NASHVILLE – The 2024 Trevecca Nazarene University volleyball team became the first Trojan team to host a Gulf South Conference tournament game when the sixth-seeded Trojans hosted the seventh-seeded Union University Bulldogs on Tuesday, November 19 in Trojan Fieldhouse. The Purple and White Defended the Hill, becoming the first TNU athletic team to win a Gulf South postseason game, taking out the Bulldogs in four sets.
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With the win, the Emily Moore-coached Trojans advance to the GSC Second Round, hosted by top-seed and No. 25 University of West Florida (25-5, 20-0 GSC) in Pensacola. Trevecca faces third-seed Mississippi College (19-11, 13-7 GSC) at 6:00 PM on Friday, November 22, in the University of West Florida Fieldhouse.
The top-seeded UWF Argos ran the table in the league and are hosting the GSC Championships for the 14th time. Trevecca, who took the Argos to four sets in the first meeting in the Trojan Fieldhouse on October 19, is just one of four GSC teams to take a set from the Argos.
No GSC team took the Argos to five sets, and they had 3-0 sweeps in their final nine league matches. Additionally, they produced 3-0 sweeps in 15 of their 20 conference matches. They head into the GSC Championships having won 28 consecutive sets.
The Trojans were picked sixth in the preseason poll and finished their first GSC regular season race in sixth.
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE VS TREVECCA
The two teams split the season series, both winning on their home court. The all-time series is tied 2-2. Trevecca won the first meeting in 1989, and the Choctaws won the last meeting prior to this year, in 1992.
The Choctaws won 3-1 in the first meeting (10/06) this season in Clinton, Miss. at the A.E. Wood Coliseum. It was the fifth win in a row on the season for MC. The teams were tied at 4-1 going into the match. Trevecca won the first set 25-18, but MC rallied to win the next three. O'Loughlin led TNU with 11 kills and three aces.
In the second meeting of the year, at the Trojan Fieldhouse in Nashville (11/01), the Trojans swept the Choctaws - 25-22, 25-12, 25-22. O'Loughlin led the team again with eight kills and a .727 attack percentage. O'Loughlin added four blocks.
The winner of the fifth all-time meeting punches their ticket to the semifinals on Saturday.
Trevecca is 3-3 in games played on a neutral court this season.
The Choctaws are led by Lydia Paulette, a first-team Gulf South All-conference selection. Paulette led the GSC in four offensive categories and is ranked in the top 10 in six categories. She is the only league member with 400+ kills. She was named the GSC Offensive Player of the Week three times this season and has nine of those honors in her career. She is the career leader in kills and points in Choctaw history. She set the career points mark in the match at Trevecca on November 1.
LOOKING BACK AT THE UNION SERIES
The Trevecca series with Union renewed one of the oldest rivalries for the program. Trevecca and Union have battled as conference foes in at least two previous conferences. They combined to play some high-energy battles during their days in the TranSouth Conference when both teams were affiliated with the NAIA.
Trevecca's first Gulf South volleyball match came against the Bulldogs in Fred Delay Gymnasium on the Union campus in Jackson, Tenn. The meeting turned into the Trojan's first GSC win, coming in four sets.
TREVECCA VOLLEYBALL NCAA ERA POSTSEASON HISTORY
The Trojan volleyball team became the first Trevecca program to earn an NCAA Region appearance by winning the 2015 Great Midwest Tournament Championship and advancing to the NCAA Midwest Regional.
In their ten years in the Great Midwest, the Trojans reached the G-MAC Tournament Finals three times.
TREVECCA @ GREAT MIDWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS
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2012
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3-2 W
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Urbana
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Semifinals
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3-1 L
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Cedarville
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Finals
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2013
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3-0 W
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Ursuline
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Quarterfinals
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3-1 L
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Ky Wesleyan
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Semifinals
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2014
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3-0 L
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Ky Wesleyan
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Quarterfinals
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2015
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3-0 W
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Ky Wesleyan
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Quarterfinals
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3-0 W
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Alderson Broaddus
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Semifinals
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3-0 W
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Cedarville
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Finals *
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2016
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3-1 L
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Ursuline
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Quarterfinals
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2019
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3-2 L
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Walsh
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Quarterfinals
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2020
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3-1 L
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Walsh
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Quarterfinals
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2021
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3-1 W
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Walsh
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Quarterfinals
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3-0 L
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Hillsdale
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Semifinals
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2022
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3-0 W
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Cedarville
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Quarterfinals
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3-1 W
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Tiffin
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Semifinals
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3-0 L
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Hillsdale
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Finals
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*Great Midwest Champions, advance to Midwest Region
MO(O)RE ON THE TROJANS
Reese Payne broke her own Trevecca NCAA era season record for blocks. She had a school record of 99 last season and has 130 heading into the GSC Second Round match with Mississippi College. Mackenzie O'Loughlin has 116 blocks, placing her second on the season blocks list.
