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10.21.2008  |  Volleyball  |  Viewed 388 times
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Trevecca (15-8, 8-4 TSAC) hosted conference foe Union University (18-5, 8-3) on Tuesday, taking the bulldogs out three sets to one.
 
Union jumped ahead early, starting the first set on a 7-0 run. Trevecca closed to within two at 9-7, but Union rebounded and stretched the lead back out to 14-9. Trevecca would get no closer than three points (15-12) for the remainder of the set as Union took the first set 25-19.
 
Union looked good at the beginning of the second set, jumping out to a 10-2 lead, but the Trojans closed to 13-8 with a 6-2 spurt. Jessica Hood then stepped back and served the Trojans on an 11-0 run, which spanned a Union timeout and swung all the momentum to the side of the Trojans. Union mustered just three points the rest of the way, and the Trojans leveled the match at 1-1.
 
The third set was a back and forth affair, with Union taking a 4-1 lead before Trevecca battled back to tie the match at 6-6. The teams split the next 14 points right down the middle before Union rattled off four in a row to take a 16-13 lead and force coach Jayme Crowley to spend a timeout. The move worked, as Trevecca scored eight of the next nine points to take the lead 21-17. Union would not go away, however, using their own 7-1 run to earn a 24-22 edge, and put the Trojans up against set point. Aster the Trojans got the serve back, Kelly Huff stepped back and served the Trojans final three points, as Trevecca took a thrilling third set 26-24.
 
Trevecca jumped out 4-1 in the fourth set, but again Union rattled off a big run, this time 8-0, to take the 9-4 lead. The Trojans clawed their way back into the match though, again out of a timeout, eventually taking the lead 14-13. The match leveled off again, as the teams continued to battle, and the final tie score came at 17-17. From there, Trevecca scored eight of the final 10 points, taking the fourth set, and the match, 25-19. Huff dished out 41 assists in the match, and Ashton O'Halloran led the Trojans in kills with 17. Rachel Spotten led the Trojans in hitting percentage, killing five of her six attempts (.833) and the Trojans hit .321 as a team.
Trevecca will host former conference foe Lambuth University (11-9) on Thursday at 7 p.m.