JACKSON, Tenn. – The Trevecca Nazarene volleyball team (13-3, 7-0 GSC) stayed strong against a hungry Union University (2-11, 0-6) squad. Still, the Trojans remained unbeaten in Gulf South Conference competition with a four-set win. Trevecca won the opening set before dropping the second set; however, the team recovered to win the next two games and earn the victory 25-15, 22-25, 25-23, 25-13.
The Trojans extend their win streak to eight matches and have now won 11 of the last 12 contests.
SERIES HISTORY
The win brings TNU to eight victories in the series with a record of 8-11. The Trojans have won the last five meetings.
MATCH RECAP
Union started with a 4-1 lead before Treveca rallied to tie the game at 7-7 with a kill from
Addison Cunnagin. A bad set by Union gave the Trojans a brief 8-7. The teams traded points, but another kill by Cunnagin put TNU on top for good in the opener on the way to a 25-15 win.
In the second, Trevecca rushed to a 5-2 advantage, but the Bulldogs rallied to tie the match at 10-10. After trading six consecutive points, Union took control to go up 16-13, where the Bulldogs maintained control to win the set 25-22.
The Trojans and Union traded point runs up until the score reached 13-13. From there, TNU put together a key five-point run to take an 18-13 lead. The Bulldogs stayed at arm's length and closed the gap to 24-23, but Katilyn Grant put the game away with a kill to move the score to 25-23.
Trevecca dominated the final set and went up 11-4 after a kill from Isabella Sherrod. The teams traded points before a five-point run pushed the lead to 19-7. A kill by Grant put the match on ice as the Trojans won 25-13 in the fourth to win the match, 3-1.
TROJAN HIGHLIGHTS
- Addison Cunnagin led the match with 19 kills; Katilyn Grant followed with 16 kills.
- Skias Hainline passed 42 assists to reach the 40-assist mark for the eighth time in 2025. She added nine digs and three blocks.
- Trevecca Nazarene posted a .266 attack percentage, tallied 58 digs and added 10 blocks.
UP NEXT
The Trojans visit Alabama again, this time in Montgomery against the AUM Warhawks (2-13, 1-5 GSC) in the AUM Athletics Complex (10/11 – 2 PM). The Warhawks and Trojans each won on their homecourt last year, the only two meetings in volleyball for the two schools.
The first meeting of the year with Christian Brothers University (7-10, 2-4 GSC) follows at Trojan Fieldhouse on October 14 at 6 PM. The Bucs own the NCAA D2 era series 5-4. Each team won on the other teams home court last year. TNU has won three of the last four meetings in the series.
The longest road trip of the year comes next. First, a trip to Valdosta State University (4-11, 3-3 GSC) at 5 PM on Oct. 17. The Blazers won both meetings last season. Those are the only two meetings in the series.
The next day, Oct. 18, the Trojans play at preseason favorite University of West Florida (13-3, 6-0 GSC) at 2 PM in what could be a battle of unbeaten squads. The Argonauts swept the Trojans last year in what are the only two meetings between the two schools in volleyball.
