The Forester volleyball team posted a 27-25, 25-14, 21-25, 25-12 victory at Alverno College Tuesday night.
Sophomore setter Juli Barrientos led the visitors with four aces and a season-high 30 assists and 18 digs. Senior Izzi Visnjevac was next on the team with 16 digs and freshman setter Lilly Robinson added 20 assists.
Senior Madison Stevens pounded out a match-high 18 kills and a .441 hitting percentage on the night while junior Mary Gegen had 11 kills and a dozen digs for her fifth double-double in the last seven matches. Classmate Grace Franz chipped in with nine kills, nine digs, and three aces.
The Foresters trailed 24-18 in the opening set before rattling off six straight points to tie the score. A kill by Gegen tied it again at 25 and a pair of attack errors by the Inferno gave Lake Forest a one-set advantage.
Stevens had six kills in nine attempts in set two, including set point that capped off a 9-2 Forester run to close it out.
Set three was tied six times, the last at 10-10, before the home team pulled ahead for good. Lake Forest kept the score close but was unable to erase the small deficit.
With Barrientos serving, the Foresters scored the first four points of set four and led the rest of the way. She served up three consecutive aces during a 5-0 run later in the set as Lake Forest won 11 of the last 15 points and the match.
The Foresters improved to 9-11 while Alverno fell to 4-14 on the year.
Lake Forest will resume Midwest Conference play against visiting Ripon College Friday night at 7:00.
