Volleyball 11/10/2026 9:09:00 PM Flavia Ramirez

Trevecca Volleyball | Trojans Open 2026 Gulf South Championship Against Lee Thursday

NASHVILLE – The Trevecca Nazarene University volleyball took a five-set win from Lee on the road . Cleveland in October. Lee answered in Nashville, taking one in Trojan Fieldhouse. Both matches were big wins for each program. Their third meeting is even bigger; a win sends one of them to the Gulf South Conference volleyball semifinals. The fifth-seeded Trojans (14-14, 11-7 GSC) face No. 4 Lee (16-10, 11-7) at 7 p.m. CT Thursday, Nov. 12, at Spragins Hall in Huntsville, Ala.

The Gulf South era series is even at 3-3. The Trojans have won four of the last seven meetings, including the October Road win. Thursday is their first NCAA-era postseason meeting.

Trevecca makes its third GSC Championship appearance in three seasons in the league. A win sends the Trojans into Friday's 2:30 p.m. semifinal against No. 1 UAH or No. 8 Christian Brothers. Trevecca handed UAH its only GSC loss and swept both meetings with Christian Brothers.

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GULF SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

UAH hosts the eight-team tournament after winning its first GSC regular-season title. Tickets are available through the UAH Ticket Office, and FloCollege streams all seven matches. The champion earns the GSC's automatic berth in the NCAA Division II tournament. All times Central.

DATE	ROUND	TIME	MATCHUP
Nov. 12	QF 1	11 a.m.	No. 3 Montevallo vs. No. 6 Valdosta State
Nov. 12	QF 2	1:30 p.m.	No. 2 West Alabama vs. No. 7 Mississippi Christian
Nov. 12	QF 3	4:30 p.m.	No. 1 UAH vs. No. 8 Christian Brothers
Nov. 12	QF 4	7 p.m.	No. 4 Lee vs. No. 5 Trevecca
Nov. 13	SF 5	Noon	QF 1 winner vs. QF 2 winner
Nov. 13	SF 6	2:30 p.m.	QF 3 winner vs. QF 4 winner
Nov. 14	Final	Noon	SF 5 winner vs. SF 6 winner

SERIES HISTORY
The series dates to 1988, when Trevecca won the first recorded meeting. The Trojans have won four of the last seven meetings, including the October road win. Lee leads the series 38-12, since 2000, Lee has a 24-6 edge.

Lee took the No. 4 seed on the head-to-head sets tiebreaker, 5-3. Emily Moore is 4-4 against Lee; Christa Fabre is 3-3 against Trevecca in her fourth season with the Flames (69-55).

2026 MEETINGS

DATE	SITE	TNU	SET SCORES TNU FIRST
Oct. 3	Cleveland, Tenn.	W 3-2	25-16, 19-25, 25-16, 16-25, 15-13
Oct. 31	Nashville	L 0-3	21-25, 20-25, 20-25

Four Trojans posted double-doubles in Cleveland. Emma Schnitzer put down three early kills in the fifth set, and Katilyn Grant had three more in a five-point run after Lee tied it at 9-9. Trevecca finished with a 61-48 edge in kills and an 89-70 advantage in digs.

Both teams had 37 kills in Nashville. Lee hit .318 and recorded 12 blocks, committing 10 attack errors to Trevecca's 22. The Flames scored the last four points after the Trojans pulled within one in the third set.

TROJANS AGAINST LEE

PLAYER	OCT. 3	OCT. 31	TNU CAREER VS. LEE
Katilyn Grant	10 K, 5 B	12 K, .346, 3 B	4 M: 52 K, .303, 17 B
Lily Vanbebber	25 D, 8 A	7 D, 3 A	6 M: 75 D, 26 A, 5 SA
Brynne Krangnes	47 A, 12 D	30 A, 4 D	2 M: 77 A, 16 D
Emma Schnitzer	21 K, 15 D	10 K, 6 D	3 M: 33 K, 24 D
Isabella Sherrod	12 K, 13 D, 2 SA	7 D, 3 SA	6 M: 51 D, 15 K, 12 SA
Kayla Bullard	10 K, 19 D	4 K, 8 D	6 M: 47 D, 16 K, 6 SA
Jordan Hunt	4 K, 3 B	5 K, 1 B	2 M: 9 K, 4 B
Zoie Elrod	2 D	2 SA, 1 D	2 M: 2 SA, 3 D

K: kills; A: assists; D: digs; SA: aces; B: block credits; M: matches.

