WASHINGTON, D.C.- After its second conference win against rival Lehigh on Sunday, the Lafayette women's volleyball team fell to American in three sets (25-22, 25-20, 25-19) Friday evening in the nation's capital.

The first set of action was back-and-forth from both teams. The Maroon and White jumped out to an early 1-0 lead thanks to a kill from junior Phoebe Glass which was assisted by senior setter Alyssa Vitale. American fought its way back to tie the score late in the set at 20 apiece. The Eagles then went on a 3-0 run after Zeynep Uzen tallied two kills to pair with a bad set from Lafayette. Uzen finished the match with a team-high 20 kills, hitting .405. American ended up taking the first set 25-22.

The second set provided spectators with seven tie scores and three lead changes. Two attack errors from American gave the Leopards an early 2-0 lead. Both teams had 14 points before American went on a six-point run. The Eagles didn't look back, eventually winning the second set 25-20.

American won the third set to capture its ninth win of the season.

Lafayette (6-7) is back in action tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. to face Navy in Annapolis.