SAN ANTONIO — No. 19 Trinity Volleyball (18-8, 10-6 SAA) returns home this week for two matches at
Julie Jenkins Court. The Tigers host McMurry on Thursday and Hardin-Simmons on Friday.
Trinity went 2-0 at the Maryville pod last weekend in Maryville, Tenn., sweeping Maryville on Friday and beating Sewanee 3-1 on Saturday to extend its winning streak to four matches. Senior right side
Courtney Pope (New Braunfels, Texas / Canyon) and senior right side
Connelley McWilliams (Austin, Texas / St. Michael's) each had 21 kills, and sophomore outside hitter
Lily Long (Glenview, Ill. / New Trier) added 23 kills and 20 digs. Junior libero
Brynn Bishop (Indianola, Iowa / Indianola) had 16 digs. Senior setter
Kendall DeRivel (Westlake Village, Calif. / Viewpoint) finished with 47 assists, and sophomore setter
Anna Verhoff (Milton, Ga. / Milton) had 23.
This Week
The Tigers host McMurry on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 5:00 p.m. CT, then host Hardin-Simmons on Friday, Nov. 6, at 5:00 p.m. CT. Both matches are at
Julie Jenkins Court and streamed live on YouTube, with live stats available.
On McMurry
McMurry is 6-15 overall and 2-8 in the American Southwest Conference, and it has lost three straight, falling 3-1 to Schreiner on Oct. 24, 3-1 at Arlington Baptist on Oct. 27 and 3-1 to Hardin-Simmons on Friday. Before that skid, it beat Howard Payne in five sets on Oct. 23. McMurry is 4-3 at home and 1-6 on the road this season. The team has 876 kills, 830 assists, 1,302 digs and 90.5 blocks. Senior hitter Hanna Rubis leads with 244 kills, and sophomore outside hitter Madi Polasek has 158. Freshman setter Grace Fortune has 572 assists, junior defensive specialist Jalie Miller has 272 digs and sophomore middle blocker Kenzie Jackson leads with 39.0 blocks. Trinity leads the all-time series 5-0 and last won 3-0 on Nov. 9, 2024, in Georgetown, Texas.
On Hardin-Simmons
Hardin-Simmons is 14-10 overall and 5-5 in the ASC, and it has won three straight, beating Schreiner 3-2 on Oct. 23, Howard Payne 3-1 on Oct. 24 and McMurry 3-1 on Friday. Before the streak, it lost at Mary Hardin-Baylor and at East Texas Baptist. Hardin-Simmons is 5-2 at home and 3-6 on the road. The team has 1,106 kills, 1,002 assists, 1,554 digs and 178.0 blocks. Senior outside hitter Rachel Nordt leads with 195 kills, and senior middle blocker Avery Tumlinson has 184. Sophomore setter Allison O'Shaughnessy has 492 assists, senior defensive specialist Brylee Pursley has 424 digs and senior middle blocker Jadyn Hernandez leads with 100.0 blocks. Trinity leads the all-time series 18-1, has won the last 10 meetings and won 3-1 on Nov. 8, 2025, in San Antonio. The Tigers' only loss in the series came in 2012.
Up Next
Then it's championship time on Trinity's home floor. The Tigers host the six-team SAA Championship at
Julie Jenkins Court from Nov. 12 to 14, with the winner decided at noon CT on Saturday, Nov. 14