LEE SCOUTING REPORT

Lee won eight of its last nine matches, with the only loss at UAH. The Flames finished with four straight wins, including a five-set victory over West Alabama in which they totaled 17 team blocks. Esthefany Rabit, the GSC leader at 1.18 blocks per set, had 11 block credits that night and 15 across the two matches against Trevecca.

Jordyn Butler leads Lee with 252 kills and had 23 in the two Trevecca matches. Libero Avery Sample had 32 digs and six aces against the Trojans. In GSC play, Lee allowed a league-low 11.04 kills per set and ranked second in opponent hitting percentage (.154). Trevecca's serve offers an opening: Lee allowed 1.77 aces per set in league play, compared with 1.16 for the Trojans.

TREVECCA POSTSEASON HISTORY

Moore is 125-108 in eight seasons at Trevecca and 5-6 in conference tournament matches (3-4 in the Great Midwest and 2-2 in the GSC). Thursday opens her seventh postseason at Trevecca. The Trojans enter at 10-11 in NCAA-era postseason matches, including an 8-8 Great Midwest tournament record and an NCAA regional appearance.

Trevecca swept Cedarville for the 2015 Great Midwest title, becoming the university's first team to reach an NCAA regional. The Trojans faced Ferris State in the Midwest Regional quarterfinals. Moore took Trevecca back to a Great Midwest final in 2022 after wins over Cedarville and Tiffin.

NCAA ERA TOURNAMENT RESULTS

SEASON	TOURNAMENT	W-L	FINISH
2012	Great Midwest	1-1	Runner-up
2013	Great Midwest	1-1	Semifinals
2014	Great Midwest	0-1	Quarterfinals
2015	Great Midwest	3-0	Champion
2015	NCAA Midwest Regional	0-1	Quarterfinals
2016	Great Midwest	0-1	Quarterfinals
2019	Great Midwest	0-1	Quarterfinals
2020*	Great Midwest	0-1	Quarterfinals
2021	Great Midwest	1-1	Semifinals
2022	Great Midwest	2-1	Runner-up
2024	Gulf South	1-1	Second round
2025	Gulf South	1-1	Runner-up

*The 2020 tournament took place in spring 2021.

GULF SOUTH POSTSEASON

In 2024, sixth-seeded Trevecca became the university's first team to host and win a GSC postseason contest, beating Union 3-1 at Trojan Fieldhouse. The Trojans lost 3-0 to Mississippi College in the second round.

Trevecca earned the No. 2 seed and a bye to the semifinals in 2025. The Trojans beat UAH 3-2 and fell 3-1 to West Florida in the program's first GSC final. All eight teams start in the quarterfinals this year.

2026 REGULAR SEASON REVIEW

A five-set win over UAH on Sept. 22 changed the direction of Trevecca's season. The Trojans entered 3-8, then won six straight to reach 9-8 and tie for first in the GSC after sweeping Montevallo on Oct. 6. Vanbebber tied her career high with 35 digs against the Chargers, and Trevecca held UAH off 16-14 in the fifth set.

Trevecca completed season sweeps of AUM, Christian Brothers, Union and Mississippi Christian. A year after setting the program record with 15 conference wins, the Trojans won 11 for their third straight season with double-digit GSC wins. They closed with a four-set win over Mississippi Christian on Nov. 6 and a loss to West Alabama on Senior Day, when they honored Grant and Anna Lott.

TOP TROJANS

Katilyn Grant. The senior middle blocker leads Trevecca with 324 kills, a .344 hitting percentage and 364 points. She put down a season-high 19 kills against Montevallo on Oct. 6. In last year's GSC semifinal against UAH, Grant delivered 18 kills on .390 hitting and nine blocks.

Lily Vanbebber. The junior libero has 466 digs and has reached double figures in 26 of 28 matches, including seven with at least 20. She earned 2025 GSC All-Tournament honors with 29 digs in the semifinal and 14 in the final.

Brynne Krangnes. In her first season at Trevecca, the sophomore setter has 849 assists (8.84 per set) and eight double-doubles. Her 47 assists at Lee remain her career high. She added a career-high 20 digs to 37 assists in the Nov. 6 win over Mississippi Christian.

Emma Schnitzer. The sophomore outside hitter has raised her kill total from 57 as a freshman to 260 entering the tournament. Her 21 kills in Cleveland remain her career high, and she has reached double figures in kills in 14 matches.

Around the rotation. Jordan Hunt leads the Trojans with 79 blocks and had eight against Spring Hill. Isabella Sherrod has 138 kills and 284 digs, both career season highs. Kayla Bullard has 143 kills and averages a career-best 2.97 digs per set. Freshman Zoie Elrod leads Trevecca with 31 aces in 68 sets.

