No. 11 Tiger Volleyball continues their Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) run as they head to Louisiana to compete in the SCAC Crossover hosted by Centenary College.
The Tigers (21-3, 10-0 SCAC) continued their undefeated conference streaking at home in the Calgaard Crossover. The Tiger defeated the University of St. Thomas 3-1 and then swept Southwestern University and Texas Lutheran. The Tiger offense gave the home crowd a show for the final time this season. Senior
Mackenzie Logan (Calgary, Canada / Bishop Carroll) led the way for the Tigers with 50 kills on a staggering .303 hitting percentage across the three matches. The Tigers were also excellent again from the service line, collecting 22 aces.
As a team, the Tigers are 10th nationally for blocks per set (2.31) and 3rd in team total blocks (206). Senior
Maddie Fate (Croton On Hudson, New York / Croton Harmon) ranks 13th in blocks per set, 8th in hitting percentage (.399), and 3rd in total blocks. Fifth-year
Brette Thornton (Rockwall, Texas / Rockwall) ranks 22nd in blocks per set (1.10), 27th in hitting percentage (.367), and 4th nationally for total blocks (95).
AVCA Rankings -
After their wins, the Tigers remain in the 11th-ranked spot nationally by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. The top two spots remain the same, with Juniata staying in the top stop and Wisconsin-Oshkosh staying at number two.
SCAC Player of the Week - Mackenzie Logan, Offensive
Logan led 11th-ranked Trinity to four wins last week, including three SCAC wins at home to keep the Tigers undefeated in conference. Logan had an incredible weekend with 50 total kills. She tallied 68 total kills on the entire, moving to the top of the SCAC in the category, and set a career-high with 21 kills in the weekend opener against St. Thomas
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Weekend Preview - Cajun Crossover
The Tigers will travel to Centenary College to play against the University of Dallas and Austin College on Friday, October 20th at 11:00 AM and 3:30 PM. Then, the Tigers will play against Centenary College on Saturday, October 21st at 10:00 AM.
On the Dallas Crusaders: The Crusaders bring in an 11-11 (1-7 SCAC) record into the crossover. The Crusaders started their season 4-0, but have dropped 8 of their most recent 9 games. In their most recent match, the Tigers dominantly swept the Crusaders. The Tigers shut down the Crusaders' top-hitter, Cassie Dyoub, to just seven kills and a .033 hitting percentage. The Tigers will again lock in on slowing down Dyoub, as well as first-year Alexa Swaller who is second on the team with 183 kills.
On the Austin Roos: So far, the Roos hold a 13-6 (3-5 SCAC) record. The Roos currently sit sixth in the SCAC standings. The Roos have claimed their conference victories against Centenary, Dallas, and Schreiner. In their previous match-up, the Tigers swept the Roos with middle-blockers
Brette Thornton and
Maddie Fate leading the way for the Tigers in kills, both hitting above .500 during the match. The Tiger block will turn their attention to right-side hitter Samantha Graham, who leads the Roos in kills so far this season.
On the Centenary Ladies: The Ladies have a 7-13 (0-8 SCAC) record coming into their crossover. The Ladies have dropped all eight of their conference matches this season. In their earlier matchups, the Tigers swept the Ladies and did not allow the Ladies to reach 20 points in any set. First-year
Kendall DeRivel (Westlake Village, California / Viewpoint) served it up, collecting four aces in the match. The Tigers will look to stop right-side hitter Jaylin St. Martin, who leads the team with 171 kills.
Looking Ahead - Kerrville Krossover
After the conclusion of the Centenary Crossover, the Tigers will take a road trip to Kerrville to take on Colorado College and Schreiner University on Saturday, October 28th. Then the Tigers will play Schreiner again on Thursday, November 2nd to round out their regular season schedule.
