<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4g4okI_0wPkgC5m00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4g4okI_0wPkgC5m00" width="720" height="450" >EASTON, Pa. – Patriot League play rolled on for Lehigh volleyball on Sunday afternoon against Lafayette College for this season's second rivalry match. The Mountain Hawks earned a 3-0 sweep of their rivals for the second time in 2024."It felt great to get this win," said head coach Alexa Keckler. "Beating Lafayette on their court is always a great day."Lehigh (13-8, 6-5 PL) started fast against Lafayette (6-14, 1-10 PL), jumping ahead to a 5-1 lead. Sophomore Jaidyn Garcia provided six kills in the frame, two of which came back-to-back to extend Lehigh's lead to six into the media timeout. The Leopards started to mount a comeback, eventually cutting the Mountain Hawk lead to two. However, Lehigh closed out the first set with a 4-2 run to win 25-21The second set saw the Mountain Hawks dominate, defeating the Leopards 25-18. Lehigh posted an outstanding .385 hitting percentage on 17 kills in the frame. Senior Megan Schulte added seven kills in the set to help the Mountain Hawks gain a 2-0 advantage in the match.Lafayette started in control of the third set, beginning the period with a 6-2 run. Lehigh quickly evened the score and eventually gained the lead themselves after a 5-0 run made it 11-8. The Leopards crawled back to regain the advantage at 13-12, but another 5-0 Lehigh run put the Mountain Hawks back on top. Lehigh wouldn't relinquish the lead again, winning set three 25-20 to clinch their second sweep over Lafayette this season.Schulte and senior Emily Stewart led the Mountain Hawks with 10 kills each. First-year Kamryn Utley and senior Makena Smith led the team with 18 and 16 assists respectively while senior Kyleigh Brown tallied a team-high 27 digs. Lehigh's defense was on display as well, notching 14 total blocks and 78 digs as a team in only three sets."We definitely worked to be better disciplined on defense and our players stepped up and made some great plays," said Keckler.The Mountain Hawks return to Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall on Friday, November 1 at 7 p.m. to take on Loyola Maryland. Lehigh will then host Senior Day on Saturday at 4 p.m. against Navy."Next week is a big week," said Keckler. "Loyola and Navy are great teams and we will need to attack both with tenacity. It will also be a fun weekend as we look to celebrate an amazing senior class that has left such a great mark in our program."Like Lehigh Volleyball on Facebook, follow on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.</div></body>

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EASTON, Pa. – Patriot League play rolled on for Lehigh volleyball on Sunday afternoon against Lafayette College for this season's second rivalry match. The Mountain Hawks earned a 3-0 sweep of their rivals for the second time in 2024. \"It felt great to get this win,\" said head coach...

EASTON, Pa. – Patriot League play rolled on for Lehigh volleyball on Sunday afternoon against Lafayette College for this season's second rivalry match. The Mountain Hawks earned a 3-0 sweep of their rivals for the second time in 2024. "It felt great to get this win," said head coach...