Box Score NASHVILLE– The Trevecca Nazarene University volleyball team (8-3, 1-1 Great Midwest) fell to the Carson-Newman University Eagles (6-6) by the way of a sweep 3-0, in the teams' second-ever meeting.
GAME ESSENTIALS
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THE SERIES
The Eagles won the only previous meeting on September 13th, 2013, by a score of 3-2. The loss came at a neutral site, at King University in Bristol, TN.
MATCH DETAILS
To start the match, both teams traded points until the score was 7-7. Then both teams traded 3-0 runs before Carson-Newman took control of the set and dominating play. The Eagles owned a 21-15 lead. The Trojans would try to rally late after a timeout but came up short and lost the first set 25-17. The Eagles carried their momentum into the second set by taking the first six points. Following a timeout, the Trojans scored their first point of the set. But it would not faze Carson-Newman, as they kept up their dominant play. The Trojans resorted to taking their second timeout of the set after the score got up to 11-2. Trevecca attempted a comeback late in the set and would cut their deficit to 21-10. However, it was too little too late, as the Trojans lost the second set 25-11. Nothing that the Trojans worked in the first half of the third set as they fell into an 11-1 hole. Trevecca took a timeout and afterward came to life, they eventually only trailed 22-17. Unfortunately for the Trojans, it would, yet again, not be enough as they would lose the set 25-20, and the game three sets to none.
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THE TEAM
Trevecca produced a .065 hitting percentage as a squad, while Carson-Newman hit .229. The Trojans earned the edge in digs, 50-49. It was the Eagles who tallied seven service aces to the Trojans two.
UP NEXT
The Trojans look to bounce back when they resume G-MAC play on Friday the 24th at 6:00 against the University of Findlay (5-1, 2-0 Great Midwest) at the Trojan Fieldhouse.
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