Lehigh Sweeps Colgate, Moves to 10-3 Overall, 3-2 in PL Play

Friday, October 2

Bethlehem, Pa.

7:00 PM

Lehigh University

10-3,3-2Patriot

Colgate University

7-7,2-3Patriot

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Colgate	18	21	16	0
Lehigh	25	25	25	3

Lehigh Sweeps Colgate, Moves to 10-3 Overall, 3-2 in PL Play

10/2/2026 9:30:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh remained perfect at home Friday night, sweeping Colgate 3-0, 25-18, 25-21 and 25-16, at Grace Hall. The Mountain Hawks improved to 10-3 overall and 3-2 in Patriot League play while moving to 6-0 at home, with all six home victories coming via sweep. The win also marked Lehigh's first victory over Colgate since 2017. Lehigh hit an impressive .409 as a team while recording 45 kills, three service aces and 18 total blocks.

The Mountain Hawks put together another strong defensive performance, holding Colgate to a .172 hitting percentage. Lehigh entered Friday night's match ranked second nationally in opponent hitting percentage at .129 and limited the Raiders to 32 kills while forcing 17 errors.

Natalie Luscomb led the Mountain Hawks with 10 kills while hitting an impressive .588, adding one solo block and one block assist. Mary Massias added eight kills and hit .357, while Olivia Lasee recorded seven kills and hit .429 while contributing five block assists. Alysia Fingall finished with six kills, one service ace, two solo blocks and one block assist.

Paighton Erb provided another efficient offensive performance, recording six kills on eight attacks with just one error to hit .625. Ufuoma Omene added five kills and three block assists, while Sophia Bond once again led the defensive effort with 12 digs. Grace Slovensky recorded 21 assists and six digs, while Abby Felkai contributed 14 assists.

"Our offense was on point. Credit our setters for putting our attackers in good situations and our attackers for working hard to get kills," said head coach Shawn McLaughlin.

Set 1 Lehigh (25-18)
Lehigh opened the match with a strong offensive performance, hitting .387 with 15 kills and just three errors. Luscomb led the way with four kills, while Massias added three as the Mountain Hawks took a 1-0 lead.

Set 2 Lehigh (25-21)
The Mountain Hawks continued to control the match in the second set, earning a 25-21 victory. Lehigh recorded 16 kills and hit .452, its highest hitting percentage of the match. Luscomb and Massias each recorded three kills, while Lasee added three as Lehigh took a 2-0 advantage.

Set 3 Lehigh (25-16)
Lehigh closed out the sweep with a 25-16 victory in the third set. The Mountain Hawks recorded 14 kills and hit .387, with Luscomb leading the way with three kills. Erb added three kills without an error, while Fingall and Lasee each recorded two kills as Lehigh completed the sweep.

Up Next
The Mountain Hawks are right back in action tomorrow as they welcome Holy Cross to Grace Hall for a 4 p.m. match. Saturday will also be Camper Reunion Day and Alumnae Day.