WHITING, Ind. --- The TIU women's volleyball team took the short trip to northwest Indiana on Thursday night as they took on the Crimson Wave of Calumet St. Joseph in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) play. Coming off an impressive win at Olivet Nazarene on Tuesday night, the Trojans looked to carry their momentum into another conference matchup.

Calumet would challenge Trinity early in each set, but it would be the Trojans who would jump ahead quickly after a slow start. Riding a 5-0 run in the middle of the first set, Matty Hawkins and Madison Williams would help push their team's way through the opening frame, winning 25-16.

Aided by seven CCSJ errors, TIU's offense continued to roll in the second set with 15 total kills en route to a 25-20 win. In the third, Trinity continued to attack on offense with another impressive performance, scoring 17 points off the kill. With good setup and execution, the Trojans would take the third frame 25-20 to secure the 3-0 sweep and pick up their second victory of the week.

Hawkins and Brianna Torres both led the way for the TIU attack with 11 kills and three blocks each. Setter Anna Skrzypchak posted 35 assists in the win, with eight from Madison Feagans. Williams and Desirae Pisano would notch both of Trinity's service aces, while Jaylyn Freeman anchored the Trojan defense with 11 digs.

ADDITIONAL GAME NOTES

• The Trojans improved to 15-1 all-time against Calumet St. Joseph with their win on Thursday night. It was the ninth consecutive victory for TIU over the Crimson Wave since 2013 when CCSJ last defeated Trinity.

• TIU's last seven wins against CCSJ have come in straight three-set sweeps.

• Trinity is now 7-0 all-time playing at Calumet's Rittenmeyer Center following tonight's win.

• With Thursday's win, the Trojans moved into a tie with St. Francis (IL) for fourth place in the CCAC standings at 8-3 in league play. While the top eight teams in the league make the CCAC Tournament, the top four will host first round games. USF won the first of two regular season matchups with TIU in a 3-0 sweep of the Trojans on Sept. 11 in Joliet. Both teams will meet again on Nov. 2 in Deerfield.

• The Trojans unblocked the Crimson Wave 7-3 in their win on the road.

• Calumet St. Joseph recorded five serves aces to Trinity's two on Thursday night.

• Matty Hawkins became the eighth TIU women's volleyball player to reach 1,000 career kills on Tuesday after posting 11 kills against the Crimson Wave. With 1,005 career kills, Hawkins ranks eighth all-time in program history behind Madeline Decker (2017-20) with 1,089.

• Madison Williams picked up her 100th kill of the season and of her young career with six kills against CCSJ.

UP NEXT

The Trojans (13-11) return to action on Tuesday, October 19 as they travel into Chicago to take on the Cougars of Saint Xavier University. First serve is scheduled for 7:00pm CST at the Shannon Center, and can be watched LIVE on the Cougar Sports Network.
 

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