OWENSBORO, Ky. – The Trevecca Nazarene University volleyball team (6-2) continued its winning streak at the Kentucky Wesleyan Invitational with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-10) win over Fisk University on Saturday in Jones Gym.

Trevecca faces the University of Maryville-St. Louis in the final match of the KWC Invitational at 5 PM.

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THE SERIES

Before today, Trevecca last met and defeated Fisk in 2016. The only other match played against Fisk came during the 2011 season, a match the Trojans won in three sets. TNU leads the all-time series 3-0.

Trevecca dropped last season's meeting with Maryville in three sets which leveled the all-time series at 1-1.

THE MATCHES  

GAME ONE: Trevecca 3, Fisk 0

Fisk managed to secure matches first point before Trevecca established the early lead of 7-4 … the Bulldogs would take the next point to pull within two but that's as close as the set would get … a 4-0 run by the Trojans separated the two squads to 15-8 … Mary Holmberg (SR/San Marcos, CA) finished the first set with a kill from Chloee McDaniel (FR/Hendersonville, TN) … TNU won the first set 25-21 … off Claire Hindman (SO/Westfield, IN)'s serve the Trojans grabbed the second set's first four points … Trevecca held leads of 8-2 and 14-6 in this set … Ellie Buffler (FR/Nashville, TN) had six of her 15 kills to help the Trojans take the set 25-16 … Trevecca jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the third set … the closest the Bulldogs would get is 8-4 … back to back service aces by Elizabeth Cook (SO/Phoenix, Arizona) helped the Trojans finish off the Bulldogs 25-10 and win the match.

TOP PLAYER

Austyn Baldwin (SO/Kingston Springs, TN) aided the Trojans attack with a .636 hitting percentage (7 K, 0 E, 11 TA). The middle blocker also provided one assist, two service aces, two digs, and three block assists.

THE TEAM

The Trojans hit .276 (41 K, 14 E, 98 TA) with an impressive .813 (13/0/16) percentage in the third and final set in game one …

WHAT'S NEXT 

The Trojans continue their journey of road matches with a visit to Jackson, Tennessee to play Union University (3-3) at 7 PM on Tuesday, September 17.

The match will be the 31st in the series, with the Trojans claiming a win in four of the last six games. However, the Bulldogs own a 26-14 advantage in the all-time series.

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