G-MAC REWIND: Women's Tennis, Soccer and Volleyball - September 5, 2012

Stories:
CEDARVILLE WOMEN'S TENNIS ROLLS IN OPENER
TREVECCA WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYS TO A DOUBLE-OVERTIME SCORELESS TIE
TREVECCA VOLLEYBALL IMPROVES TO 4-0 WITH VICTORY


CEDARVILLE WOMEN'S TENNIS ROLLS IN OPENER

CEDARVILLE, Ohio (courtesy of @CUYellowJackets) - Nearly every player on the roster saw action as the Lady Jacket tennis team cruised to a 9-0 win over Shawnee State in its first match of the season played at the Johnson-Murdoch Tennis Complex.

Cedarville began the day by sweeping the three doubles matches. Brooke Johnson and Joy Dice teamed up for an 8-2 decision at the #1 spot. Lily Schuler and Emily Paul (8-2) as well as Melissa Stoltzfus and Courtney Heydt (8-0) also posted impressive wins.

Among the doubles players, only Heydt played in singles. She was a 6-0, 6-1 winner at the top spot.

Rounding out the line-up from top-to-bottom were Lydsay Stine (6-4, 6-1), Emma Rahn (6-2, 6-1),  Chelsea Diamond (6-1, 6-2), Colleen Browning (6-3, 6-1), and Jessie Finfrock (6-1, 6-0).


TREVECCA'S BASKIN SCORES SIXTH GOAL, BUT TROJANS FALL 3-1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (courtesy of @TNUSports) Trevecca Nazarene University battled to a scoreless double-overtime draw against Division I Lipscomb University Thursday night at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex. It was the first meeting between the schools since 2000.

The dueling goalkeepers - Trevecca's Bekah Headrick and Lipscomb's Erin Zerio - turned out to be the story of the night. Headrick recorded 12 saves for the Trojans, while Zerio collected six for the Bisons.

In the first half, Lipscomb shot six times with Headrick saving three of those attempts. TNU got off four attempts as Zerio denied two of them.

Headrick recorded eight of her saves in the second half, including a stretch between the 70th and 72nd minutes where she denied four Bison shots.

The Trojans got off two good looks from Lindsey Robinson and Erica Carroll in the second half. Robinson fired a shot in the 63rd minute that was saved by Zerio. Carroll got the last shot of regulation with 28 seconds remaining.

In the first overtime period both teams shot three times but were unable to find the back of the net. By the end of the second overtime session, nothing changed.  The Trojans defense held strong in the final 10 minutes, as they defended four Lipscomb shots with Headrick collecting two more saves.

The Bisons out-shot the Trojans 23-10 and held a 7-2 advantage in corner kicks.

TREVECCA IMPROVES TO 4-0 WITH VICTORY OVER FREED-HARDEMAN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (courtesy of @TNUSports) -Trevecca remained undefeated with a 3-1 (25-19, 32-30, 23-25, 30-28) victory over NAIA No. 25 Freed-Hardeman University at the Trojan Fieldhouse.

Persephonie Devereaux led the way with 18 kills and a .424 attack percentage. The Lions, who are favored to win the TranSouth, and Trojans are former conference foes from the TranSouth.

Trevecca opened the match with a 25-19 win in the first set. After a run of five straight points, the Lions had cut the Trojans lead to just one at 20-19. Devereaux produced a kill off an assist from Kristen Johnson. That point led to a five-point run to finish the first set in the Trojans favor.

The second set was thrill filled as the Trojans rallied to tie the set late, then won in extra points 32-30. The Lions turned a 13-12 Trevecca lead and produced a 18-13 lead with a 6-0 run. The Lions looked to have sealed the win when they took a 23-19 lead. The Trojans had some fight left and outscored FHU 6-1 for a 25-24 lead. The teams battled before Trevecca scored three straight for the win.

The excitement continued in the third set as the Trojans rallied again, but this time the Lions held off the rally for a 25-23 lead. The Lions jumped out early and held a lead of 7-3 and 11-5. Trevecca closed the gap to one on several occasions, but could never tie the set. Trevecca cut a 24-20 FHU lead to just one, but the Lions stopped the run at 24-23 and produced the win on a kill by Fernanda Derreira.

The fourth and deciding set went to extra points as well, with Trevecca securing a 30-28 victory. Both teams has a major run in this set. Trevecca led 14-12 when the Lions took off on a 7-1 run to take a 19-15 lead. The Trojans returned the favor with a 5-0 run for a 20-19 lead. Neither team would lead by more than two the rest of the way. Trevecca eventually pushed through for the win with an service ace from Allison Boe.

Trevecca's team attack percentage rose with each set. Set one saw TNU produce just nine kills and a .138 attack percentage. In the second set the kills rose to 20 (partially due to the extra points) and the attack percentage was .164. The third set produced 15 kills and a .189 kill percentage. Trevecca saved the best for last as they had 18 kills and a .310 attack percentage in the fourth set.

Johnson, celebrating the first-ever G-MAC Volleyball Player of the Week award, added 14 kills with a .200 attack percentage while adding 25 assists and seven digs. Caroline Gay led the team with 29 assists and five service aces. Loren Bennett had a team-high 17 digs while Shelby Sorce had 14.