San Antonio - The University of Texas-Dallas Comets beat the 12th-ranked Trinity University Tigers 25-20, 29-27, 19-25, 25-21 Saturday at the Trinity River City Classic in Sams Gym.

Trinity (4-2 overall, 1-2 at the tournament) will play Bridgewater College (Va.) later this evening.

The Tigers hit .150 in the match and the Comets went .159.

Trinity junior setter Caiti Troyer registered a match-tying high 42 assists (with Niki Calverley of UT-Dallas), and led with 21 digs.

Senior outside hitter Amy Mittelstaedt had 14 kills and one ace. The Comets Jessica Nassau was the match kills leader with 15.

Tiger senior middle blockers Ginger Haley and Aly Hazelwood, along with junior right-side player Tayler Malloy, each produced two blocks.

San Antonio - The Tigers edged the Bridgewater College Eagles 3-2 Saturday in the final match of the Trinity River City Classic in Sams Gym.

Trinity (5-2) lost the opening set 25-27 and took the second 25-19. Bridgewater took the third 25-22 and the Tigers fought back to win the fourth 25-17. The fifth set went to the Tigers 15-13, as they finished the tournament with a 2-2 mark and a third-place finish.       

Junior setter Caiti Troyer registered 43 assists and 13 digs. She was elected to the All-Tournament Team.

Tayler Malloy, a junior right-side player led the team in kills with 13 and senior outside hitter Amy Mittelstaedt had 11. Mittelstaedt also led the Tigers in service aces, with three. First-year libero Meredith Erwin put in an impressive performance with 26 digs. Junior outside hitter Alexis Edwards had 14 digs.

Senior middle blocker Aly Hazelwood blocked six shots in the two-hour match.

The Tigers will compete in the California Lutheran Invitational next Friday and Saturday at Thousand Oaks, Calif.