LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Trinity Christian College men's volleyball team is certainly making an early statement in the 2021 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC). The Trolls hit the road on Saturday, Jan. 30 to take on Viterbo University (Wis.) and made the snowy trip home with a straight set victory – 25-22, 25-16, 25-21.

Ryan Schmidt and Nick Mioli combined to run the offensive attack, finishing with 16 and 11 assists, respectively. The duo spread out the wealth as three Trolls – Alex Costa, Djordje Novakovic and Mike Hay, each finished with team-leading seven kills. Jake Ostema was a force at the net defensively, finishing with six blocks, including two solo.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Ryan Schmidt: Team-leading 16 assists, four digs
• Nick Mioli: 11 assists, service ace, four digs
• Alex Costa: Seven kills in 14 attempts with one error (.429), four digs, block assist
• Djordje Novakovic: Seven kills in 18 attempts with seven errors (.278), two digs, block assist
• Mike Hay: Seven kills in 18 attempts with one error (.333), block assist
• Jake Ostema: Team-leading four block assists and two block solos, six kills in 11 attempts with one error (.455), two digs
• Adam Becker: Team-high nine digs
• Ben Gabor: Three block assists, four kills

The Trolls (2-1, 2-0) return to the DeVos Center for a Tuesday, Feb. 2 matchup against Roosevelt University (Ill.). While Roosevelt is technically a first-year program, the Trolls went 2-0 last season against Robert Morris University – Illinois, the university that merged with Roosevelt and began competing jointly this season.  

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