Dalton Christopher
Assistant Athletic Director - Communications & Media
dchristopher@transy.edu


TERRE HAUTE, IN - Transylvania recorded a milestone day Saturday at Rose-Hulman. In addition to picking up their first Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) victory, four Pioneers reached career highs in the win. 

Rose-Hulman claimed the opening set 25-22, but Transylvania rallied with two strong victories in set two and set three. In set two, a 25-13 win, the Pioneers closed with eight consecutive points. Alex O'Connor recorded four aces, while Isabella Myers recorded two kills in the closing run of set two.

Transylvania utilized a 6-0 run to take a 10-2 advantage early in the third set, it would be a kill from Addie Atcher and a block from Chloe Jensen and Peyton Mast to close the set win. Rose-Hulman responded to claim set four in a thriller, 29-27, but the Pioneers would close the victory in set five with a 25-8 win.

The Pioneers opened the final set with a kill from Myers, two aces from Julia Brown and an attack error to take a 4-0 lead. Peyton Mast and Macy Lentz recorded consecutive kills after a service error gave Rose-Hulman their first point of the set. After Rose-Hulman pulled to within one at 7-6, Transylvania scored seven of the following eight points with a block from Lentz and Cecelia Roberts, an ace from Roberts and three kills from Atcher. Mast and Jensen would again record the final point to claim a set, scoring a block to give the Pioneers a 15-8 set win and a 3-2 victory. 

Macy Lentz had a career best 51 assists and 22 digs in the win, following her 50 assist performance last weekend at Ohio Northern. Isabella Myers recorded a career best 26 digs, and Kennedy Beatty added a career high 19 digs. Addie Atcher posted a career best 27 kills to lead Transylvania. Julia Brown recorded 23 digs in the win. 

Transylvania returns to the Clive M. Beck Center on Wednesday, October 8th to host Spalding at 7:00 p.m.

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