PITTSBURGH, Pa. – La Roche volleyball traveled across town for a tri-match at Chatham University to face the Cougars and Lycoming.

GAME ONE: Chatham 3 La Roche 2

Set one was dead even through the first 34 points of the set, as the score sat even at 17-17 and neither team held a lead greater than two throughout that stretch.

Chatham would take control down the final stretch, scoring eight of the final 11 points to win 25-20 and take a 1-0 match lead.

Set two played the same, but this time it was through the first 22 points, sitting tied at 11-11.

This time, the Cougars used a 5-1 run to open a 16-12 lead and then moved on to take the set again, 25-20.

The third set produced high drama and an incredible comeback by the Redhawks.

The match looked to be on ice, as Chatham stormed ahead to a 20-9 lead, but La Roche locked in, scoring 15 of the next 19 to tie the set at 24-24 and ended up winning set three, 27-25.

In set four, the Redhawks saw themselves fall behind, 9-4 in the early stages of play, but fought back to tie the set, 13-13, just short of the midway point.

The overall run equaled 15-5 in favor of La Roche, as the lead switched to the red and white, 19-14 and would force a deciding fifth set with a 25-20 victory.

In the fifth set, Chatham jumped out to an 8-4 lead before the switch and finished the match with 15-10 win to take the victory.

For the Redhawks, Kalli Grine led the offense with a career high 18 kills, while Estelle Winck dished out a career best 40 assists.

On the defensive side, five players finished in double figures for digs, led by Kaci DePalma with 23 and 22 from Megan Bologna. Winck and Grine both earned a double-double ending with 12 digs each.

GAME TWO: Lycoming 3 La Roche 1

In match two, La Roche stormed ahead, jumping out to a 10-3 lead to open the first set.

From that point on, the Redhawks wouldn't allow Lycoming to come within three points and cruised to a 25-20 victory, going ahead, 1-0.

Set two again saw La Roche take an early lead at 6-4, but Lycoming would lock in, scoring 14 of the next 17 points to take a commanding 18-9 lead before tying the match 1-1 with a 25-29 win.

The Redhawks would regroup in the third set, to again take an early lead at 10-8. La Roche would fall behind shortly after, 14-11, but fought to tie the score at 14-14.

Again, Lycoming finished strong and took a 2-1 edge in the match with a 25-20 set three victory.

In the fourth and gam ending set, Lycoming was the better of the two at the start, moving ahead 6-2, before growing the lead to 17-8.

However, La Roche couldn't pull through with heroics to keep the game alive like game one and fell in the final set of the day, 25-17.

Grine again led the offense with 12 kills in the second match, giving her 30 total for the day. Olivia Sickmiller and Mackenzie Myers followed with seven each. Winck provided another 28 assists to lead that category.

DePalma on the defensive end had 25 digs, while Grine earned a double-double with 11 digs. Myers and Gabby Sbraccia each had 11 as well.

La Roche is back in action on Tuesday, Sept. 16 when they host Mt. Aloysius at 7 p.m.