SAN ANTONIO – The #20 Trinity University volleyball team advanced to the Southern Athletic Association Championships after scoring a 3-0 sweep in the Semifinals against #9 Berry College (GA) on Friday evening.
The #3 seed Tigers (22-8) won 25-11, 25-14, and 25-23 against the #2 seed Vikings (23-6) to move on in the tournament. Berry won both regular season meetings between the two teams, but Trinity was able to put those results behind them and take today's win. Trinity held Berry to a negative hitting percentage in the opening set, while the Tigers hit .500 as a team to start the match. Berry finished at just over .100 for the match, committing 19 hitting errors and finishing with 30 kills. Trinity finished with 41 kills and held an 11-4 lead in aces on the night.
Lily Long (Glenview, Ill. / New Trier) just missed a double-double with 12 kills and nine digs in the match, finishing with a .320 hitting percentage, and also leading the team with four service aces.
Lauren McCarthy (Corrales, N.M. / Horizon) hit .750 with nine kills on 12 attacks and tied with
Taylor Starr (Southlake, Texas / Carroll) for the team lead with four blocks.
Emma Reeves (Plano, Texas / East) led the team with 18 assists, followed closely with 16 assists to go with three aces and five digs.
Courtney Pope (New Braunfels, Texas / Canyon) also added three blocks and four kills, while
Amelia Payton (Acworth, Ga. / Harrison) had seven kills, two aces, and five digs.
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Up Next
Trinity will take on fourth-ranked and #1 seed Centre College (KY) in the SAA Championship Match tomorrow at 12:00 p.m.
