HANOVER, Ind. – The Trine University Women's Volleyball team defeated Rhodes and Kenyon on day one of the Hanover Invitational to remain unbeaten. The wins move the Thunder to 8-0 while dropping Rhodes to 4-3 and Kenyon to 4-6.
 
In the first match the Thunder took down the Lynx in five sets, winning 25-22, 22-25, 28-26, 26-28, and clinching the victory with a 15-11 decision in the fifth set. Senior Madison Dominick led all players with 14 kills and Senior Cassidy Victor added 13 kills while hitting .357. Junior Anna Zellers dished out 25 assists and Freshman Georgia Pogue pitched in 22 more. Trine jumped out to a 5-0 lead to start set one but the Lynx were able to come back and tie the match seven times before Trine close with a 7-4 run to take set one. Set two was controlled by the Lynx, taking a 5-4 lead they would never relinquish. Set three and four were slugfests that saw neither team lead by more than two throughout. Trine and Rhodes split the sets, with each team winning one 28-26. Set five saw Rhodes jump out to a 7-3 lead and looked to be in control but kills from Zellers and Dominick sparked a furious rally by the Thunder, closing on a 12-4 run to take the match.
 
Trine took down Kenyon in four sets 25-13, 22-25, 25-17, and 25-20 in the second match. Dominick again led all players with 12 kills, and also served up four aces. Sophomore Julia Maggio had five service aces to go along with 11 kills and 10 digs. Senior Francesca Queary hit .450 with 10 kills on 20 attempts and added three blocks. In the first set Trine overwhelmed the Owls from the start jumping out to leads of 7-3 and 14-6 before cruising to a 25-13 victory. The Owls fought back in set two winning a tight set 25-22. The Thunder responded in sets three and four jumping out to commanding leads in each and putting the match in the win column.
 
Trine returns to the court tomorrow to take on host school Hanover at 10 a.m. and closing out the tournament with a 12 p.m. showdown with Blackburn College.