TERRE HAUTE, Indiana - The Mount St. Joseph women's volleyball team was on the road on Saturday, opening Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) play at Rose-Hulman. The Lions dropped the first set of the game before winning three straight to open HCAC play 1-0.

The first set was tight throughout, but Rose held on to a narrow lead late at 19-16. The Lions drew within one winning three straight points, but a late run by the Fightin' Engineers took set one 25-18. Midway through the second set Rose led 16-13 and looked poised to take a two sets to none lead in the match. Following a sideout the Mount went on a run with Lyndsey Stephenson at the service line, the seven point run put them ahead 20-16. They would eventually take set two 25-22. 

They would finish off the victory with a 25-21 win in set four and a 25-22 win in set four to secure the win.

Sydney Doty led a trio of Lions with double-digit kills in the match with 15, to go along with a .370 hitting percentage. Aubrey Miranda (14) and Grace Crider (13) joined Doty in double-figures. Ginger Johnson led the way dishing out 28 assists and Ava Moore handed out 21. Katie Rolf and Stephenson each picked up 17 digs and Ava Maxwell joined them in double-figures with 10. 

UP NEXT: The Lions will take the court again next Saturday, welcoming the Manchester Spartans to the Harrington Center to open the home portion of their HCAC schedule. The match is scheduled to get underway at 2:00 PM.