DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The Trinity College volleyball team split its non-conference tri-match on Saturday afternoon, earning a 3-1 victory over the University of Southern Maine before dropping a hard-fought 3-2 decision to host UMass Dartmouth. The Bantams move to 9-4 on the season, while the Huskies fall to 4-11 and the Corsairs improve to 10-6 overall.

What Happened vs. UMass Dartmouth

• Trinity fell in a five-set thriller to the Corsairs, trading sets throughout the match. The Bantams took the first (25-12) and third (25-23) but dropped the second (26-28), fourth (20-25), and deciding fifth (13-15).
• Statistically, Trinity held the edge across several categories, finishing with more kills (65-58), assists (62-57), blocks (9-8), and digs (116-104). Both sides served up five aces.
• Scarlett Jago led all players with a season-high 42 digs.
• Emma Ewart recorded her second double-double of the year with 13 kills and 11 digs.
• Maya Hall paced Trinity with 20 kills and added four blocks, matching Ellie Gordon, who also had four.
• Chloe Gentile chipped in six blocks.
• Catalina Hendricks dished out 27 assists, bringing her total to 54 on the day.
• For the Corsairs, Olivia Seutter posted a team-high 20 kills, while Aleek Kuot added 12 kills and two assists. Maddie Carter led with six blocks, and Skye Peters handed out a match-high 36 assists to go with 15 digs.

• The Bantams opened the day with a four-set win over the Huskies, taking the match 25-15, 25-16, 22-25, 25-15. Trinity dominated statistically, outpacing Southern Maine in kills (54-29), assists (51-26), aces (14-12), digs (63-42), and blocks (9-2).
• Maggie Barnes tallied a season-high 13 kills.
• Ellie Gordon also finished with 13 kills.
• Hendricks dished out 27 assists, while Caroline Howell added 17 assists and nine digs.
• Jago registered a match-high 15 digs and four assists.
• Hall led all players with five blocks.
• For the Huskies, Taylor Joyal finished with 12 kills, while Kylee Eubanks-Hemme added six kills. Reese Helisek distributed a team-best 21 assists.

Up Next:

• The Bantams return to action on Friday, September 3, at 6:00 p.m. when they host Wesleyan University in a New England Small College Athletic Conference matchup.
• All-time, the Cardinals hold a 55-19 advantage in the series dating back to the teams' first meeting in 1985. Last season, Trinity went 0-2 against Wesleyan, including a five-set battle in the 2024 NESCAC Quarterfinals.