Stoneburner Celebration vs. Calumet
Zoe Zdunczyk - MU Sports Media
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Trinity Christian TRINITY 2-8
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Winner Madonna MADONNA 5-2
Trinity Christian TRINITY
2-8
1
Final
3
Madonna MADONNA
5-2
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Trinity Christian TRINITY 13 17 25 22 (1)
Madonna MADONNA 25 25 23 25 (3)
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Madonna MADONNA 5-3
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Winner Taylor TAYLOR 7-4, 0-1
Madonna MADONNA
5-3
0
Final
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Taylor TAYLOR
7-4, 0-1
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Madonna MADONNA 24 21 18 (0)
Taylor TAYLOR 26 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Crusaders Split on Day One of Taylor Tournament

UPLAND, Ind. - Madonna University volleyball opened day one of the Taylor University Tournament on Friday. The Crusaders won their first match 3-1 over Trinity Christian (Ill.), before falling to the host Trojans 3-0. Madonna is now 5-3 overall this season.

Game 1:

Madonna came out firing on all cylinders in their first match, winning set one 25-13. In set two the Crusaders took a 2-0 lead with a 25-17 victory. The Trolls however responded in set three, and stayed alive with a 25-23 victory. Madonna put the match away in the fourth set, taking a 25-22 win and winning their fifth match of the season.

The Crusaders as a team recorded a .266 hitting percentage compared to just .151 for Trinity Christian. The Trolls did have more total attacks with 152, compared to just 143 for Madonna.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
Game 2:

The second match of the day proved to be more difficult as Madonna was facing host Taylor (Ind.). The Trojans are receiving votes in the NAIA National Rankings Coaches Poll. The Crusaders fought hard in the opening set, as a block by Porter and Hintz tied things at 24-24. Taylor responded however by scoring the next two points to take 1-0 lead. 

Sets two and three were all Taylor, as the Trojans used the momentum from the first set to claim the win. Taylor won set two 25-21, before ending the match with a 25-18 victory in set three.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
  • Hintz led the way with 10 kills for Madonna.
  • The Crusaders five match winning streak dating back to opening weekend was snapped.
  • Taylor hit .283 as a team, while Madonna hit .151.

UP NEXT:

Day two of the Taylor Tournament will begin at 9:00 AM Saturday morning when the Crusaders take on Great Lakes Christian College. Madonna will then take on Indiana University East at 2:00 PM.
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