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Sewanee Sewan 10-10,3-6 SAA
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Sewanee Sewan
10-10,3-6 SAA
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Trinity (TX) TrinTX
14-3,8-0 SAA
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Sewanee Sewan 25 16 17 28 (1)
Trinity (TX) TrinTX 18 25 25 30 (3)

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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Tigers Fall to No. 11 Trinity in Four Sets

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Savannah Gann and Mollie White combined for 26 kills, but Sewanee fell to No. 11 Trinity in four sets on Sunday afternoon in volleyball action, 18-25, 25-16, 25-17, 30-28.

Gann posted 13 kills and five digs, while White added 13 kills, three blocks, and four digs. Anna Ellison contributed eight kills and six blocks while hitting .400, and Suna Merkler tallied seven kills and two service aces. Setter Sydney Bixby recorded 29 assists, nine digs, two blocks, and five kills, and Emma Meyer added 17 assists, two aces, and four digs. Defensively, Sophia Caruso anchored the back line with a team-high 21 digs and four assists.

Sewanee started strong in the opening set, as Ellison tallied the first point of the match with a kill and Meyer followed with back-to-back aces. The Tigers built an early 10-3 lead behind two kills from Maria Kennedy and one each from Gann, Bixby, and Merkler. Later in the frame, Sewanee used a seven-point run to take a commanding 20-9 advantage. The surge was fueled by an ace from Merkler, two blocks from Ellison, and a block and kill from Bixby. Trinity responded with an 8-2 run, but Sewanee sealed the first set with a kill from Gann followed by a block from Kennedy and White.

Trinity regrouped in the second set, limiting Sewanee to a .054 hitting percentage while hitting .370 as a team. The host Tigers opened with a 7-0 run to take an early lead and maintained control throughout the frame. Sewanee couldn't string together more than two points at a time as Trinity evened the match with a 25-16 win.

The third set followed a similar pattern, with Sewanee keeping things close early before Trinity pulled away late behind a pair of 6-1 runs to take the set, 25-17.

The fourth proved to be the tightest of the day, featuring 12 ties and six lead changes. Trinity used a 7-0 run to take a 14-11 lead, but Sewanee battled back with a 6-1 run of its own—highlighted by a block from Merkler and Ellison, an ace from Merkler, and two kills from Gann—to reclaim the lead at 23-20. Trinity responded with three straight points to even the score at 23. Meyer set up Gann for a kill to give Sewanee set point, but Trinity answered with a kill and capitalized on a Sewanee error to earn its first match point. Sewanee fought off two match points before Trinity closed out the match with back-to-back kills from Courtney Pope and an ace to seal the win.

Sewanee returns home to close out the regular season with seven straight matches in Juhan Gymnasium, beginning with Rhodes on Friday, October 18, and Millsaps on Saturday, October 19.
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Players Mentioned

Sydney Bixby

#11 Sydney Bixby

S
6' 0"
Junior
Sophia Caruso

#1 Sophia Caruso

L/DS
5' 1"
Junior
Anna Ellison

#8 Anna Ellison

MB
6' 1"
Junior
Savannah Gann

#18 Savannah Gann

OH
5' 11"
Junior
Maria Kennedy

#5 Maria Kennedy

OH
5' 10"
Junior
Suna Merkler

#14 Suna Merkler

OH
5' 11"
Sophomore
Emma Meyer

#6 Emma Meyer

S
5' 8"
Senior
Mollie White

#9 Mollie White

OH
5' 10"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Sydney Bixby

#11 Sydney Bixby

6' 0"
Junior
S
Sophia Caruso

#1 Sophia Caruso

5' 1"
Junior
L/DS
Anna Ellison

#8 Anna Ellison

6' 1"
Junior
MB
Savannah Gann

#18 Savannah Gann

5' 11"
Junior
OH
Maria Kennedy

#5 Maria Kennedy

5' 10"
Junior
OH
Suna Merkler

#14 Suna Merkler

5' 11"
Sophomore
OH
Emma Meyer

#6 Emma Meyer

5' 8"
Senior
S
Mollie White

#9 Mollie White

5' 10"
Sophomore
OH