STEUBENVILLE, Ohio–The Lady Barons held their second place conference ranking and kicked off homecoming weekend strong with a 9-0 sweep against conference opponent D'Youville College. Overall, the Lady Barons played strong, as is reflected in the scoreboard. No. 3 doubles, Lucia Neugebauer and Kelly Chambers, played a consistently strong match.

The Lady Barons faced the challenge of an unexpected delay when a sudden downpour hit the courts right as the match was about to begin. Despite the rain and having to dry the ground, the Lady Barons pulled through, cleaned the courts and played a quick, strong match.

"I was proud of them for being on their hands and knees cleaning the wet courts," Head Coach Jenna Lynch said. "It was really challenging with having over a 3 hour delay, but the match only took about an hour and a half, which was really quick for us."

No. 3 doubles players, Lucia Neugebauer and Kelly Chambers, played a consistent and clean match—taking their opponents 8-0.

"No. 3 doubles played the cleanest out of all the doubles," Lynch said. "They held their points and played a consistent ball."

Lynch said she was proud of the team for staying strong and focused, minimizing the extra difficulties that could have come about due to the unexpected challenges of the match.

"Overall it could have been more difficult because of the mental challenges going in, but they stayed strong," Lynch said.

Tomorrow at Belleview Park, the Lady Barons will play their last conference match of the season at 1pm against fourth ranking conference opponent, Penn St.-Altoona.