ADRIAN, Mich. – The Adrian College volleyball couldn't hold on to several leads as the visiting 14^th ranked Hope College defeated the Bulldogs 3-0 (13-25, 15-25, 9-25). The Bulldogs record now stands at 4-7 on the season and 1-4 in the MIAA.

Adrian led 5-2 in the first set, but hope would go on a 15-5 run to take the set. The Bulldogs again went up early in the second set, leading 10-8 before the Flying Dutch went on a 17-5 run and took the middle set.  In third set, Adrian again led early at 4-2, but Hope once again came back to take the deciding set for the win.

For the Bulldogs, the offense was led by freshman Ashley VanHouten who had three kills and had a game-high two solo blocks, with also a block assist. Senior Rebecca Tincknell led Adrian with five kills for the match, while helping out with two digs and a block assist. Roxanne Duran, a junior, had an all-around solid game with the kills, and a match-high 10 digs. Freshman Elise Mindick, starting for the injured Danielle Bogedin, had a season-high three kills to go along with two digs and a block assist.

The defense for the Bulldogs had several players providing solid assistance. Freshman Kristi Walker had six digs, senior Beth Donovan and junior Joanna Slisinger each had four digs, while sophomore Kristy DeClercq had three.

DeClercq and Slisinger combined to assist on 13 of the 15 Bulldogs kills.

Adrian will look to get an MIAA win as they travel to Saint Mary's College on Saturday, September 25 to face off with the Belles at 1:00 pm.