ANGOLA, Ind. - It was a tough night for the Trine University volleyball team as their six game winning streak was snapped in a 3-1 (24-26, 20-25, 25-13, 23-25) loss to St. Mary's College. The Thunder are 7-7 on the season and 2-2 in the conference.

The opening set saw the Belles take an early lead. The Thunder trailed most of the set until late when they scored four straight points to tie the game. Trine then rallied off consecutive points to take their only lead at 24-23. However, it was St. Mary's who scored the final three points to take the set.

Not wanting to fall behind early again Trine quickly jumped out to an early 5-1 lead in the second set. Yet St. Mary's would be the team to battle back this time tying the game at five. Both teams continued to battle back and forth in the set. With the set tied at 16, the Belles would rally off five of the next seven points to take the lead and the set.

In the third set, the Thunder once again jumped out to an early 4-1 lead, but this time they refused to let up. The Thunder tallied seven straight points to take a 14-6 lead and would go on to dominate the set.

The fourth and final set proved to be a true see-saw match. The final set saw 10 tie scores and eight lead changes. After St. Mary's scored the first two points, Trine rallied back to score four straight. Both sides would trade three point rallies as Trine held an 8-6 lead. The Belles would use a six point run to take the lead at 14-10, but Trine would slowly but surely climbed back into the match tying the set at 17 all. Both sides traded point over their next several possessions. With the game tied at 22, St. Mary's scored consecutive points take the lead and the set as Trine was unable to cap off another rally to force a fifth set.

Betsy Irwin (Athens, Ohio/Alexander), a junior, led Trine with a game-high 16 kills and two solo blocks. Freshman Carly Searles (Levering, Mich./Petoskey) had a season-high 12 kills while hitting a game-high .308 percent. Fellow freshman Melanie Troyer (Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart Memorial) played solid with eight kills and a game-high 20 digs.

Junior Sarah Radekin (Athens, Ohio/Alexander) led the Trine offense trying with a game-high 35 assists.

Sophomore Darcy Crabtree (Lucerne, Ind./Pioneer) helped out the defense with 10 digs.

The loss snaps Trine's six game winning streak, which had tied a school record.

Trine will look to return to their winning ways as they host conference opponent Kalamazoo College on September 23 at 7:00 p.m.