keener finished with 55 assists in the four games.

Joni Jacobi, who recorded 30 digs in a match earlier this weekend, nearly equaled that total against Southwestern, finishing with a team-best 29 digs.  Aly Hazelwood led the team with three service aces.

Trinity will be off next week, but will return to action at home on October 3 against Texas Lutheran University.  The Tigers have won 13 consecutive matches.