FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Lafayette College volleyball team jumped out to a two-set advantage, but dropped the weekend's opener Friday night (25-22, 25-20, 19-25, 24-26, 16-18) to Sacred Heart, behind senior Leanna Deegan's career-best 36 kills.
 
The 36 putaways is the second-most in a single match in Division I this season as Deegan also added 14 digs for her third double-double of the year and hit .418.
 
After getting off to a quick start, the Pioneers were able to take the third and fourth sets to extend the match and pulled it out in the fifth.
 
Senior Grace Tulevech was also in double-digits with 11 kills while sophomore Alyssa Vitale had 55 assists and two service aces.
 
The Leopards continue the Sacred Heart Invitational Saturday, taking on Fairfield at 10:30 a.m. and UC Irvine at 4 p.m.