NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Trinity College women's volleyball team rallied after dropping the opening set to the United States Coast Guard Academy Friday evening inside Roland Gymnasium. The Bantams battled through a tightly contested second set, securing a 26-24 victory before taking the final two frames, 25-19 and 25-19, to claim a 3-1 non-conference victory over the Bears.
The Bantams improve to 14-5 overall, while the Bears fall to 12-7.
How It Happened
- Set One – Coast Guard, 25-15: The Bears opened the match with 14 kills on 41 attempts, posting a .268 hitting percentage. Trinity tallied eight kills with five errors on 35 attempts for a .086 hitting percentage.
- Set Two – Trinity, 26-24: The Bantams responded in a tightly contested second set, registering 12 kills with just three errors on 32 attempts for a .281 hitting percentage. Coast Guard tallied 16 kills while hitting .282, but Trinity edged the Bears by two points to even the match at 1-1.
- Set Three – Trinity, 25-19: Trinity continued its offensive momentum in the third set, tallying a match-high 17 kills with four errors on 39 attempts for a .333 hitting percentage. The Bears recorded 12 kills while hitting .200 as the Bantams took a 2-1 advantage.
- Set Four – Trinity, 25-19: The Bantams closed out the match with 15 kills on 39 attempts, posting a .179 hitting percentage. Trinity's defense held Coast Guard to just six kills and a .000 hitting percentage to secure the 3-1 victory.
Inside the Numbers
- Sophomore Emma Ewart led the Bantams offensively with a match-high 17 kills and 14 digs, recording another double-double while adding a team-high three service aces.
- Amy Boller registered 12 kills and 12 digs for a double-double, while adding one block assist.
- Trinity Fore tallied 11 kills with just one error on 17 attempts for a team-high .588 hitting percentage. Fore also led the Bantams at the net with four total blocks, including two solo blocks.
- Maya Hall added six kills and three total blocks, while Erica Biner registered three kills and two total blocks.
- Senior Scarlett Jago anchored Trinity's defense with a team-high 21 digs while adding two assists and one service ace.
- Catalina Hendricks dished out a team-high 18 assists and added nine digs, while Keira Sky Pierce recorded 17 assists and seven digs.
- Trinity finished with 52 kills, 43 assists, 77 digs, seven service aces and eight total blocks while posting a .221 hitting percentage as a team.
Up Next
The Bantams continue their non-conference road trip on Saturday, October 24, traveling to Northampton, Mass., to face Smith College at 1:00 p.m
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