Volleyball

La Verne Bests Trinity in Matchup of Ranked Teams

Tacoma, Washington - Trinity and La Verne, two teams ranked in the top 10 of Division III, squared off at the Puget Sound Invitational on Friday night, with fifth-ranked La Verne winning 3-1 over No. 6 Trinity.

Trinity (3-3) was held to just a .203 hitting percentage in the match, despite coming out with a .382 percentage in game one.  La Verne won 25-23, 15-25, 25-17, and 25-18.

Amy Mittelstaedt and Megan Dudley tied for the team lead with 12 kills, while Dudley added 11 digs to post her fourth double-double of the season.

Aly Hazelwood finished with 11 kills and a team-best .304 hitting percentage, while also tying Megan Guest for the team lead in service aces.  Guest and Hazelwood finished with three aces each, while Guest also led Trinity with 17 digs. 

Ginger Haley recorded a team-best three blocks, while Caroline Keener finished with 34 assists and 13 digs.  Alexis Edwards also added 12 digs for the Tigers.

Trinity will face hosting Puget Sound tomorrow, which is ranked seventh nationally.  The Tigers finish off the tough four-match road weekend with the University of Redlands.