ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. --- The TIU women's volleyball team took the short trip over to Arlington Heights on Saturday as they faced the Roosevelt Lakers at the Athletics & Convocation Center in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action. Coming off a 

commanding 3-0 win over Governors State on Friday night, TIU looked to post wins on consecutive nights and extend their fast 7-3 start to the season.

Starting each set of the matches, the Trojans and Lakers traded points back-and-forth before TIU would establish momentum. Using a 4-0 run in the first set with kills by Jazmin Coronado and Grace Mauersberger, Trinity finished strong thanks to a set of attack errors by Roosevelt to take the first frame, 25-18. After a strong start by the Lakers in the second, TIU again rallied back, this time with Matty Hawkins on the attack and in defense of the net, blocking a number of Roosevelt shots to help Trinity take a close 25-23 win.

The Lakers would jump out to a fast 10-4 start in the third set, however the Trojans offense led by Brianna Torres and Madeline Decker quickly erased their deficit, putting TIU back into contention for a sweep. Despite Roosevelt extending the set, Trinity capitalized off the Lakers late errors to secure the final frame 29-27, and complete the three-set sweep.

Hawkins led the afternoon with 13 kills in the win and three total blocks. Anna Skrzpchak notched 37 assists, while Jaylyn Freeman recorded 15 digs on defense.

Additional Match Notes

• With the victory, TIU improved to 7-11 all-time against the Lakers. The Trojans have also now won four consecutive matches against Roosevelt.

• Trinity's 6-1 start to league play is their best start to CCAC play in over 14 years.

• TIU's four match winning streak is their longest of the season.

• With nine kills in the win, Madeline Decker became just the sixth Trojan in program history to record 1,000 career kills.

• Decker's nine kills also moved her past  Samantha Stoller (2011-14) for sixth on the program's all-time kill list (1,002).

• Anna Skrzypchak set a new career-high for assists with 37, breaking her previous record of 31 set just last night against Governors State.

• Matty Hawkins three block assists in the win tie her for sixth on the program's career block assist list with Carly Yattaw (2007-09) with 150.

• Brianna Torres passed 900 career kills in the victory, giving her 908 in her career.

NEXT UP

TIU (8-3) will return to action on Tuesday night, March 2 as they host the Crimson Wave of Calumet St. Joseph in CCAC play at Van Dixhorn Arena. First serve is scheduled for 7:00pm CT and can be followed live on the Trojans Sports Network.

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