Trinity Christian Too Much to Handle for Lakers in CCAC Conference Men's Volleyball Loss

CHICAGO – The Roosevelt University men's volleyball team could not keep pace with visiting Trinity Christian College in CCAC Conference action, falling in straights sets on Wednesday, March 2 at the Goodman Center.  The Lakers are now 0-13 overall and 0-7 in the CCAC this season.

The two teams were tied at 2-2 early in the opening set before Trinity Christian scored the next three points to take the lead for good.  The Trolls then dominated the stanza, winning 25-9 to take a 1-0 match lead.

The second set was a competitive affair with the teams trading the lead multiple times in the early going.  The Lakers broke an 8-8 tie with two straight points, including on a kill by Shawn McCarthy, to take a 10-8 advantage, but the Trolls came back to tie it at 10-10.  Trinity Christian then broke an 11-11 tie with three consecutive points to jump ahead 14-11.  Roosevelt cut the margin to one point at 18-17 before the visitors pulled away for a 25-20 set victory to lead the match by two sets.

The Trolls scored four consecutive points to break a 2-2 tie and take a 6-2 lead in the early going of the third set.  The Lakers answered with the next two points, but Trinity Christian kept building on its lead and winning 25-13 to take the match in straights set.

MATCH DETAILS

Score:   Trinity Christian                25           25           25
                Roosevelt                              9           20           13

Records: Roosevelt 0-13, 0-7 (CCAC) | Trinity Christian 11-7, 3-3 (CCAC)

Location: Goodman Center | Chicago, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Shawn McCarthy posted a team-high 11 kills to go with four blocks
• Christopher Fermaintt had 11 digs defensively
• Tony Galeana registered 14 assists
• Axel Garcia posted four blocks
• Trinity Christian posted a .571 attack percentage in the first set & a .348 in the third

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers are now 0-3 in the all-time series versus the Trolls
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers continue their home stand with a non-conference match on Friday, March 4 versus Aquinas University (Mich.).  Match time is set for 7pm at the Goodman Center in Chicago.