Judson Finishes Day 1 of Trolls Invite 1-1 Beating Spring Arbor

Palos Heights, IL     The three-match Trolls Invite began at 3:00 PM for the Eagles as they took on Spring Arbor. With a slow start for the Eagles losing the first set, this did not faze them as they were able to win the next three sets to conclude the match victorious (18-25, 25-13,25-21,25-18). In match two against ranked #4 in NAIA Missouri Baptist, the Eagles played well defensively but eventually fell to the Spartans in 3-straight sets (17-25,23-25,18-25). 

In game one, the Eagles outperformed Spring Arbor across the board amounting to 54 kills, 51 assists, and 89 digs. Leading the team was middle Emmaline Davey with 15 kills as well as 2 digs. Falling one short of tying Davey was Alyssa Gerzel with 14 kills in addition to her being second in digs with 19. The freshman hitters for the Eagles continue to show their presence on the court. Carolina Cosme led the pack with 8 kills, Yomailis Fernandez with 7, and both Evelyn Martin and Senior Brielle Wilkins had 4 of their own. Kenia Diaz Vega helped the defense of the Eagles racking up 21 digs alongside Fernandez with 16 and Lindsay Lawlor with 12. Lawlor had a great setting match and was able to assist 34 kills. Madeline Shepherd and Kenia also contributed with 7 assists each.

In game two, Gerzel led the offense with a third of the total kills for the Eagles being 12. Her ability to swing from multiple positions on the court makes her a threat in both the front and back row. Kill contributions can also be attributed to Davey with 6, Wilkins with 5, and both Cosme and Martin with 3. Shepherd and Lawlor set for a combined 26 assists of the 33 in the match. All players on the court were able to dig the opposition's hits as all outsides, right sides, and libero had multiple digs in the game. Libero Diaz Vega contributed 12 digs, outsides Wilkins and Cosme had 6 of their own, and right side Gerzel had 5 and Lawlor had 4.

The Trolls Invite continues Saturday at 10:00 AM against Knox.