Slippery Rock, Pa. - The Mercyhurst women's volleyball team rallied from two sets down for the second time this year, defeating Slippery Rock Tuesday night 16-25, 20-25, 25-15, 25-19, 15-6. The victory was the team's fifth in a row and helped the squad hold onto solid footing in third place in the PSAC West.

Mercyhurst bounced back from dropping the first two sets of the match Sept. 16 against Gannon and relied on that experience to help in the same situation Tuesday evening. The Lakers build momentum with a 25-15 win in the third set and carried it over into the fourth and fifth.

Katie Fritz and Jenna Matson each had 11 kills, while Kendall Ashworth added 34 digs. Lauren Kubinski and Justine Smith were tremendous at the net, picking up eight and six blocks, respectively.

The win gives the Lakers a sweep of the season-series with Slippery Rock after Mercyhurst defeated the Rock in four games to open conference play Sept. 3.

Slippery Rock falls to 15-7 overall and 3-4 in PSAC West play. The Lakers improve to 14-8 overall and 5-2 in the PSAC West. The Lakers will play at Daemen Thursday at 7 p.m. in the final match of a nine-game stretch of games away from the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. The team has gone 6-2 through the first eight contests in that string.