Reese Payne was rewarded with a Gulf South Defender of the Week honor earlier this year (10/01).
TEAM - NCAA DIVISION II SEASON RANKS
No. 11 Blocks
No. 43 Services Aces
No. 46 Kills
No. 59 Assists
TEAM - GULF SOUTH SEASON RANKS
No. 2 Blocks
No. 3 Opponent Digs
No. 4 Opponent Hitting Percentage
No. 5 Hitting Percentage
No. 5 Opponent Blocks
No. 5 Opponent Service Aces
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PLAYER STATISTICS / NOTES
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SKIAS HAINLINE - JR
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K
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K/S
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K%
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A
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SA
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DIG
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BLOCK
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PTS
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SEASON
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96
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.79
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.220
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1044
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35
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290
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51
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159
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CAREER
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121
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.54
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.226
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1292
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59
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400
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55
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210.5
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HAINLINE NOTES –
Skias Hainline stepped up her game as a junior, reaching 1,000 season assists, and is nearing 1,300 in her career. The TNU SAAC president is now fourth on the Trevecca NCAA-era career assists list.
She's earned Gulf South Second Team All-conference honors.
Helped team to 59th most assists in NCAA Division II.
Helped team to the 43rd most services aces in NCAA Division II.
NCAA Division II Season Rankings
No. 35 Total Assists
Gulf South Season Rankings
No. 3 Assists – Skias Hainline
Has produced a career season high in kills, kills per set, assists, service aces, digs, blocks, and points.
Produced a career-high 53 assists vs CBU and a career-high 17 digs against AUM. Had a career-high four service aces against Rollins.
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MACKENZIE O'LOUGHLIN – SR (2nd YR @ TNU)
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K
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K/S
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K%
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A
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SA
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DIG
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BLOCK
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PTS
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SEASON
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262
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2.17
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.357
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2
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17
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43
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116
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341.5
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CAREER
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401
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1.68
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.332
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5
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32
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73
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210
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547.0
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O'LOUGHLIN NOTES –
Mackenzie O'Loughlin is the first Trevecca Nazarene University athlete selected to a Gulf South Conference All-Conference First Team.
She also earned one of the Gulf South Conference Player of the Week honors this season (September 24). The first Trojan to do so.
Helped the team to the 11th most blocks in NCAA Division II.
NCAA Division II Season Rankings
No. 33 Total Blocks
No. 41 Hitting Percentage
Gulf South Season Rankings
No. 3 Hitting Percentage – Mackenzie O'Loughlin
No. 5 Blocks – Mackenzie O'Loughlin
The Trevecca NCAA era season record for blocks was 99 going into the season, Reese Payne broke her own record, but O'Loughlin now has the second most blocks in a season in the NCAA era.
She is now seventh on the Trevecca NCAA era career blocks list.
O'Loughlin and Payne are back and forth about who will be the new season record holder for block assists in program history. Heading into the GSC Second Round match with Mississippi College, O'Loughlin has 107 and Payne 106.
She has two games with a hitting percentage of .727, in wins against Montevallo and Mississippi College, respectively.
Has produced a career season high in kills, kills per set, hitting percentage, service aces, digs, blocks, and points.
Had a career-high 15 kills versus AUM.
Had a career-high seven service aces against Upper Iowa in 2023.
She recorded a career high eight blocks three times in her career.
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EMMA TITUS – SR
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K
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K/S
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K%
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A
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SA
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DIG
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BLOCK
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PTS
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SEASON
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344
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2.84
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.167
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21
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7
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198
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69
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389.5
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CAREER
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1136
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2.78
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.182
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62
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36
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605
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242
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1303
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TITUS NOTES –
Emma Titus is finishing her final season wearing the Purple and White in what is already one of the best careers for a Trojan in the NCAA era.
She has 1,303 carer points, 605 digs, and 242 blocks.
Gulf South Season Rankings
No. 8 Kills – Emma Titus
No. 10 Points – Emma Titus
Trevecca Career / Season NCAA Era Rankings
No. 3 Career Blocks
No. 4 Career Kills
No. 4 Career Points
Titus had 27 kills in a pair of matches in 2023, tying her for the most kills in a game in the Trevecca NCAA era.
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REESE PAYNE - JR
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K
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K/S
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K%
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A
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SA
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DIG
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BLOCK
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PTS
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SEASON
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187
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1.55
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.256
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9
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9
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26
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130
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273.0
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CAREER
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303
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1.26
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.224
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14
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9
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50
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229
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447.0
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PAYNE NOTES –
Reese Payne broke her own record for blocks in a season, 99, against Alabama Huntsville on October 25. She's extended that record to 130 blocks heading into the GSC Second Round meeting with Mississippi College.
