Scots Score First Win of Year

ANGOLA, Indiana. - The College of Wooster volleyball team wrapped up the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association/North Coast Athletic Conference Crossover by splitting two matches at Trine University's MIT Center on Saturday. The Fighting Scots fell to host Trine in straight sets (25-19, 25-11, 25-20) before defeating St. Mary's (Ind.) College in four sets (25-15, 25-27, 25-11, 25-15) for their first win of the season.

Wooster (1-6) battled at multiple points throughout the Trine (3-3) match; however, timely runs from the Thunder in each set proved too much to overcome. Tyara Thompson facilitated a balanced attack with 18 assists to Emily Gail (six kills) and Caroline Dillard, Troy Johnson and Hayley Nash combined for 15 kills. Trinity Harmon led the way defensively with 13 digs and Nash added 11 of her own.

St. Mary's (3-4) kept it close early, staying within a few points, before Wooster pulled away late in the frame with a pair of 4-0 runs to win the first set. Nash really caught fire in the second, propelling the team to a 7-1 lead with three quick kills. However, the Belles battled back to tie the game five separate times late. Down set point, St. Mary's finished on a 3-0 run to even up the match at a set apiece.

Unfazed, Wooster got out to big leads in each of the final two sets which helped the Scots cruise to the victory. Nash led several players in double figures with 16 kills while Tamara Turner, Dillard and Gail each amassed 10 kills. Harmon added 18 digs in the second match to anchor the defense and Sydney Fitzcharles (12), Thompson (11) and Lucy Kinser (10) also recorded double-digit digs.

Wooster returns to the court on Friday, September 16, for the first two matches of the annual Ginny Hunt Kilt Classic. First serve is at 4:30 p.m. against Westminster College (Pa.) inside Timken Gymnasium.