Box Score
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Box Score

SOMERS, Wis. (Oct. 12, 2013)-- The University of Wisconsin-Parkside volleyball squad landed on the wrong side of a back-and-forth affair on Saturday afternoon, stumbling 3-1 (25-20, 15-25, 25-23, 25-23) against the University of Southern Indiana in a Great Lakes Valley Conference showdown inside DeSimone Gymnasium.

Visiting Southern Indiana (13-4, 7-2 GLVC) collected the opening three points of the match but the Rangers (10-8, 4-5 GLVC) grabbed the 12-10 lead later in the first set after accumulating five straight points. The Screaming Eagles regained the lead and led 18-14 before four straight by the home side evened the score at 18. USI closed out the opening set on a 7-2 run to secure the 25-20 win.

UW-Parkside surged to a 4-0 lead in the second set and never looked back, dominating the Eagles 25-15. UWP led 12-7 in the third set and held a 20-16 advantage but Southern Indiana collected nine of the final 12 points to squeak out the 25-23 win in the third set. The fourth set followed a similar script with the Eagles edging the Rangers 25-23 to secure the match.

Lisa Gregerson paced the Rangers with 15 kills while Makenzie Fahnestock added 13 and Bridget Nickel chipped in 10. Lauren Hickson produced a game-high 42 assists along with 13 digs while Sarah Mlachnik led all players with 27 digs.

Fawn Ryan posted a game-high 17 kills for the Screaming Eagles.

Despite falling 3-1, UW-P actually outscored the Eagles over the course of the match 91-90.

The Rangers hit the road for the next two weeks, returning to the court on Friday against Saint Joseph's College.