River Forest, Ill. - A hard fought five sets ended in heartbreak for the Concordia University Chicago women's volleyball team (8-10, 5-2) as they lost 3-2 against Wisconsin Lutheran (8-14, 1-8) early on Saturday morning.

The Cougars came out strong in the first set, winning set one 25-15. The momentum started to dull as they let the Warriors tie things up in the second set, but the Cougars found the strength to fight back as they took the third set with dominance. As they entered the fourth set, they found themselves in a back and forth scoring run with WLC. Multiple long rallies furthered the intensity of the game, where the score ran up to 28-26, sending the game to a fifth set. As the end of the game neared, the back and forth continued, forcing the Cougars to fight for every point before ultimately falling 18-16.

Highlights

• Alyssa Henline (Fort Wayne, Ind.) led the team in kills with 12 while Joy Greco (Brookfield, Ill.) and Eve Dicken (St. Louis, Mo.) both trailed with 11 each
• Julia Beers (Mishawka, Ind.) added 20 digs to the game with Henline trailing shortly behind with 19
• Mikala Perino (De Pere, Wisc.) led the team in blocks with 5

The Cougars will be back in action this Tuesday as they take on IIT at home. Coverage for all Women's Volleyball games can be found at cucougars.com/coverage.