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After dropping the opening set, Lourdes rebounded on Saturday afternoon to post a 25-27, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22 victory over Bethel (Ind.) at Tam-o-Shanter in the Gray Wolves final non-conference match of the regular season.
 
With the win, Lourdes has now won five of its last seven matches overall and opened its final homestand of the season in positive fashion.
 
"This was a good non-conference win against a quality opponent," head coach Greg Reitz stated.
 
The opening set was one of runs as Lourdes scored four straight points to take an early 8-5 advantage only to see the Pilots answer with seven straight points of their own.  Trailing 13-10, Lourdes went on an 8-2 spurt to retake the lead 18-15.  The Gray Wolves extended the lead to four, 24-20, but Bethel fought off the four set points scoring five straight before taking the set 27-25.
 
Lourdes raced out to a 7-3 lead in the second and increased the advantage to 14-7 before Bethel responded.  A 12-4 run by the Pilots put the guest on top 19-18.  The Gray Wolves battled back, scoring four straight points late to even the match at a set all with a 25-22 victory.
 
The Gray Wolves never trailed in the third in taking a 2-1 lead in the contest.  Mallory Lenhart (Lambertville, Mich./Bedford H.S.) served the first eight points of the stanza and Lourdes never allowed Bethel to get any closer than four the rest of the way.
 
Bethel looked poised to force a fifth set early in the fourth, taking a 12-6 lead before Lenhart's serve again brought Lourdes back.  An 11-2 run put the Gray Wolves on top 17-14 and the Gray Wolves would never allow the Pilots to tie the set the rest of the way.
 
Angie Pagan-Perez (Toa, Baja, P.R./Bayamon Military Academy) capped the contest with her match-leading 22^nd kill to complete a double-double.  The sophomore also added 16 digs.
 
Stef Comte (Toledo, Ohio/Notre Dame H.S.) added 13 kills while Sam Dibert (Hartland, Mich./Hartland H.S.) came off of the bench to tally 10 kills in just three sets.
 
Lenhart dished out 30 assists and registered 12 digs while tallying three aces while Lexie Curtis (Toledo, Ohio/Bedford H.S.) also had three aces and 20 assists.
 
"Both of our setters served well today which set up our defense," Reitz added.  "We also got some solid performances from our pin hitters."
 
Michi Jimenez (Vega Baja, P.R./Juan Quirindongo Morell H.S.) posted a match-high 24 digs to lead the defense while Tori Krueger (Holland, Ohio/Springfield H.S.) was involved in five of Lourdes seven blocks.
 
Aubrey Husak led Bethel (15-13) with 13 kills while Heather Gates tallied 18 digs.
 
Lourdes (14-12) will return to Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference play on Wednesday evening as the Gray Wolves host Michigan-Dearborn.  First serve is set for 7 p.m. at Tam-o-Shanter.