Recap courtesy of Sarah Lawrence Athletics

BRONXVILLE, N.Y.—On the first day of the 2013 SLC Volleyball Invitational, Sarah Lawrence College women's volleyball lost in straight-sets to The King's College and Manhattanville College at Noyes Court at Campbell Sports Center on Saturday. The Gryphons stand in fourth-place midway through the two-day event.

Sarah Lawrence (1-8, 1-2 HVIAC) began the day with a Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match against King's (1-7, 1-3 HVIAC). In the first set, a 10-3 run gave the Lions a 19-7 lead, which quickly ballooned to a 13-point advantage at 21-8 en route to a 25-12 set.

King's led wire-to-wire in the second set, winning five of the first six points and nine of the final 10 in a 25-11 set. The Gryphons won the first two points of the third set, but TKC pulled away by an 11-5 margin. The Green and White closed the gap to three at 13-10, but the Lions' momentum carried the visitors to a 25-13 win to clinch the 3-0 sweep.

SLC's Kitty O'Sullivan (Los Angeles, Calif./Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy) landed nine kills to lead the Gryphons; she also notched six digs in the match. Setter Janet Tonyan (McHenry, Ill./McHenry) assisted on 12 kills, picked up four digs and led the team with two service aces. Rookie Lin Zhu (Chengdu, China/Chengdu No. 7) anchored the defense with nine digs.

For King's, Hannah Eckart recorded match-highs with 10 kills and eight service aces, while Alexandra Rollis led all players with 11 digs. Setter Jessie Schnoebelen assisted on 21 kills.