MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo volleyball team was defeated by the Trevecca Nazarene Trojans on Saturday, Oct. 26 in Central State Bank Arena.
 
Match Information
 
Score: Montevallo 1, Trevecca Nazarene (3) (20-25, 19-25, 25-13, 12-25)
Records: Montevallo 9-14 (6-7 GSC) | Trevecca Nazarene 10-14 (7-6 GSC)
Location: Central State Bank Arena (Montevallo, Ala.)
 
GAME NOTES

• Katie Wilkerson had a career-high of eight kills.
• Blakeley Robbins led the Falcons in assists and had her fourth match this season with 20 or more.
• The Falcons had three aces, their second lowest mark of the season.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Set 1

• Tied 3-3, Montevallo won the next five points with three kills by Nikol Antova and two aces by Grace Petro.
• With the Falcons up 11-7, Trevecca Nazarene took the next five points and the lead with four kills and a Falcon attack error.
• Claire Hayes ended the Trojan run and started a 4-1 run for UM including two kills from Hayes and dump off kill by Blakeley Robbins.
• TNU took the next six out of eight points by forcing four Falcon errors.
• After a kill by Antova, the Trojans won the next four out of five points including two kills, an ace and a Montevallo attack error.
• Trevecca Nazarene took the set with a block and an ace.
• UM had more kills in the set with 14 compared to the Trojans 11, but TNU was more efficient with a .370 hit percentage compared to UM's .184.

 
Set 2

• Both teams exchanged points back-and-fourth to 3-3.
• TNU took a 4-1 run with two aces and two kills.
• After a kill by Aliyah Thompson, Trevecca Nazarene won the next five consecutive points including three kills, an ace and an attack error on the Falcons.
• Montevallo won the next seven out of nine points with two kills by Nikol Antova, an ace by Ava Wind and four errors on the Trojans.
• The Falcons crept back within two after two kills by Eliza Tyrrell.
• The Trojans put away the set with a 6-2 run.
• Trevecca Nazarene was hammering away at the Falcon defense with 16 kills on a .444 hitting percentage.

 
Set 3

• With the Trojans taking an early 4-2 lead, Montevallo forced four consecutive TNU errors to take the lead.
• Katie Wilkerson gave the Falcons a spark as she connected with Colton Thompson for four kills inside an UM 6-0 run.
• Wilkerson started a 3-0 run after a Trojan point with another kill from a Claire Hayes assist.
• After a Trojan kill, Claire Hayes slammed down a kill and then picked up a block with Brooklyn Hudson to extend the lead to 19-8.
• Nikol Antova and Aliyah Thompson had kills to bring the Falcons within one of set point. Colton Thompson had a dump off kill to win the set for UM.
• Montevallo held TNU to a -.172 hitting percentage while they forced 11 Trojan errors. Meanwhile, UM hit a match high .333 in the set.

 
Set 4

• After a block by Trevecca Nazarene and a kill by Claire Hayes, TNU went on a 4-1 run including two kills and two errors.
• Danielle Greene connected with Blakeley Robbins, then the Trojan attack went on another 4-1 run to put the Falcons in a 9-4 hole.
• Trevecca Nazarene remained relentless as they went on to take the set with a .600 hitting percentage including 15 kills in 25 attacks. They committed no errors.

 
UP NEXT
The Falcons will next take on the Mississippi College Choctaws on Tuesday, Oct. 29. First serve is set for 6:00 p.m. CT inside A. E. Wood Coliseum in Clinton, Mississippi.