ALBION, Mich. - No. 16 Transy Volleyball earned their 11th and 12th straight victories on Saturday afternoon after defeating Adrian College in four sets and Albion College in five sets. The wins improve Transy to 20-5 on the season as they head into their final four games left in the regular season.

The Pioneers dropped the first set to the Bulldogs 23-25 but would win the next three 25-23, 25-16, and 25-17. Transy's offense shrugged off the slow start and would control most of the match the rest of the way. TU held the bulldogs to under 10 kills each set.

The win over Adrian is the 3rd in as many matches, and the first win over the Bulldogs in Michigan.

STATS FROM THE MATCH

Transy led the match in kills 53-30, aces 18-7, assists 48-26, and digs 55-48. TU outhit Adrian .195-.102. The 18 aces is the most in a match this season for the Pioneers. Maggie Harrison had a season high 7 aces in the win.

Kayden Holcomb led all hitters on the floor with 16 kills. Cate Scheper and Isabella Myers finished with 12. Holcomb finished the match with a team high 6 blocks. Grace Ward finished with 43 assists. Ava Beltsos finished with 19 digs.

GAME 2

Like the first match, Transy dropped the first set after another slow start, but would recover in set two. The Pioneers made short work of the Britons in sets two and three, winning 25-17 and 25-19. Albion would take the fourth set to give Transy its first five set match since September 9th versus Marietta College. Just like that match, Transy would come out victorious.

After breaking a 4-4 tie with a 5-0 run, Transy scored 5 of the next 6 points to extend their lead to 13-6. Albion then scored 8 consecutive points to take a 15-14 lead. Cate Scheper's 10th kill of the match tied it at 15-15, then her 11th and 12th kills of the match gave Transy the 17-15 win. It's the first time all season the Pioneers have needed more than 15 points in the final set to put away an opponent.

The win moves Transy to 3-0 all time vs the Britons.

STATS FROM THE MATCH

Transy led the match in points 81-73, kills 66-55, blocks 11-7, assists 60-52, and digs 83-70.

Isabella Myers led the Pioneers with 17 kills. Addie Atcher had a season high 14 kills in the win. Kayden Holcomb led all players on the floor with 6 blocks. Ava Beltsos finished the match with 22 digs and Maggie Harrison finished with 15.

Grace Ward finished the day with 95 assists, moving her career total to 3,940. She is now 6 assists away from breaking the all time record held by assistant coach Hannah Talkers.

The Pioneers will stay on the road for their next matchup at Earlham College next Wednesday at 7:30 PM in Richmond, Indiana.