PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – Looking in control throughout the night, Trinity Men's Volleyball secured their fourth straight victory on Tuesday night, as the Trolls took a straight-set victory over Concordia (Ill.) 25-19, 25-12, 25-19 inside DeVos Gymnasium.

Team Leaders

• Alex Costa led the Trinity attack with 17 kills and a .444 attack percentage. The Senior also contributed three of the team's seven service aces and pulled out eight digs.

• Ryan Schmidt tallied 22 assists with three digs, while splitting time with freshman Tim Slattery, who finished with 15 assists.

• Libero Maycor Carrion tallied a match-high 12 digs to go with three aces in the win.

How it Happened

• The opening set was the most competitive of the night, with five lead changes, but after the Cougars tie the score at 12-12, Trinity would go on a 6-1 run highlighted by three kills from Chris Dargan to take an 18-13 lead. The Trolls would stay in front the rest of the way, closing out the game with five of the last six points to take a 25-19 win.

• After Trinity scored three straight, with Bart Maciczak's kill putting the Trolls ahead 8-5 in the second game, the home team would lead the rest of the way to take a two-set lead in the match. Twice during the second game the Trolls would go on a six-point run to pull away and secure the win, 25-12.

• Concordia took an early 4-1 lead in game three, before two kills and two aces from Costa fueled a seven-point run for Trinity and put the Trolls in front 8-4. The visitors would rally to even the set at 14-14, but the Trolls would put the match away with five of the next six points, including four kills from Dargan during the rally.

Next Up

• Trinity will open conference play next week, when they travel to Roosevelt for a Monday night matchup with the Lakers on February 26. First serve from the Goodman Center in Chicago is set for 7:00 p.m.