Trinity and Southwestern to Play for NCAA South Region Championship

Trinity's volleyball team continues its run in the NCAA Playoffs with its third postseason match tonight against Southwestern University.

The Tigers defeated Maryville (TN) College 3-1 to open the regional tournament at Southwestern, then just last night elminated the defending champions in Emory University with a 3-0 sweep. 

Saturday night will mark Trinity's 10th appearance in the regional finals, with the Tigers holding a record of 4-5 in the previous nine.  A full account of Trinity's NCAA Playoff experience is detailed in the online game notes, which were made available prior to the start of the tournament.

The tournament Web site will provide access to live stats, live video, and other tournament details.  The site is provided by tournament hosts Southwestern.

Led by 25th-year head coach Julie Jenkins, Trinity holds a record of 29-11 this season.  Thursday's win over Maryville marked the 700th career win for Coach Jenkins.

Seniors Ginger Haley, Aly Hazelwood, and Amy Mittelstaedt led Trinity to third place at the SCAC Tournament last weekend.  Hazelwood earned First Team All-SCAC honors, while Haley was a Second Team All-SCAC selection. 

Junior setter Caiti Troyer was named Third Team All-SCAC, while fellow junior Alexis Edwards was the team's lone representative on the SCAC All-Tournament Team.  Troyer was also selected to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Third Team.

Tonight's winner will advance in the NCAA Bracket to the final round of play in the NCAA Championships, in University Heights, Ohio.  The winning team would play either Eastern or Juniata in the NCAA Quarterfinals on November 19.