HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Trevecca Nazarene University volleyball team closed a three-match road stretch with a Gulf South Conference loss to UAH on Tuesday at SportsMED Arena in Spragins Hall.
The teams split their regular-season meetings after Trevecca defeated the Chargers in five sets September 22 in Nashville.
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TEAM
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OVERALL
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GSC
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SET 1
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SET 2
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SET 3
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FINAL
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Trevecca
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10-10
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7-3
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22
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25
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19
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0
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UAH
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17-2
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9-1
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25
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27
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25
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3
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MATCH RECAP
Trevecca opened the first set with three consecutive points and built a 10-7 lead behind its blocking. After UAH moved ahead 16-14, the Trojans answered with three straight points, taking the lead on a block by Katilyn Grant and Brynne Krangnes. Trevecca stayed within one at 23-22 before the Chargers secured the final two points.
The second set featured 17 ties and nine lead changes. A five-point Trevecca run pushed the Trojans ahead 16-12 before UAH rallied to lead 22-20. Grant delivered consecutive kills for a 24-23 Trevecca advantage, and a Charger attack error later gave the Trojans another set point at 25-24. UAH answered with the final three points.
Trevecca took leads of 4-1 and 11-8 in the third set. The teams remained even through 14-14 before UAH gained separation. Consecutive Jordan Hunt kills brought the Trojans within 21-19, but the Chargers closed with four straight points.
BY THE NUMBERS
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STATISTIC
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TREVECCA
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UAH
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Kills
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43
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46
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Hitting percentage
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.134
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.191
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Assists
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40
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45
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Digs
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71
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71
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Blocks
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5
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9
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Service aces
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2
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1
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TROJAN HIGHLIGHTS
Grant led all players with 16 kills, hitting .371 with three errors in 35 attempts. She added two block assists and moved within five kills of 600 at Trevecca. Her collegiate career total stands at 1,031.
Lily Vanbebber collected 20 digs, six assists and an ace. She now has 340 digs this season and 1,144 for her career.
Emma Schnitzer contributed eight kills, 16 digs and two block assists. Her final kill brought her to exactly 200 for the season. She also surpassed 250 career kills, finishing with 257, and came within one dig of her career high.
Krangnes distributed 33 assists with eight digs, two kills, an ace and a block assist. She passed 600 Trevecca assists in the opening set and finished with 625 as a Trojan and 660 for her collegiate career. It was her 13th match this season with at least 30 assists.
Isabella Sherrod supplied seven kills and 15 digs, extending her double-figure dig streak to five matches. She crossed 200 season digs and 650 career digs, finishing with 207 and 654, respectively.
Kayla Bullard added seven kills and eight digs. She reached 100 season kills during the match and finished with 104.
Hunt recorded three kills and a team-high three blocks, passing 50 season blocks in the first set and finishing with 51. Mary Francl added a block assist.
UAH was led by Emily Redman's 13 kills and 19 digs. Ella Schumacher added 11 kills, while Cooper Garrett contributed 10 kills and 21 assists.
UP NEXT
Trevecca returns to Trojan Fieldhouse for two Gulf South matches this weekend, hosting Valdosta State on Friday, October 16, at 6 p.m. CT and Auburn Montgomery on Saturday, October 17, at 2 p.m. CT.
The Trojans will look to extend their five-match home winning streak. Trevecca swept AUM and fell in four sets at Valdosta State during the first meetings this season.
Links to live stats and live streams are available on the Trevecca volleyball schedule.
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