Her 229 career blocks rank fourth in Trevecca's NCAA era.
Payne was recognized as the Gulf South Defender of the Week on October 1, 2024.
Helped lead the team to the 11th most blocks in NCAA Division II.
NCAA Division II Season Rankings
No. 13 Total Blocks
Gulf South Season Rankings
No. 3 Blocks – Reese Payne
Collected a career-high 13 kills twice in her career.
Has a career season high in kills, kills per set, attack percentage, assists, service aces, digs, blocks, and points this year.
Trevecca Career / Season NCAA Era Rankings
Payne is one solo block short of tying the NCAA-era season school record.
Payne and O'Loughlin are back and forth as to who will be the new season record holder for block assists in program history. Heading into the GSC Second Round match with Mississippi College, O'Loughlin has 107 and Payne 106.
Payne set a school record with 13 blocks in the first meeting with Union this season. It is also her career high.
She set a Trevecca NCAA-era school record when she produced a career-high five solo blocks in two games this season – vs Union and Valdosta State.
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MADDIE WILDS
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K
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K/S
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K%
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A
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SA
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DIG
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BLOCK
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PTS
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SEASON
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9
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.07
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.00
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80
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31
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384
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1
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40.5
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CAREER
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486
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1.07
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.114
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173
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126
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1192
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53
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639.5
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WILDS NOTES –
Trevecca Career / Season NCAA Era Rankings
Maddie Wilds eclipsed the 1,000 career digs mark and is sixth on the Trevecca NCAA era digs list.
Her 126 career service aces are third on the Trevecca NCAA era service ace list.
Gulf South Season Rankings
No. 10 Digs – Maddie Wilds
Produced a career-high 19 kills against Cedarville last year before transitioning to libero this season.
She has a career-high six service aces in a game twice, once against Cedarville and once against Kentucky Wesleyan.
She's produced a career-high 22 digs in four games, most recently against Union this season.
Has produced a career-season-high in assists.
She is 10 digs shy of a career season high in digs. She has 384 this season; her career season high is 394 in 2022.
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ELIZABETH WELLS – SR (2nd YR @ TNU)
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K
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K/S
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K%
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A
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SA
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DIG
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BLOCK
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PTS
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SEASON
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184
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1.57
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.167
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11
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37
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87
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52
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220.0
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CAREER
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190
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.93
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.154
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13
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40
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117
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53
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256.5
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K
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K/S
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K%
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A
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SA
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DIG
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BLOCK
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PTS
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WELLS NOTES –
Wells surpassed the career 1,000-kill mark this season
1,075 – Kills
114 – Aces
656 – Digs
TB – 147 Blocks
*Including stats from Terra State
Wells has a career season high in kills, kills per set, attack percentage, assists, digs, blocks, and points at Trevecca.
Her career high is 14 kills versus AUM, and she had a career-high six service aces against Kentucky Wesleyan last season.
Three of the last five games have seen her produce three of her five double-digit kill games on the season.
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ADDISON CUNNIGAN - FR
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K
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K/S
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K%
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A
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SA
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DIG
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BLOCK
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PTS
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SEASON
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149
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1.99
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.202
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3
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0
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29
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30
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164.0
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CUNNIGAN NOTES –
One kill short of 150 in her freshman season and has added 30 blocks.
Had a season-high 15 kills versus CBU and has had three blocks four times.
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LILY VANBEBBER – FR
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K
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K/S
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K%
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A
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SA
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DIG
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BLOCK
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PTS
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SEASON
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13
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.11
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.115
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38
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37
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239
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1
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50.5
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VANBEBBER NOTES –
Freshman Lily VanBebber leads the team with 37 service aces and has added 239 digs.
Delivered a season-high four service aces against Union.
Had six games with three or more service aces.
Has nine games with double-digit digs, two in the last four matches.
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KAYLA BULLARD - FR
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K
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K/S
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K%
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A
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SA
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DIG
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BLOCK
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PTS
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SEASON
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41
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.41
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.131
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10
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23
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153
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9
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69.0
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BULLARD NOTES –
Had a season high three service aces against Montevallo and 19 digs against Union.
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ISABELLA SHERROD - FR
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K
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K/S
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K%
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A
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SA
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DIG
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BLOCK
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PTS
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SEASON
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7
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.08
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.030
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10
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27
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141
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0
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34.0
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SHERROD NOTES –
The Briarcrest Christian product had a season-high five aces against Christian Brothers twice.
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