After a successful weekend at the Ohio Northern Tournament this weekend, the Belles volleyball team dropped their game to Lake Forest College on Tuesday night, 3-2.

Although they have a strong team, Saint Mary's inconsistency Tuesday was the key element in the loss.

"Consistency would be our No. 1 goal to work on," senior Agnes Bill said. "We have a good team, but we let down a few times, and that's when they got ahead."

The Belles played hard through the fifth game. They led off the evening strongly, beating Lake Forest 15-9 in the first game. Lake Forest bounced back to take momentum by winning the second game 15-2. Then Saint Mary's took the third game 15-8 to take a two games to one lead. Lake Forest tied the match in the fourth set with a 15-9 win to force a fifth and deciding game.

Lake Forest pulled through in the fifth game, claiming victory with a 15-9 win.

Bill led the team with 14 kills and 15 digs. Jolie LeBeau and Mary Rodovich led the defense with five blocks each. Jayne Ozbolt and Angie Meyers played significant roles with 11 digs a piece and a total of six aces.

The Belles will work on their consistency for the next game. They hope to take the lead early and hold on to it.

"We want to go three games instead of five," Bill said.

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