Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Lakeland College women's volleyball team got off to a fast start that carried it through in a four-set win over Maranatha Baptist University in a non-conference match Tuesday night.

Lakeland won the first two sets easily before being pushed in sets three and four. The Muskies eventually pulled through for a 25-14, 25-17, 24-26, 28-26 win to improve to 15-14 overall this year.

Lakeland hit .229 for the match with 61 kills and 21 errors and snapped the Sabercats' 14-match winning streak. The Muskies' former Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference rival that now competes as an NCAA Division III independent had not lost since a three-set defeat at Concordia University Wisconsin Sept. 19.

The Muskies hit at least .200 in all four sets and were in charge until the hosts picked up their play. Lakeland took control of the first set with eight consecutive points late and never trailed in the second set.

Maranatha Baptist (19-6 overall) came back by hitting .196 in winning a tight third set and also .211 in the long fourth set. Neither team led by more than three points in the fourth set, which featured 13 ties.

LeShay Jones (Sr.-Pontiac, Mich.) piled up 14 kills and was one of four Muskies with at least nine kills. Kathy Flanagan (Jr.-Midlothian, Ill.) totaled 12 kills, Courtney Naser (So.-Altoona, Wis.) and Brittini Scoles (So.-Kewaskum, Wis.) had 10 kills each and Allison Errthum (So.-Joliet, Ill.) added nine kills.

Caleigh Galvan (Sr.-New Lenox, Ill.) finished with 26 digs, while Taylor Levitt (Jr.-Schaumburg, Ill.) added 15 digs and also notched a career-high 50 assists. Emma Bruder (Fr.-Frankfort, Ill.) also added 12 digs.

Alison Renz led Maranatha Baptist with 13 kills and added five blocks, while Samantha Swiatek finished with 23 digs. The Sabercats hit .147 for the match with 38 kills and 17 errors.

Lakeland closes out the regular season when it hosts Lawrence University Saturday on Halloween night at 6 p.m. at the Moose & Dona Woltzen Gymnasium.

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