ROBINSON, Ill. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer volleyball team surpassed a big milestone this season after picking up a four-set win at Lincoln Trail College Tuesday night.
VU notched their 20th win of the season with the win over the Statesmen 24-26, 25-13, 25-13, 25-23.
Set one set the tone for the match with the two teams trading points until Vincennes grabbed the lead with a 5-0 scoring run.
Lincoln Trail would rally back to take the lead after scoring eight out of nine points and closed out the set in overtime with a 4-1 scoring run to take the opening set 26-24.
The Lady Statesmen took the lead early in set two, before Vincennes grabbed all of the momentum of the match with a 10-0 scoring run by sophomore Lara Gomes de Castro (Sao Paulo, Brazil).
Lincoln Trail looked to battle back into the set but were unable to put a scoring run together as the Blazers closed out set two 25-13 to even the match at 1-1.
Vincennes continued to ride this momentum into the third set with an 8-0 scoring run by freshman Paige Parlanti (Las Vegas, Nev.) to give VU an 11-3 lead.
Lincoln Trail would answer with a 6-0 scoring run but were unable to take the lead back from the Blazers as VU took set three 25-13 and took a 2-1 match lead.
Looking to close out the match, Vincennes grabbed an early lead in the fourth set, leading 16-12.
Lincoln Trail used a 4-0 scoring run to take a late lead at 20-19 before VU quickly took the lead back and closed out the fourth set, going the distance, 25-23 and giving the Blazers the 3-1 match win.
“We were very tentative in the first set,†VUVB Head Coach Gary Sien said. “It certainly didn’t help when we missed so many serves, we had at least five missed serves and at least two in some pretty crucial moments. Sometimes we don’t have five missed serves in a match, let alone one set. Also, our serve receive was sketchy at times tonight too. When we don’t have our passing going, it’s tough to get our sets out to the pins where we need them.â€
