SAN ANTONIO - The Trinity Tiger Volleyball team started the season off strong with a 3-0 sweep over the SUNY Cortland Volleyball team.
 
From the start of tonight's Friday night lights, the Tigers devastated the Red Dragons in the first set with a final score of 25-14. Mackenzie Logan (Calgary, Canada / Bishop Carroll) destroys the players in red with seven out of her team-leading 17 kills for the match. 
 
Taking the loss from the first set to heart, Cortland came out in the second set for revenge. After gaining a seven-point lead against the Tigers, our players in Maroon came fighting back to tie the score at 20-20. The rest of the set remained neck-and-neck until Reagan Whatley (The Woodlands, Texas / The Woodlands) sent the visitors back to the benches after delivering an absolute rocket the Red Dragons could not return. Whatley's kill concluded the second set with a score of 25-23, giving the Tigers the 2-0 lead.
 
Cortland was desperate for a win in the third to keep the match going, and both teams fought to keep the set close. On the net, Taylor Starr (Southlake, Texas / Carroll) led the way with four blocks as Courtney Pope (New Braunfels, Texas / Canyon) followed close behind with three. Trinity played an excellent game of defense throughout the night against the SUNY Dragons, racking up a total of 11 team blocks. 
 
Jenna Rodriguez (San Antonio, Texas / Antonian) kept the third set alive by covering every corner of the court, earning 10 of her team-high 22 digs on the night. Tonight's matchup concludes after the Red Dragons eventually cracked under the pressure, and the third and final set ended with a 25-22 score on a hitting error by the visitors.
 
The Trinity Tiger Volleyball team gave the fans an exciting opening match to watch as they earned their first win of the season, leaving the Red Dragons with their tails between their legs for the night.