Volleyball

Fifth-Ranked Trinity Defeats No. 18 Southwestern

Memphis, Tennessee - Trinity's volleyball team, ranked fifth in Division III, defeated No. 18 Southwestern 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at the SCAC East-West Tournament.

Trinity (21-1, 11-0) won for the 18th consecutive time on Sunday, splitting the first two games 30-23 and 27-30, but putting the match away with wins of 30-28 and 30-26 in games three and four.

Micaeli Smith led the team with 17 kills for the second time this weekend, while Joni Jacobi tallied an impressive 33 digs.  The 33 digs ties teammate Megan Guest for the fifth-most in school history for a single match - a mark that Guest reached exactly one month ago today.

Caroline Keener recorded 53 assists to lead the team, and also tied for the team lead with two service aces.  Also with two aces were Jacobi and Katelyn Kershner.  Leslie Schornack finished with a team-best seven blocks in the match.

Trinity returns home this week for five matches from Thursday to Saturday, facing Whittier (CA) on Thursday, then taking on SCAC competition on Friday and Saturday.