PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – Raimey Owens and Sarah Neighbors each finished with a double-double, but Trinity would come up just a few points short in the CCAC and home opener on Wednesday night, falling in five sets to visiting Olivet Nazarene inside DeVos Gymnasium.

The Trolls fell behind 12-3 in the opening set before rallying, tying the match at 23-23 on an ace from Jorieliss Caraballo. A kill from Neighbors at 26-25 gave Trinity set point, but the Tigers would take the opening set, scoring four of the last five points to win, 29-27.

Using a 6-1 rally in game two, the Trolls built a 19-15 lead and would stay in front the rest of the way. Neighbors would close out the 25-21 win on the team's third set point to even the match at one set apiece.

Game three would see the Trolls jump out to a 7-1 lead before Olivet scored six out of seven to take an 11-10 advantage. The Tigers would hold the lead the rest of the way for a 25-22 win in the set.

Another early advantage in game four would help the Trolls extend the match, opening on a 12-4 run. Olivet would climb back, but at 19-19, Trinity would reel off six straight points with kills from Owens, Sharide Sykes, and Makenzie Ritsema to force a fifth set.

A back-and-forth final set would see kills from Owens and Dej'a Williams give Trinity a 10-9 advantage, but Olivet would score five of the next six to take control and eventually close out the match with a 15-12 win.

Owens would finish with a team-high 16 kills and a .333 attack percentage, along with 12 digs. Sykes tallied 34 assists with 14 digs and two blocks. Neighbors picked up 11 kills and 11 digs for the double-double, while Williams collected 13 kills on the night. Ritsema registered a team-high .474 attack percentage, collecting 11 kills.

The Trolls will look to bounce back when they travel to Grand Rapids, Mich. for three matches beginning with Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) on Friday, Sept. 5.