ERIE, Pa. – The RIT Women's Volleyball team dropped both ends of a tri-match in Pennsylvania, Saturday, falling to host Penn State Behrend, 3-1 (26-24, 18-25, 25-18, 25-17) and Carnegie Mellon, 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-14).
 
PENN STATE BEHREND 3, RIT 1 (26-24, 25-18, 18-25, 25-17)
RIT LEADERS
Kills: Anna Wasula 16, Mia Gerber 8, Sofia Leon 8
Digs: Isabelle Swain 14, Olivia Colling 9, Jada Lee 8, Wasula 8
Assists: Colling 24, Leon 13
Service Aces: Lee 4, Leon 3 

• RIT led by as many as eight in the first set, including 17-9, and later led, 22-15, when PSB scored six-straight points to pull within one, 22-21. The Tigers scored the next two points and had two opportunities to close the set, but Behrend finished the set with five unanswered points to complete the comeback.
• Behrend opened the second with an 11-6 and led by as many as eight, 21-13. RIT scored a 5-2 run to get within five, 23-18, but Behrend notched the final two points to close a 2-0 lead.
• RIT scored the first five points of the third en route to a 9-3 lead. The Tigers pushed their lead to as many as 10 on two occasions, including 19-9, before Behrend used an 8-3 surge to pull back withing five, 22-17. RIT scored three of the final four points to earn the victory.
• A back-and-forth fourth set saw RIT score four-straight points to knot the score, 14-14. Behrend pulled ahead, 18-15, but the Tigers scored the next two points to pull back within one, 18-17. Behrend finished with seven unanswered points to close the victory. 

CARNEGIE MELLON 3, RIT 0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-14)
RIT LEADERS
Kills: Three Tied with 4
Digs: Isabelle Swain 10, Sofia Leon 6
Assists: Olivia Colling 8, Leon 5
Service Aces: Swain 3 

• Tied, 5-5, in the first set, RIT used a 9-6 run to open a 14-11 lead. Carnegie Mellon scored the next six points to start a 12-2 run for a 23-16 lead the proved decisive.
• Tied, 8-8, in the second, Carnegie Mellon scored eight of the next 10 points for a 16-10 lead before finishing the set with a 9-3 run.
• Trailing, 12-4, early in the third, RIT bounced back with a 6-2 surge to pull back within four, 14-10. Later leading, 18-13, Carnegie Mellon won seven of the final eight points to close the sweep. 

WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to Liberty League play next weekend, traveling to Union on Friday (Oct. 10) for a 7:00 p.m. match before heading to Bard on Saturday (Oct. 11) for a 2:00 p.m. showdown.