GARY, Ind. - After coming up short in the opening set (25-22), the University of St. Francis women's volleyball team found a rhythm and rolled through three of the final four sets to earn a 3-2 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over Indiana University Northwest on Thursday night.

The Fighting Saints (9-6, 2-1 CCAC) secured Sets 2 and 3 with 25-16, 25-19 victories before dropping a 25-23 decision in the fourth stanza.  The final score of 15-8 in the fifth frame would secure the win for USF, while dropping the RedHawks to 8-10 overall and 1-1 in conference play.

St. Francis recorded 48 kills in the win, topped by Desiree Anderson's 15.  Taylor Connolly collected another 10.  Anderson (15 kills, 21 digs) and Kaylie Sippel (21 assists, 21 digs) both authored double-doubles in the contest, while Maura Babuskow led the team in aces with two and tied a career high in digs with 17.

Up Next
USF will compete again on Friday in Day 1 of the Eutectics Classic.  The two-day tournament, hosted by University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy (Mo.), will include matches on Friday against Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) (4:30 pm) and Missouri Baptist University (6:30 pm).  On Saturday, the Saints face Brescia University (Ky.) (2:30 pm) and UHSP (4:30 pm).

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