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San Antonio, Texas - Emma Clifford tallied a combined 15 kills and three blocks, but the Concordia University Texas volleyball team fell to Southwestern and UC-Santa Cruz by 3-0 decisions at the Trinity National Invitational on Friday, Sept. 14.

Concordia was competitive against a Southwestern program which has qualified for the last several NCAA Tournaments and was among the teams receiving votes in the national polls released earlier in the week. The Tornados fell by set scores of 25-22, 25-21 and 25-21. Later in the day, the Banana Slugs won in straight sets by marks of 25-17, 25-15 and 25-14.

Clifford hit at a .615 clip by accumulating eight kills and not committing an error on 13 attacks to lead the Tornados against Southwestern. Her three blocks were also a team high. Amanda Affolter and Stacy Manship contributed seven kills apiece in addition to compiling 10 and eight digs, respectively. Bianca Martinez had 34 assists and seven digs, while Alissa Johnson finished with 22 digs.

Southwestern was paced by Kaitlyn Foster's double-double of 16 kills and 16 digs. Lacey Strickland racked up 38 assists and nine digs, and Meredith Rollins and Rachel Thibodeau each posted 11 kills.

The Tornados were once again led by Clifford in the later match, as she posted a team-high seven kills on 18 attack attempts. Stacy Manship had six kills, seven digs and was one of four players to record a service ace. Martinez and Johnson added 15 assists and 14 digs, respectively.

Concordia (5-5) will face sixth-ranked California Lutheran and host Trinity tomorrow to close out play at the tournament.
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Southwestern def. Concordia, 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-21)
UC-Santa Cruz def. Concordia, 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-14)