Posted: Apr 16, 2021
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Second-seeded Trinity University hit .412 for the match and cruised to a 3-0 sweep over seventh-seeded Schreiner University Friday evening in 2020-21 SCAC Volleyball Championship Quarterfinal play at Calgaard Gymnasium. Official Championships Website
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Trinity jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the first set and never trailed in taking the set by the 25-18 score.
- Although Schreiner held early leads in both the second and third sets, the Tigers prevailed in both by the identical 25-12 scores. Trailing 9-7 in the third set, Trinity went on an 18-3 run to finish off the match.
- Trinity hit a decisive .536 in the final set with 16 kills and just one error in 28 total attacks.
- Schreiner was held to a .095 attack percentage for the match, including a minus .061 in the second set.
TRINITY UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Sarah Williammee: 9 kills, .692 hitting percentage, 5 digs
- Avery Tuggle: 10 kills, .400 hitting percentage, 11 digs
- Emily Ellis: 7 kills, .462 hitting percentage, 2 block assists, 1 solo block
- Annie Rose Leggtt: 6 kills, 15 digs, 2 block assists
SCHREINER UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Kayla Lofland: 10 kills, 9 digs
- Elora Reyes: 14 digs, 3 assists
- Brooke Byer: 7 kills, 1 block assist
- Mia Moreno: 10 assists, 6 digs
NOTABLES
- Trinity's .412 hitting percentage was its second-highest effort of the season. The Tigers hit .415 in a 3-0 sweep of Dallas on March 20.
- In regular season play earlier this year, Trinity swept a pair of matches at Schreiner on February 27.
- In 21 past conference tournament appearances and dating back to 1992, Trinity is now 20-1 all-time in its inaugural match of the tournament.
- This was the first-ever meeting between the two in the SCAC tournament.
UP NEXT
Trinity (13-2 overall), which is currently ranked No. 2 in the nation by the AVCA, advances to take on Southwestern, which defeated Texas Lutheran 3-2 in the evening's other quarterfinal match. That match will take place at Trinity on a date and time to be determined the weekend of April 23-25. Schreiner ends its season with a 4-11 overall mark.
