LAKE FOREST, Ill.- The Illinois College volleyball team traveled to face Lake Forest College on Friday night. The team fell short in a five-set match to the Foresters 25-21, 25-21, 16-25, 20-25, 12-15. This drops the Lady Blues to 9-16 overall and 3-3 in the MWC.
Paige Knuffman led the offense with 16 kills on the night.
Macie Beer reached double-figures in kills as well with 13. Both
Morgan Burr (21) and
Summer Brandis (20) led the team in assists.
Jen Humbolt led the defense with an impressive 30 digs in the match.
IC started off strong winning the first two sets against Lake Forest. The Foresters would bounce back to force a fifth set.
After two kills by Knuffman, IC trailed the Foresters 9-13. Lake Forest would come away with the win down the stretch 12-15.
The Lady Blues continue MWC play in hopes of claiming their spot in the MWC Tournament. They face Lawrence University on the road on Saturday, 10/22 at 1:00 PM.
