GEORGETOWN, Texas – The Maryville College volleyball team (7-9, 1-7) fell to No. 15 Trinity (13-5, 5-3) Sunday afternoon in Georgetown, Texas. The Scots recorded 24 kills, 22 assists, and 21 digs as a team. Charli Grubbs led Maryville with eight kills, followed by Addison Appleby and Lexi Davis. Dakota Vaiese added 13 assists, while Maddie Bouvier paced the Scots defensively with eight digs.

Maryville opened the first set with a Trinity attack error and added four kills from Grubbs to take an early 6-3 lead. With the Scots ahead 11-9, Trinity responded with a 6-0 run to move in front, 15-11. Kills from Vaiese and Ruby Walton helped Maryville stay within reach, but the Tigers used another 5-0 run to extend their advantage to 20-13. Trinity closed out the set, 25-15.

The Tigers scored the first two points of the second set before a kill from Appleby and consecutive Trinity errors helped Maryville take a 3-1 lead. An ace from Bouvier and a kill from Davis kept the Scots within striking distance, but an 8-1 Trinity run pushed the deficit to 16-9. Maryville continued to battle with kills from Appleby, Davis, Grubbs, and Aubrey Gibson, but the Tigers claimed the set, 25-14.

Trinity opened the third set with three straight points before a kill from Grubbs and another attack error interrupted the Tigers' early momentum. Trinity responded with a 9-0 run to build a 14-2 lead. Kills from Davis and Appleby helped the Scots chip away at the deficit, while additional kills from Appleby, Grubbs, and Vaiese brought Maryville within 11 at 21-10. However, Trinity closed out the set, 25-13, to secure the match.

The Scots return to action Friday, Oct. 17, at 3:00 PM CT when they face Millsaps in their opening match of the Rhodes Quad Match.