CIRCLEVILLE, OH - The Trailblazers battled at their home tri-match this weekend with Rochester University and the University of the Cumberlands, but came away winless. The losses take their overall record to 5-6 before conference play begins this Tuesday. 

Ohio Christian took on Rochester University in their first game of the day, falling 3-2 with three of the five sets coming down to two point margins, 23-25, 25-20, 31-29, 19-25, 14-16. Alexa Mader led the offense with 16 kills on 25 attempts with zero errors for a massive .640 hitting percentage. She also contributed six blocks. Madison Blickenstaff followed with 13 kills and Morgan Blakeman had nine. Rylee Barr had yet another double-double with 50 assists and 16 digs. Sophie Coleman came up with 34 digs to lead the defense. 

The Trailblazers met the University of the Cumberlands for the second time this season in their second game of the day, and were still unable to take a set from a solid Patriots side, falling 18-25, 19-25 and 22-25. Blickenstaff had 15 kills in game two along with seven digs. Mader came up with eight kills, while Barr added 28 assists to her tally. Coleman had 18 digs and gave the Trailblazers a lot of momentum on the defensive end.

Conference play begins for the Trailblazers this Tuesday when they travel to the University of Rio Grande for a 7 p.m. matchup. 

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