Box Score San Antonio - The Trinity volleyball team concluded the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Divisional with a pair of victories on Saturday.
After the second match, Head Coach Julie Jenkins talked about today's two wins. (For mobile users, please click here to watch the video.)
MATCH SUMMARIES
After falling behind early in the opening set against Schreiner, Trinity rallied to take the lead, and eventually win 25-19.
The Tigers ran away with the second set, going ahead 18-8 for a double-digit advantage, and evenutally winning 25-10.
The final set was tight early on, but seven unanswered points put Trinity in control, leading to a 25-17 victory.
Trinity concluded the conference event with a 25-21, 21-25, 25-18, 25-21 hard-fought win over Texas Lutheran.
In a tough matchup against Texas Lutheran, Trinity closed out the first set by winning five of the final six points to take a 25-21 win. Texas Lutheran had a similar run at the end of the second set to take a 25-21 win of its own, and tie the match 1-1.
The third set was also a back-and-forth game, but the hometown Tigers ended with six straight points to grab a 25-18 win, and a 2-1 advantage in the match.
The final set saw Trinity pull ahead late, but Texas Lutheran rallied to cut the lead to 19-17. The Tigers held on in the end, though, winning 25-21 to take the match victory.
NOTABLES
Trinity improves to 8-3 this season, as well as holding a 2-1 mark to start SCAC play. The team's only loss came in a 3-1 decision against seventh-ranked Southwestern University on Friday night.
Erika Edrington registered a double-double of 40 assists and 12 digs against Texas Lutheran.
Kirby Smith posted a double-double of 11 kills and 11 digs against Schreiner, and also added 15 digs in the match with TLU.
Katrina Lieberman recorded 25 assists and 11 digs for a double-double in the match with Schreiner.
Sarah Mullens tallied 11 digs against the Mountaineers, and later made 13 against the Bulldogs.
UP NEXT
The Tigers will compete next Saturday and Sunday in the SCAC Cross-Divisional at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. Trinity faces fourth-ranked Colorado College and Centenary College on Saturday, followed by Austin College and the University of Dallas on Sunday.