PITTSBURGH, Pa.— The Lady Barons persevered to pull out a win against La Roche College after taking the match to five games and battling it out each and every game (25-15, 24-26, 25-22, 21-25, 15-6). The team is now 13-14 overall on the season and 6-2 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference.

Head coach Kelly Herrmann said that the Lady Barons statistics look solid on paper but at times they were playing a little tight and nervous while La Roche seemed to play with nothing to lose.

"We had to absolutely battle to win the match," Hermann said.

The team had a couple distractions during the games specifically due to one of their teammates, Haley Ketschke, getting injured and not being able play the rest of the game. Despite having to readjust the line-up, the team played hard to the end.

"It was good to seem my team being mentally tough enough to handle getting the victory," Herrmann said.

The team as a whole had a successful game especially on the defensive side. As a whole, the team had 127, an average of over 25 per game.

"Our team continues to play defense no matter what the situation is," Herrmann said.

When the match came down to the fifth game the Lady Barons stepped up their play and proved they were ready to win. Herrmann said that they began the game by taking the lead and playing with confidence.

"There were some very long points where every player was involved and that's playing tough when it counts," Herrmann said. "I was really proud of them in the fifth game."

Amy O'Keefe continued to add to her career total of assists with 36 on the night. Herrmann also said that Samantha Kelly had a tremendous game.

With the win, FUS is in good position to make the AMCC playoffs after one more regular season game. Herrmann said that the key to her team's success moving forward is their mindset.

"We've got to play relaxed and happy volleyball," Herrmann said. "That's how we play best, with smiles on our faces"

The Lady Barons look to end their regular season play at home on Saturday Oct. 27 when they play Hilbert College at 1p.m. This day will also be their senior day in which they honor Christina Bair and Anna Cain.