DEERFIELD, Ill. -- In a valiant effort, freshman Lexie Voss led the Trojans with ten kills, hitting an impressive .409, in a straight-set loss to the Cardinal Stritch Wolves, 25-16, 25-12, 25-21.

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Senior Samantha Stoller finished with eight kills, while senior Julia Gregornik and junior Gabrielle LaMonaca led the way for the Trojans in digs, with 11 apiece on the night.

In the opening set, the Wolves got off to an early 5-0 lead before Lexie Voss was able to put TIU on the board with her first kill of the night. It would then be another 5-0 run from the Wolves before the Trojans would score again, this time thanks to Stoller. The Trojans struggled to get into a rhythm early in the contest but would soon find it as they go on a 4-0 run themselves, pulling the game to within six, at 15-9. Cardinal Stritch would score four of the last six points, as TIU would go on to lose the first set, 25-16.

CSU was able to once again jump out in front in the second set, but the Trojans continued to fight and would take their first lead of the night, 3-2 off another kill by Stoller. The Trojans were hitting the floor hard with 46 team digs as they fought to stay alive. An 8-1 run early in the set for Cardinal Stritch, coupled with six straight points later helped the Wolves to a 25-12 set win.

It wouldn't be until the third set where the Trojans would keep the Wolves in their sights and the game close. The Trojans would battle back to tie the set at 10-10 on a Suzanne Knudtson ace, but an 8-3 response by the Wolves would put CSU ahead 18-13. TIU would outscore Stritch 6-4 over the final ten points of the match, but CSU would finish out the set, 25-21. Knudtson finished the match with a team-high 20 assists.

TIU finishes out the regular season, posting an overall record of 9-21, and a conference mark of 2-15.