Box Score ERIE, Pa. – Despite getting nine kills apiece from Rebecca Webb, Emily Stewart and Hannah Heeter, the Clarion University women's volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision at Mercyhurst Friday night.
 
The Golden Eagles fell behind 2-0 dropping the first set 25-18 and the second 25-23 before rallying to take the third set 25-22. But Mercyhurst closed out the match with a 25-19 fourth-set victory.
 
The loss drops Clarion to 22-6 overall and 12-3 in the PSAC West. The Golden Eagles are in second place in the PSAC West a half-game ahead of California and a half-game back of Gannon. Mercyhurst improves to 22-6 overall and 9-5 in the PSAC West and earned a split in the season series with Clarion, who knocked off the Lakers 3-1 Sept. 29 in Clarion.
 
Webb added seven digs and four blocks in the game and became the 15^th player in school history to record 900 career kills with her sixth kill of the night. She has 903, the 14^th most in school history.
 
Stewart chipped in with 13 digs, while Heeter added seven blocks.
 
Laura Subject recorded 33 set assists running the offense and in the process [asses Brooke Paxton to move into 11^th place in school history in career set assists with 1,065.
 
Rebecca Ferragonio paced the defense with 22 digs giving her exactly 500 on the season. It marks the 12^th time in school history a player has recorded 500 digs in a season.  
 
Clarion led the first set 18-16 before Mercyhurst scored the final nine points to take the 25-18 win. In the second set, the Golden Eagles held a 19-18 lead before Mercyhurst went on a 7-4 run to close it out 25-23.
 
In the third set, Clarion fell behind 10-7 and was down 16-15 before rallying to win 25-22. But in the fourth set, Mercyhurst jumped ahead 9-5 and never trailed, although Clarion did get within one, 19-18, before losing 25-19.
 
The Golden Eagles return to action at 4 p.m. Saturday when they host No. 19 Wheeling Jesuit. It is the Halloween Bash with a costume contest for Clarion students with three students each taking home a $150 gift card from the Clarion University book store.