The Lancaster Bible College women's volleyball team's three-match winning streak came to an end on Tuesday night, as Mount Aloysius defeated the Chargers, 3-2 in front of a boisterous Horst Athletic Center crowd. The Chargers are now 6-8 overall this season, while the Mounties improved to 9-5 with the 15-25, 25-15, 19-25, 25-18, 15-11 victory.
 
How it Happened: With the opening set tied at 5-5, Lancaster Bible won nine straight points to take a 14-5 lead. Ashtyn Bouslog had three aces during the run, while Bekah Roberts added a kill. Lancaster Bible eventually led 19-11, and then won five of the final six points of the set, and took the opening set, 25-15 on a kill from Bouslog.
 
Everything that went right for the Chargers in the first set soured in the second, as Mount Aloysius raced out to a 12-6 lead thanks to an ace from Emma Pevarnik. Lancaster Bible tried to get back into the set, and cut the deficit to 19-12, but the Mounties won three of the final four points, and evened the match on a kill from Lydia DeFazio.
 
The floor tilted back the Chargers way in the third set, as Lancaster Bible grabbed a 12-5 lead after another ace from Bouslog, after Aleah Heyworth and Roberts had kills. Another kill from Heyworth later in the set gave the Chargers a 21-15 advantage, and Cassidy King put the set away a few points later with another kill.
 
Like they did in the second set, Mount Aloysius jumped out to an early lead, as the Mounties led, 7-2 after an ace from Ava Myers. Lancaster Bible clawed back into the set, and trailed just 11-10 after a kill from Cassidy King. The teams traded points after King's kill, but then Mount Aloysius won nine of the next 10 points to take a 21-12 lead, and then won the set, 25-18.
 
Mount Aloysius took an early 5-3 lead in the fifth and final set, but after a service error, the Chargers trailed by just one. Lancaster Bible tied the set, 8-8 after back-to-back kills from Courtney Goyak, and the teams then traded points once again. The Mounties eventually led, 12-11 after a kill from Lancaster Bible's Kate Smoker, but took the final three points, as Machala Gibbons had two kills, including the match-clincher.
 
Statistically Speaking: Lancaster Bible had 51 kills and 31 errors on 164 attempts for a .122 hitting percentage, while Mount Aloysius had 49 kills and 22 errors on 154 attempts for a .175 hitting percentage…The Chargers led in aces, 9-7, and blocks, 5-3…The Mounties led in digs, 72-69…Bouslog led the Chargers with 14 kills, and also added five aces…Goyak had 12 kills and a block, while Heyworth had nine kills, two blocks and 12 digs…Allison Shuey had 41 assists and 12 digs…King finished with eight kills and five digs…Suzanna Whiting had a team-best 14 digs…Gibbons finished with a match-high 23 kills.
 
The Coach Says: "We didn't execute the game plan consistently enough to win tonight," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Micah Herron said. "We struggled with our decision-making during crunch time, and credit Mount Aloysius for wanting it just a bit more than we did at the end of the match."
 
News & Notes: Mount Aloysius leads the all-time series, 12-2…Lancaster Bible lost to the Mounties, 3-0 last season in Cresson, Pa…The Chargers are 2-2 at home this season…Lancaster Bible has 118 aces this season, while opponents have just 74…Tuesday's match was the first five-set match of the season for Lancaster Bible.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible returns to North Eastern Athletic Conference play on Saturday, as the Chargers take on Penn St. Berks in Reading, Pa., and also play Immaculata in a neutral site match.