VB vs. GSU (2.22.21)
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St. Francis (Ill.) USF 8-8, 5-5 CCAC
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Winner Trinity Internationa TIU 13-5, 9-1 CCAC
St. Francis (Ill.) USF
8-8, 5-5 CCAC
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Final
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Trinity Internationa TIU
13-5, 9-1 CCAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Francis (Ill.) USF 16 25 20 26 (1)
Trinity Internationa TIU 25 19 25 28 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

TIU rebounds with home win over St. Francis

BANNOCKBURN, Ill. --- After seeing their 14 match winning streak in five-set matches snapped on Thursday night, the TIU women's volleyball team returned home to Van Dixhorn Arena on Saturday afternoon as they hosted the St. Francis Fighting Saints in conference play.

Trinity and St. Francis have made several competitive matches in the past few years, and Saturday was no different. TIU would ride 13 kills to a comfortable 25-16 win in the first set, but it would get much closer there after. The Saints would respond with a strong second set performance with the Trojans committing eight attack errors. After trailing by two points, 19-17, USF would close strong and take the frame 25-19.

In the third, the Trojans played their best volleyball with minimal mistakes. Both teams engaged in multiple long rallies, but it would be the Saints who fell short on capitalizing on the long points. With a heavy attack presence at the net, TIU held on to take the third set 25-20. In the fourth, Trinity would have to rally from four points down to avoid a fifth set. Thanks to a strong afternoon at the service line and a set of kills by Matty Hawkins and Brianna Torres, TIU would force the set into extra time, where the Trojans came up big, winning 28-26 to claim the match 3-1.

Hawkins led TIU with 12 kills, plus three solo blocks in the win, while Torres notched 11 kills, three service aces and 22 digs. Madison Feagans recorded 42 assists, as Jaylyn Freeman notched a game-high 24 digs. Feagans and Emma Galleos each recorded two service aces as well.


Additional Match Notes

  • Saturday's win over St. Francis was their ninth all-time. The Saints still lead the series 14-9.

  • TIU has now won their last six matches against USF. Their last loss to the Saints came in a five-set battle on Oct. 7, 2017 at a neutral site event in Davenport, Iowa.

  • Trinity and St. Francis combined for 49 attack errors in the match, including 25 by the Trojans.

  • TIU recorded six service aces to USF's zero.

  • Brianna Torres' 11 kills give her 997 for her career, seventh most in program history. Reaching 1,000 career kills would make her seventh Trojan to reach that milestone.

  • With this win, TIU head coach Luke Ward is two victories away from surpassing Jill Rokosik as the winningest coach in program history. Saturday's win was his 94th at Trinity.


NEXT UP

TIU (12-5) will hit the road this Tuesday, March 16 as they take on the Cougars of Saint Xavier University at the Shannon Center in Chicago. First serve is scheduled for 7:00pm and can be watched LIVE on the SXU Cougar Sports Network.

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