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Costa_CoD
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Edgewood (Wisc.) EDGEWOOD 4-8, 1-0
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Winner Trinity Christian (IL) TRINITY 3-3, 0-0
Edgewood (Wisc.) EDGEWOOD
4-8, 1-0
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Final
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Trinity Christian (IL) TRINITY
3-3, 0-0
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Edgewood (Wisc.) EDGEWOOD 15 25 23 19 (1)
Trinity Christian (IL) TRINITY 25 23 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Trolls take home opener in four sets with Edgewood

PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – Trinity Men's Volleyball came out strong in their home opener on Monday night, as the Trolls picked up their third straight win, defeating Edgewood (Wisc.) in four sets inside DeVos Gymnasium.

Team Leaders

• Alex Costa led the attack, scoring 20 kills with a .342 attack percentage. Chris Dargan also finished in double figures, picking up 10 kills in the win.

• Setter Ryan Schmidt tallied 29 assists on the night, to go with five digs, two kills, and a pair of aces.

• Leading the defense was Mike Hay with five total blocks, along with eight kills, while Maycor Carrion finished with 23 digs in the win.

How it Happened

• The Trolls (3-3) used three key rallies in the first set on their way to a 25-15 win. Four straight errors from the visitors, including a block from Hay and Dargan, would give Trinity the early 10-5 lead. A kill and an ace from Costa highlighted a five-point run for the Trolls at 19-10, and four in a row late in the game, with three combined kills from Hay and Dargan set up game point for Trinity at 24-14.

• Edgewood came back in game two, closing out the set with four of the last five points to win, 25-23.

• In game three, the Trolls would take a big early lead, using a 9-1 run to go up 14-8, with three kills from Dargan and a pair of aces from Schmidt to fuel the rally. Edgewood would come all the way back to tie the game at 20-20, but two more kills from Hay, including one at game point gave the Trolls the lead in the match, winning 25-23.

• Trinity would hold a narrow lead throughout most of game four, until a quick five-point run late in the set would help secure the win. Leading 16-14, Costa, Hay, and Nick Mioni would combine for four kills along with an ace from Carrion to score five in a row and go up 21-14. A block from Hay and Costa set up match point, with Costa's 20th kill of the night ending the match on a 25-19 win.

Next Up

• The Trolls have a quick turnaround, as they return to DeVos on Tuesday night to host Concordia (Ill.). First serve with the Cougars is set for 7:00 p.m.

 

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