MILWAUKEE – Junior Hannah Pekarek had 12 kills and senior Rachel Lynde added 11 as the MSOE women's volleyball team handled Alverno in four sets Friday evening at Reiman Gymnasium.

The Raiders (9-11, 1-2 NACC) outlasted the Inferno (6-9, 1-2 NACC) in the opening set 26-24, then rebounded from a 25-21 loss in set two to dominate the home team 25-12 in the third and close out the match with a 25-18 fourth-set win.

Lynde went over 900 career kills in the match (905) and was one of three players with a pair of service aces, joining senior Abby Born and sophomore Allie Laurent. Born directed the offense with 23 assists.

Senior Aleah Quast notched 18 digs and junior Heather Dukat had 11.

Melissa Weyand led Alverno with 10 kills in the match.

The opening game featured 10 ties with the home team pulling even for the final time at 24-24 before back-to-back points gave MSOE the win. The Inferno would come back to get the second set, but the Raiders bounced back in the third in a big way. They led 9-8 before ending the frame on a decisive 16-4 run.

The score was 9-8 again in the fourth set when a mini 3-0 spurt gave the Red & White some breathing room. The team slowly pulled away to take a 22-15 advantage late. Alverno scored the next three points but MSOE matched that to close out the match.

The Raiders hit .181 in the match against .140 for the Inferno.

MSOE will look to make it two in a row in the league at Wisconsin Lutheran Saturday.