Box Score NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Trevecca Nazarene University volleyball team (4-5, 4-5 Great Midwest) continued its hot streak Saturday morning, sweeping the Ursuline College Arrows (3-6, 3-6) with set scores of 25-16, 25-21 and 25-23 in a conference match at Trojan Fieldhouse. Trevecca is on a three-matches win streak and have won four of its last five, including winning the last nine straight sets.
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THE SERIES
With the win, Trevecca's third straight over the Arrows, the Trojans now lead the all-time series, 9-5.
THE MATCH
In the opening set, Trevecca grabbed the early momentum, taking a 6-2 lead over the Arrows. Ursuline scored four straight points to tie the set at 6 before the Trojans used a pair of two-point bursts sandwiched around a 4-0 run to open up a 15-10 advantage. Ursuline got no closer than four points over the rest of the set as Trevecca slowly extended its lead before taking Set 1, 25-16.
The Trojans got off to another fast start in Set 2, building a 5-2 lead before Ursuline battled back to briefly take the lead, 9-8. The teams then battled on extremely even terms through the middle of the set with ties at 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 before 2-0 bursts by Ursuline, and then Trvecca re-tied the set at 19. After another pair of points tied the set, 20-20, the Trojans were finally able to take control and score five of the final six points of the set to take Set 2, 25-21.
Ursuline came out in Set 3 determined to extend the match, holding an 8-4 lead early on in the set. Trevecca slowly worked its way back into the set and tied the set at 10, 12, and 14 as Set 3 became as tight as Set 2 was. The Trojans and Arrows were tied at 20, then again at 22, and for a final time at 23, as the outcome of the set hung in the balance. Ellie Buffler put down a kill to give Trevecca a 24-23 lead and the Trojans took advantage of a handling error to get the final point and take Set 3, 25-23, to close out the match.
TOP PLAYERS
Ellie Buffler led Trevecca's offensive attack with 14 kills on 32 swings, along with five digs. Sami Raley had eight kills and hit .429 on 14 attacks, Austyn Baldwin pitched in seven kills (and no errors) on 16 attempts and Emma Green added five kills on seven swings for a .714 attack percentage. Chloee McDaniel handed out 36 assists, along with seven digs, three kills, and two aces and Claire Hindman had a match-high 18 digs for the Trojans.
Devin Gerth led Ursuline with nine kills and three digs. Jami Turay had eight kills and hit .412 on 17 attacks and the trio of Krisandra Mezera, Nora Clink and Abigail Aguilera-Ayala had five kills apiece. Regan Nickol also had 23 assists and nine digs for the Arrows, who were coming off a 3-1 win at Kentucky Wesleyan on Friday night.
THE TEAM
Trevecca hit .313 with 42 kills (against 12 errors) on 96 attacks, including a sizzling .478 (13 kills, 2 errors on 23 swings) in Set 1. Meanwhile, Ursuline hit .217 with 36 kills and 16 errors on 92 attempts in the match. The Trojans also recorded eight aces to Ursuline's one, though the Arrows did total of 39 digs to Trevecca's 35.
WHAT'S NEXT
Trevecca will stay at Trojan Fieldhouse for the final week of regular-season matches before starting Great Midwest Conference tournament play on March 9. The Trojans host Cedarville on Tuesday (March 2) with a 2 p.m. first serve and will wrap up the regular season next Friday (March 5) against Kentucky Wesleyan. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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