This Week:  Trinity Bible College Lady Lions (0-0) will open their 2012 volleyball season at home against Dakota Wesleyan University (1-3 overall). The Lady Lions will be coached by new first year head coach LuAnn Geller and assisting her is first year assistant Jessie Wagler. The Lady Lions have three returners from last year’s squad, junior Kylie Flemmer, sophomore Kelby Wiederhold and sophomore CJ Harlan. They will be adding two transfers, junior Mariah Elliott and sophomore Carmeille Foster. A small freshman class rounds out the team with SaraLi Peterson, Jessica Lentz and Jordan Rohrbach.

Last Meeting:  The Lions have not faced Dakota Wesleyan University before; it will be their first and only meeting this season. 

Last Time Out:  Trinity Bible College finished their 2011 season in heartbreaking fashion, losing to Providence College in a 5^th set 15-13 in the North Central Region championship game. The Lady Lions had a strong season finishing 18-14.

National Rankings: The Lady Lions are ranked #10 in the nation heading into the 2012 volleyball season.

Lions Leaders: Following last season, sophomore Tatiana Alualu, freshman Treva Nutter and freshman Hannah Kovarik were all named to the North Central Region All-Region Team and senior Jessie Wagler was named to the North Central Region Honorable Mention Team.

Stay Connected: Stay connected with Trinity Bible College basketball all season long at http://trinitybiblecollege.edu/athletics, on facebook http://www.facebook.com/tbcathletics, and on twitter @tbcathletics

Up Next: Trinity Bible College Lady Lions Volleyball will be heading to the North Central Invite on September 7^th, where they will be facing all three North Central Regional opponents, North Central Rams, Faith Baptist Bible College and the defending North Central Region champions Providence College Freemen. The next home volleyball game for the Lady Lions is Saturday, September 15^th at 11:00am.