Volleyball

Trinity Rallies from Two Games Down to Beat Redlands

Tacoma, Washington - The Tiger volleyball team found itself in a two-game hole to start Saturday's final match at the Puget Sound Invitational, but still managed to pull off a 3-2 win over the University of Redlands.

Trinity (5-3) lost 24-26 and 13-25 in the opening games, but stormed back with 25-13 and 25-14 wins in the next two games.  The Tigers wrapped up the come-from-behind victory with a 15-12 win in the finale.

Amy Mittelstaedt and Caroline Keener both had double-doubles to lead the Tigers to victory on Saturday.  Mittelstaedt finished with a team-best 17 kills and a .340 hitting percentage, as well as recording 11 digs and five blocks defensively.  Keener had 45 assists and 15 digs, also adding four kills and a pair of blocks.

Megan Dudley finished with eight kills in this match, and was named to the All-Tournament team for her collective effort this weekend.  Also on the All-Tournament team was Ginger Haley, who finished with 11 kills and four blocks in today's match against Redlands.

Megan Guest had two aces and 23 digs to lead the team in both categories, while Alexis Edwards added a solid 16 digs for the Tigers.  Aly Hazelwood finished with a team-high six blocks as well.

Trinity returns home next weekend for the Trinity University River City Classic.  The two-day tournament will feature matches against Texas Lutheran, Carthage, Linfield, and St. Thomas.  Carthage and Linfield were both ranked in the top 10 in the preseason, as were the sixth-ranked Tigers.