GOSHEN, Ind. - Goshen lost to Taylor in three sets on Staff Appreciation Night. The Trojans won 25-16, 25-20, 25-17.

Taylor quickly went up 17-5 in the first set. Goshen had a 6-1 run to pull within seven but they dug themselves into a hole that resulted in a nine-point loss. The second set was more back-and-forth and Goshen was only down one late in the set after a kill by Sadie Brenneman. At that point, Taylor had a 21-20 lead, and the visitors won the last four points to win 25-20. The Maple Leafs were within one in the middle of the third set but the Trojans powered through in the second half, which included a 5-0 run.

Taylor had 14 more kills and 15 more assists than Goshen. The Leafs had the edge in digs 54-53. Both teams had two aces and TU led in blocks 5-3. Kelsie Hankins had 15 digs and 20 assists. Sadie Brenneman came up with 11 kills and a block assist. Alaina Wolfe added 13 digs.

Goshen is at #14 Grace on Saturday, October 12, at 1:00 pm.

Here are the Goshen College staff members that the Goshen players invited for Staff Appreciation Night.

#2 Bailee Brown - Mandi Lloyd
#3 Kassidy Faler - Robina Sommers 
#4 Alaina Wolfe - Rob Brenneman
#5 Ava Egolf - Kendra Yoder
#6 Bianca Hobson - Tiffany Wyse-Fisher
#7 Sadie Brenneman - Anna Groff
#8 Armani Guidry-Austin - Jody Saylor
#10 Jessie Price - Nata Fontan
#11 Kelsie Hankins - Andrew Hartzler
#13 Sami Lard - Amy Budd
#17 Jaelyn Amhdar - Brooke Lemmon
#18 Brenna Spangler - Beth Miller

We would like to thank all of those who make a positive impact at Goshen College!