DAVENPORT, Iowa – Trinity's postseason run came to a close on Thursday night, as the Trolls stumbled against regular season champions St. Ambrose in the CCAC Tournament Semifinals, falling in straight sets on Thursday night.
Team Leaders
• Taryn Hinken and Dej'a Williams led the attack with seven kills apiece. Hinken recorded a pair of digs while Williams added two block assists on the night.
• Sharide Sykes picked up 16 assists, a season-best for a three-set match, as well as six digs, two kills and an ace.
• Sarah Neighbors and Cecilia Zuniga led the defense with ten digs each. Neighbors added in five kills and an ace.
How it Happened
• St. Ambrose jumped out to an 8-3 lead in the first set, before Trinity responded with six straight points, including a kill from Brooke Veldman, an ace from Shannon Simpson, and four attacking errors. The home team came back with four in a row however, and held onto the lead the rest of the way for a 25-16 win.
• The Bees led 5-2 in game two, before kills from Hinken and Sykes, and a Jorieliss Caraballo ace tied the score at 5-5. St. Ambrose would go on to score seven straight to reclaim a 15-9 advantage, but back-to-back kills from Williams brought Trinity back to within a point at 16-15. The Bees put the set away with six in a row, going on to take the set 25-19.
• The closest set of the night came in the third, as both sides traded the lead six times throughout the game. Trailing 19-15 late in the set, the Trolls scored five straight to take a 20-19 edge behind two kills from Neighbors, and a solo block from Sykes. Hinken's kill followed by an attack error gave Trinity set point at 24-21, but St. Ambrose would finish off the night by coming back for five straight points to steal the set 26-24.
Next Up
• The loss closes the book on the 2023 season for the Trolls, who finish with an 11-19 overall record, improving seven wins from a year ago and posting the most wins since the spring 2020 season.
