SAN ANTONIO, TX -- The fourth-seeded Texas Lutheran volleyball team suffered a three-set defeat in the SCAC Semifinals (21-25, 22-25, 11-25) Saturday afternoon at Calgaard Gymnasium - falling to the tournament's #1 seed, 2nd-ranked Trinity.

Texas Lutheran (19-13, 9-7 SCAC) hit .116 on the afternoon against Trinity's (30-2, 16-0 SCAC) .330. The Tigers held the Bulldogs to one of their lowest kill totals in a match this season as the Bulldogs racked up 34 kills. Trinity finished with 47.

Peyton Sulak (Needville/Needville) led the team with 9 kiils and a .412 hitting percentage to go with a service ace.

Tanyse Moehrig-Woodard (Spring Branch/Smithson Valley) closed her afternoon with 8 kills while also picking up 6 digs and a block.

Julia Chew (Cypress/Cy-Fair) dished out 11 assists, Madison Weisinger (Friendswood/Friendswood) led the Bulldogs up front with 2 blocks, and Lexi Morris (Victoria/Victoria West) led with 17 digs.

The Bulldogs controlled the first set early on leading the Tigers by as many as four points. The Tigers used a 3-0 run to tie the opening set at 16. Trinity's attack took advantage of the momentum swing, regaining its confidence and closing out the set 25-21.

The second set was an inverse of the first with the Tigers jumping out to an early advantage before the Bulldogs utilized a 6-0 run with Hayden Smyers (Needville/Needville) at the service line to climb back into the set - taking a 12-11 lead. From there, the teams would go back and forth before the Tigers went on another 3-0 run to close the set 25-22, taking a 2-0 lead.

In the third, the Bulldogs faced a massive early deficit and never recovered. The Tigers were able to gain a 10-point lead to start the set 12-2 - an amount that proved to be insurmountable for the Bulldogs. The Tigers cruised to finish off the sweep of the Bulldogs 25-11.

Up next, the Bulldogs will face 7th-ranked Colorado College in the third place game Sunday at 10 AM at Calgaard Gymnasium on the campus of Trinity University.