DEERFIELD, Ill. - After dropping two close sets to start the night, Trinity International rallied to come from behind and defeat the Lake Forest Foresters, 22-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-21, 15-7 on Tuesday night inside Van Dixhorn Arena.

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Marissa Boelter led the Trojans (2-12) with her second double-double of the year, recording a match-high 15 kills to go with 14 digs on the night. Becca Kowalczuk anchored the back line with 19 digs, while Suzanne Knudtson dealt out 33 assists and five aces in the win.

Trinity played the Foresters (7-14) close in the opening two sets, as both sides traded the lead a combined 13 times despite the visitors coming away with a 2-0 lead. The Trojans held an 18-12 advantage in the first set before five straight points from Lake Forest made it a one-point game. A four-point run later in the set from the Foresters made it a 22-21 score, and even with Alida Knudtson's set-tying kill at 22-22, LFC pulled away with a kill and two TIU attacking errors to take the first game.

The second game was as close as they come, as neither side built a two-point edge until Kowalczuk's ace at 8-6 extended the Trojans' lead. No team was ever ahead by three points the entire set, but the Foresters used a three-point rally at the end to steal the win; Trinity held a 23-22 advantage following a Forester attacking error, before a pair of kills helped LFC take a two-set lead in the match.

For as close as set two was, set three went in the Trojans' favor relatively quickly. An early 6-2 start for TIU highlighted by a pair of kills from Boelter and one from Mickayla Staal gave the Trojans a lead they would hold the rest of the way. Midway through the set, an eight-point run that included two aces from Kowalczuk put the Trojans ahead 16-7 en route to the set win.

Another close one came in the fourth, as Lake Forest looked to avoid a decisive game and close out the match. Tied at 18-18, a kill from Staal and an LFC attack error put TIU ahead 20-18. Three straight for the Foresters put the visitors on top by a point, but Trinity rallied for five straight including kills from Boelter and Alida Knudtson to force a fifth set.

The Trojans wasted no time once they got into the fifth. Five straight points to open the game highlighted an 8-1 lead early in the game. Three in a row for the Foresters cut into the lead at 8-4, but Trinity was able to side out    until clinching the match with four straight at 11-7 to take the win.

Trinity return to Van Dixhorn Arena in just two days, when they re-enter CCAC play and host the Robert Morris Eagles. Tipoff on Thursday night, October 15, is set for 7:00 p.m.