MILWAUKEE – Shaking off a first-set loss, the Lakeland University women's volleyball team gained momentum as the match went on and defeated Milwaukee School of Engineering in four sets Tuesday night at the Kern Center.

The Muskies went on to a 22-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-18 win over the Raiders for their third straight Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference victory. Lakeland improved to 6-3 in conference play and is now just one win away from wrapping up a spot in the six-team conference tournament. The Muskies also moved into a three-way tie for third in the league as Dominican (Ill.) University and Edgewood College both also lost Tuesday night.

Lakeland (13-12 overall) lost the first set and had to seriously sweat in the second set, trailing as late as 19-18 before pulling through. A 7-2 run early in the third set put the Muskies on their way, though, and they never trailed again in the match.

Brittini Scoles (Jr.-Kewaskum, Wis.) had a night that reflected the team's, warming up late and finishing with 12 kills, including nine over the final two sets. Shannon Bishop (Fr.-River Grove, Ill.) posted nine kills, Courtney Naser (Jr.-Altoona, Wis.) finished with eight and Eliana Arbetman (So.-Oak Park, Ill.) added seven kills off the bench as a balanced attack finished with 45 kills and 18 errors for a .190 hitting percentage.

Allison Errthum (Jr.-Joliet, Ill.) led the defense with 17 digs, one of four players in double figures. Taylor Levitt (Sr.-Schaumburg, Ill.) added 15 digs. Madison Schweitzer (Fr.-Thornton, Ill.) passed out 37 assists and also added 12 digs.

Hannah Pekarek led MSOE (4-14 overall, 3-6 NACC) with 12 kills and added 13 digs. Aleah Quast finished with a match-high 24 digs.

Lakeland concludes its conference schedule this weekend with a trip to Illinois to face Aurora University and Benedictine University. The Muskies will face Aurora on Friday at 7 p.m. and then take on the Eagles Saturday at noon.