Volleyball

Trinity Eliminated in Regional Semifinals

San Antonio - The Tiger volleyball team was eliminated from the NCAA Regional Tournament in a 3-2 loss to Southwestern University on Friday night.

Trinity (31-10) dropped the first game 18-25, but then stormed back with a 25-22 win in the second and a 28-26 victory in the third.  Southwestern rallied to tie it with a 25-21 win in the fourth, then held on for a 15-10 win in the fifth after jumping out to a big lead early.

Megan Dudley and Caroline Keener both finished with double-doubles to lead the Tigers.  Dudley had a team-best 14 kills to go with 24 digs and three blocks, while Keener led the team with 27 assists and 19 digs.

Caiti Troyer tallied 21 assists and tied for the team lead with two service aces.  Megan Guest also had a pair of aces to go with her team-high 31 digs.  Ginger Haley scored 11 blocks to go with six kills, and Amy Mittelstaedt contributed nine kills and 12 digs.

Southwestern advances to face Emory University in tomorrow's NCAA Regional Final, with the winner of that match advancing to the NCAA Quarterfinals.

Trinity's season ends after winning the team's 11th consecutive SCAC crown and advancing to the NCAA Playoffs for the 17th straight season.