Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 The Triton College volleyball team earned a split in their two matches Oct. 17 at the Harper College Tri-Match in Palatine.

The host Hawks avenged a loss to the Trojans in late August in three-set sweep, 16-25, 21-25, 12-25. Then Triton was able to bounce back with a four-set win over Olive-Harvey College, 25-19, 25-20, 21-25, 25-15 to take both games of the season series with the Panthers.

The victory improved the Trojans record to 13-10 as Triton equaled their win total from a year ago with still six games to go in the regular season.

For the day Ana Gonzalez (Proviso West) led Triton with 26 kills on 63 attempts while maintaining a strong .302 hitting percentage. She was responsible for roughly one-third of the team's kills, while also contributing 14 digs and three aces.

Ulyana Sydorchuk (Leyden) finished with 14 kills and zero attack errors on 41 attempts, hitting .341. She hit .353 against Harper and .333 against Olive-Harvey. 

April Salgado (Plano) recorded 27 digs over seven sets, leading the team. She handled 65 serve-receive attempts, the largest receiving workload, and also had three aces.

Skyler DeSomer (Cary) and Thea Tamondong (Niles West) teamed up to each have solid showings for the Trojans. DeSomer had 33 assists, 9 kills, 13 digs, four block assists and three aces. Tamondong added 30 assists and had eight digs. Together, they recorded 63 of Triton's 71 assists, showing the importance of the two-setter system. 

Triton will play Monday (Oct. 19) at Morton College. Game time is 6 p.m.

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