After winning 14 straight to start the season, Slippery Rock University women's volleyball missed its chance to tie a school record for most consecutive wins by one game.
Last Friday, SRU battled Mercyhurst on the road and fell 3-1 in four sets. After winning the first set 25-21, the Rock dropped the next three sets by finals of 25-22, 25-18 and 25-15.
After slipping to Mercyhurst and ending its winning streak, SRU faced Gannon University on Saturday, looking to rebound after its first loss of the season.
That wouldn't be the case for the Green and White as they lost in straight sets to the Golden Knights,25-18, 27-25 and 25-18.
With its second straight loss, the Green and White had to wait until Tuesday night when it returned home to face Clarion University of Pennsylvania.
Head coach Laurie Lokash said the team was aware that it had to rebound from its struggles from the weekend and that beating Clarion was a major accomplishment.
"It's huge for us to bounce back," Lokash said. "We've struggled the last few years, so to come in and beat one of the top PSAC schools is a big deal."
Junior opposite Sarah Cadwallader said that the team played well against the Golden Eagles and it was a great accomplishment to rebound with a win against Clarion.
"We played great the first couple sets against Clarion," Cadwallader said. "We fell apart a bit in the third set but brought it back together to get the win in the fourth."
It would take four sets, but SRU found its name back in the win column and improved its overall record to 15-2 and 3-2 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
Cadwallader led SRU with 16 kills, two blocks and one assist, and was one of four players with 10 or more kills on the night.
The Rock played four close sets with Clarion, winning the first set 25-22, the second 25-20, losing in the third set 25-27, and finally coming back to win the final set, 25-21.
SRU will stay home for its next match against Edinboro University of Pennsylvania tomorrow at 2:00 p.m.
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