INIDIANA, Pa.—The Mercyhurst Volleyball team concluded their season on Saturday night as they took on IUP on the road. The Crimson Hawks took the match three sets to none. 
 
How it Happened
 
IUP took a quick lead to start the first set of the evening but two kills from sophomore, outside hitter Paige Miller put the Lakers back in the game knotting things at seven. The IUP offense stayed aggressive as they took a 22-15 lead, but the Lakers weren't done as they recorded three consecutive kills from Corinne Bechtold and two from Miller. The Crimson Hawks took the 1-0 advantage by a score of 25-19. 
 
The Lakers kept things close in set two as they evened the game at nine on a Maggie Thomas kill. After IUP took a small lead, the Lakers came back capitalizing off their opponent's errors and an ace from Naesha Kelley. Kylie Schnars collected a kill late in the game putting Mercyhurst within one at 21-20 but the Lakers couldn't close the set falling 25-23. 
 
The Crimson Hawks again jumped out to an early lead going up 9-3. After trading points in the middle of the set, kills from Thomas and Miller cut the Laker deficit to two. Multiple errors from IUP and two huge service aces from Miller put the Lakers on top 25-24. Mercyhurst couldn't force a fourth set dropping the third 28-26. 
 
By the Numbers
 
Schnars and Miller led the Laker offense with nine kills apiece. Bechtold recorded three blocks and Alexa Mitchell assist the Lakers hitters 11 times.
 
Season Recap
 
The Lakers finished their season with a 3-22 record. Kate Hennessey had the most kills this season with 181 followed closely by Schnars and Miller who had 176 and 175 respectively. Zoe Gadomski paced the Lakers in digs with 302. Freshman Kaitlyn Murphy posted the most blocks on the team with 53 while Schnars followed her with 41. Alexa Mitchell was the leader behind the back line with 36 service aces. The senior from Wooster, OH also topped the leaderboard for the Lakers in assists with 409.