GSC INDIVIDUAL TOP 10

PLAYER	STAT	OVERALL	GSC ONLY
Katilyn Grant	Kills/set	2 \| 3.35	4 \| 3.60
Katilyn Grant	Hitting pct.	3 \| .342	4 \| .348
Katilyn Grant	Points/set	2 \| 3.77	3 \| 4.10
Brynne Krangnes	Assists/set	2 \| 8.81	3 \| 9.35
Zoie Elrod	Aces/set	2 \| 0.46	1 \| 0.49
Lily Vanbebber	Digs/set	4 \| 4.84	4 \| 5.22
Jordan Hunt	Blocks/set	6 \| 0.82	6 \| 0.79
Emma Schnitzer	Kills/set	7 \| 2.79	7 \| 3.07
Emma Schnitzer	Points/set	8 \| 3.27	7 \| 3.48
Isabella Sherrod	Digs/set	-	9 \| 3.32

GSC TEAM TOP FOUR

STAT	OVERALL	GSC ONLY
Digs/set	3 \| 16.87	2 \| 17.92
Aces/set	3 \| 1.75	4 \| 1.68
Opponent aces/set	2 \| 1.18	2 \| 1.16
Assists/set	-	4 \| 11.62
Opponent hitting pct.	-	4 \| .167
Opponent kills/set	-	4 \| 11.81

GSC rankings are listed as rank | rate. The overall GSC tables omit Trevecca's Sept. 12 match at Palm Beach Atlantic. Trevecca's season totals include all 28 matches.

RECORD WATCH

Vanbebber is ahead of her own NCAA-era digs-per-set pace. She is 21 digs from passing Loren Bennett (1,290) and 25 from passing Katelyn Atkinson (1,294) in the career ledger.

TNU NCAA ERA MARK	CURRENT	BENCHMARK	TO PASS
Vanbebber \| Season digs/set	4.85	4.72	Finish at 4.73+
Vanbebber \| Season digs	466	562	97 more
Vanbebber \| Career digs	1,270	1,570 (Sorce)	301 more
Vanbebber \| Match digs	35*	37 (Hindman)	38 in a match
Grant \| Career hitting pct.	.340	.324 (O'Loughlin)	Above benchmark†

*Vanbebber tied her career best against UAH. †Grant's .340 over 1,518 Trevecca attacks is above the career mark published in the 2024 season review. Her career figure remains in progress.

The NCAA-era dig marks are separate from Kimi Coffey's NAIA-era totals of 745 in a season and 2,252 in a career. Trevecca's 16.90 digs per set improved on last year's 16.43. The 2012 team's 2,378 digs in 139 sets remain the higher benchmark at 17.11 per set.

2026 MILESTONES

Vanbebber reached 1,000 Trevecca digs against Union on Sept. 25. Grant recorded her 1,000th collegiate kill at West Alabama on Oct. 9 and topped 1,100 in the home match against Lee. She enters the tournament with 1,123 collegiate kills, including 687 at Trevecca. Sherrod passed 700 career digs at Union on Oct. 24, and Moore earned her 125th win against Mississippi Christian on Nov. 6.
Vanbebber is one ace from 100 for her Trevecca career. Bullard needs seven digs for 700, and Grant needs 13 kills for 700 as a Trojan. Krangnes has 884 collegiate assists, including 35 at Evansville, and needs 116 for 1,000.

2026 AWARDS AND HONORS

DATE	TROJAN	HONOR
Aug. 11	Katilyn Grant	Preseason All-GSC Team
Sept. 29	Katilyn Grant	GSC Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 29	Lily Vanbebber	GSC Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 29	Brynne Krangnes	TSWA Volleyball Player of the Week
Oct. 20	Katilyn Grant	TSWA Volleyball Player of the Week

The GSC also named Krangnes a preseason Newcomer to Watch. Grant totaled 43 kills and hit .368, Vanbebber collected 74 digs, and Krangnes handed out 118 assists during the three-win stretch that earned their Sept. 29 honors. Grant totaled 39 kills and hit .352 in the three matches behind her October TSWA award.

GSC PRESEASON POLL AND FINAL STANDINGS

POLL	TEAM	PTS	GSC	SEED
1	UAH (7)	79	17-1	1
2	Trevecca (2)	71	11-7	5
3	Lee (1)	65	11-7	4
4	Montevallo	51	12-6	3
5	Christian Brothers	44	6-12	8
6	Valdosta State	43	10-8	6
7	Mississippi Christian	41	8-10	7
8	West Alabama	23	13-5	2
9	Union	18	1-17	-
10	AUM	15	1-17	-

First-place votes in parentheses.

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