The Lake Forest College volleyball team prevailed in three sets at Knox College Thursday night and is now 3-2 in Midwest Conference play this season. Several Foresters had a hand in the 25-16, 25-17, 25-16 victory.

Five different Lake Forest players accounted for between 6.5 and 9.5 of the visitors' points on the night. Sophomores Molly McCloskey, Megan Trubich, and Cori Cooper tied for the team lead with eight kills apiece and Cooper led all players in the match with 16 digs. Senior Mandi Mulliner finished with six kills, two aces, two blocks, and a career-high-tying 13 digs. Sophomore Tia Rupnik also recorded 13 digs and added three aces while senior setter Deena Blanchard tallied 24 assists.

An 11-1 Forester run in the first set turned a 10-8 deficit into a 19-11 advantage and the visitors did not let the Prairie Fire get any closer than six points the rest of the way.

Eight straight Lake Forest points in the second set gave the Foresters a commanding 20-6 advantage. Knox scored 10 of the next 13 points but could not complete the comeback.

The visitors jumped out to a 10-3 lead in the third set before the home team closed to within three (13-10). Lake Forest then pulled away, scoring 11 of the next 15 points, and closed out the match on a Knox service error.

Forester head coach Jennifer Saylor was pleased with her team's performance. "We did a great job of controlling the tempo throughout the match," she began. "Our defense was relentless and did a good job shutting down Knox's top hitters."

The Foresters are now 10-12 overall and will be back in action at home on Saturday when they host a league match against Ripon College at 11:00 a.m. and a non-conference contest against Elmhurst College at 3:00 p.m.