SAN ANTONIO, TX -- The volleyball team (4-4, 1-0 SAC) finished out the 2024 Rattler Invitational in style, completing a reverse sweep over hosts St. Mary's in dramatic fashion (13-25, 24-26, 25-14, 25-18, 17-15). Game one of the day was another long battle, going 3-2 to Texas A&M International (25-20, 14-25, 23-25, 25-21, 13-15). The Trojans showed their grit to come back and fight through ten sets on the day and get a win.

"Our young team grew up a little more yesterday," head coach Todd Hay said. "They have some ups and downs as all younger teams do but what they have most of all is heart. We lost an emotional five set match to Texas A&M International and then had to turn around and play the host, St Mary's. After two sets it wasn't looking promising but they sure responded in a big way. Reverse sweeps are always fun, especially on the road. We look forward to seeing everyone Tuesday night."

Sophomores Ava Reeves and Emily Campbell were named to the All-Tournament team after coming up with huge numbers in all four games. 

Reeves: 61 kills, 50 digs, 10 aces, seven blocks.
Campbell: 45 kills, .392 hitting percentage, 16 blocks, three aces.

Against Texas A&M International, Reeves had yet another career-high of 19 kills with a hitting percentage of .325. She got her fourth-straight double-double with ten digs and added three blocks. 

Senior Brantley Chipley came up with a career-high 16 kills and a .609 hitting percentage. She also led the team with five blocks. 

Senior Hannah Neff led the way on defense with 17 digs. 

In the win over St. Mary's, the Trojans came up with a collective 15 aces, with Reeves, Ellie Nieporte, Libby Nieporte and Katy Smith all contributing three. 

Freshmen Jacey Olsen stepped up big time in her third appearance of the season with a career-high 17 kills. Reeves added 15 kills and 15 digs while Campbell tacked on 11 kills and a big-time eight blocks.

Smith held down her defense with 23 digs. 

Sophomore setter Ellie Nieporte was stellar for the Trojans yet again, with 44 assists in game one and 47 assists in game two. 

The Trojans are back to conference play in their home opener this Tuesday, Sept. 17th when they host Limestone University at 7 p.m.