Lehigh Defeats Lafayette in Five Sets in Easton

Friday, October 23

Easton, PA

7:00 PM

Lehigh University

14-3,7-2Patriot

Lafayette College

6-14,0-10Patriot

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Lehigh	28	25	25	24	15	3
Lafayette	30	17	17	26	10	2

10/23/2026 10:15:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

EASTON, Pa. – Lehigh battled through five sets Friday night to defeat Lafayette 3-2, winning 28-30, 25-17, 25-17, 24-26 and 15-10. With the victory, the Mountain Hawks earned their fifth straight Patriot League win, improving to 14-3 overall and 7-2 in league play. Lehigh now holds a 68-38 all-time record against Lafayette. The Mountain Hawks hit .168 as a team, recording 67 kills, four service aces and 26 total blocks.

The Mountain Hawks put together a strong defensive performance, holding Lafayette to a .062 hitting percentage. Lehigh limited the Leopards to 43 kills while forcing 31 errors and finished with 110 digs as a team, with six Mountain Hawks recording double-digit digs. Sophia Bond led the way with 20 digs, while Alysia Fingall added 18 digs. The Mountain Hawks also recorded 24 block assists and two solo blocks, helping control play at the net throughout the five-set victory.

Olivia Lasee led the Mountain Hawks with 17 kills while hitting .500, adding one solo block and nine block assists. Fingall recorded 15 kills and two service aces. Natalie Luscomb finished with 12 kills, three block assists and five digs, while Ufuoma Omene contributed nine kills and 10 digs.

Bond led the defensive effort with 20 digs while adding 10 assists and one service ace. Abby Felkai recorded 24 assists and 16 digs, while Grace Slovensky added 21 assists, 12 digs and one service ace. Mary Massias contributed eight kills, 13 digs and six block assists, while Lia Henderson added five kills and three block assists.

"Olivia was great. We found ways to win even when we didn't play our best," said head coach Shawn McLaughlin.

Set 1 Lafayette (30-28)
Lehigh and Lafayette battled through a tightly contested opening set, with the Leopards edging the Mountain Hawks 30-28. Lehigh recorded 15 kills and hit .096 as Lafayette took a 1-0 lead.

Set 2 Lehigh (25-17)
The Mountain Hawks responded with a strong second-set performance, earning a 25-17 victory to even the match at one set apiece. Lehigh recorded 14 kills and hit .281, using an efficient offensive effort to pull even with Lafayette.

Set 3 Lehigh (25-17)
Lehigh continued its momentum in the third set, earning another 25-17 victory to take a 2-1 lead. The Mountain Hawks recorded 14 kills and hit .256, moving within one set of the road victory.

Set 4 Lafayette (26-24)
Lafayette fought back in the fourth set, earning a 26-24 victory to force a decisive fifth set. Lehigh recorded 15 kills but hit .045 as the Leopards evened the match at two sets apiece.

Set 5 Lehigh (15-10)
The Mountain Hawks closed out the match with a 15-10 victory in the fifth set. Lehigh recorded nine kills and hit .241 while limiting Lafayette to a .037 hitting percentage, securing the five-set road victory and improving to 7-2 in Patriot League play.

Up Next
The Mountain Hawks return to action tomorrow afternoon, traveling to Lewisburg to take on Bucknell at 4 p.m.