Posted: Nov 04, 2016
SHREVEPORT, La. - Top-seeded Trinity University punched its ticket to the SCAC Volleyball Championship match for the sixth straight year with a 3-0 sweep of Austin College. Official Website | Postgame Interview
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Trinity was in command most of the match, maintaining a relatively comfortable margin throughout the 25-20 first set.
- The second set was hotly contested with nine ties and four lead changes. The set was tied at 17-17 before Trinity ran off eight of the next 10 points to earn the 25-19 victory.
- With the third set tied at 11, Trinity closed out the match on a 14-6 run to earn the 3-0 win.
TRINITY UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Madeline McKay: 15 kills, 6 digs
- Kirby Smith: 13 kills, 17 digs
- Erika Edrington: 42 assists, 8 digs
- Rebecca Hayes: 13 kills, 6 blocks
AUSTIN COLLEGE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Presleigh Watson: 7 kills
- Dai DeWitt: 7 kills
- Katie Ingle: 20 assits, 14 digs
NOTABLES
- This is the sixth straight year that Trinity has been in the championship match of the SCAC tournament. They are 2-3 in the championship match over that time period .
- Trinity is 5-0 all-time against Austin College in the SCAC tournament.
- Austin College is guaranteed its highest SCAC tournament finish since at least the 2012 season. A victory in the third/fourth place match would give the 'Roos their highest finish since losing to Trinity in the 2007 tournament final.
UP NEXT
Trinity (16th-ranked AVCA) will face off against the winner of Southwestern University and Colorado College in the championship match on Saturday at 4:30 PM. Austin College will battle the loser of that same Southwestern/Colorado College for third place.
