LYNDON CENTER, Vt. – The Lyndon women's volleyball team came up short Tuesday night in a 3-2 (25-20, 25-20, 21-25, 29-31, 15-11) loss to the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA).

After going down 2-0 (25-20, 25-20) after the first two sets, the Hornets battled back to win the next two sets and force a decisive fifth set with the Trailblazers.  After falling behind quickly, the Hornets were unable to catch up as the Trailblazers picked up the final set for the win.

Lyndon's Abbey Greene, Kelleigh Murtagh, Gwyneth Stahl, and Laura Drake each recorded 13 digs in the losing effort.  Murtagh also led the team with 10 kills while Drake provided 17 assists and Stahl provided 10.  Greene tallied nine kills as Ashley Barski pitched in eight kills and 10 digs.

The Trailblazers (15-6, 2-0 MASCAC) were led offensively by Margaret Allen's match-leading 11 kills.  Rachel Mills and Sam Anderson added 10 kills apiece.  Beatrice Lechler provided a double-double performance with 20 assists and 12 digs while Tayler Wiese added 17 assists.  Brittney Pihl led the team in digs with 13.

Despite the loss, head coach Sean Fisher was pleased with his team's effort saying, "This is one of the best matches we've played this year.  Everybody really stepped up and contributed."

When asked where the team fell short Fisher responded, "Our receiving errors and service errors were a factor tonight.  If we can get those serves in we make the other team play the ball and there's a chance they will make a mistake."

"If we play like we did tonight on Saturday," Fisher continued, "I think we will be successful."

The Hornets (4-8, 1-1 NAC) return to the court Saturday at home against Green Mountain at 12:00pm and UMPI at 4:00pm.