The Bard College women's volleyball team matched up with the St. Lawrence Saints on Friday night. The Saints took the match in straight sets despite the Raptors' best efforts.

Flittie had 10 kills to lead the Raptors. She added four digs. Paola De La Cruz had five kills, five digs and an ace. Ella Small contributed a team-high 10 digs. