Flagle Reaches 1,000 Digs as Taylor Drops Closing Matches of Florida Tournament

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Junior McKaylah Flagle recorded her 1,000th career dig early Saturday night as the Taylor volleyball team fell in straight sets of back-to-back matches versus RV Dakota State (2-2) and Mobile (3-1) to close out the Vipers Sports Academy Classic at Keiser University.

In a battle of the Trojans during Saturday evening's first match, TU and the Trojans of DSU played each other evenly midway through set number one, tied at 13. Reagan Kleiman and Grace Ieremia went to work for Taylor, but Dakota State eventually gained separation to take a 1-0 set advantage.

The second set saw Taylor take control early and expand its lead to 20-15, thanks in part to three kills in a span of six combined points from Ieremia.

Seven of the next eight rallies went DSU's way, however, and TU could not regain momentum.

Ieremia and Lindsay Springer combined for 17 kills on 28 total attacks in the three-set loss, with Springer also adding a match-high 24 assists.

With only a warm-up period between matches, Taylor struggled to find its flow in set number one against Mobile.

As they had done in the night's first match, however, the Trojans came out strong in the second frame with Flagle landing a pair of aces as TU held leads of 4-0 and 14-11 before their opponent – this time the Rams – went on a scoring run and took control of the set, winning 25-21.

Mobile ran away with the third set, but not before freshmen classmates Daya Vestal and Shaye Watson saw their first collegiate action and recorded four and two kills, respectively.

Taylor (1-3) looks to bounce back when it heads to the Onset Invitational hosted by Saint Francis. The Trojans open that tournament at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Aug. 23 at 11 a.m. versus RV Indiana Tech (0-4) and at 5:45 p.m. versus RV Talladega (0-0).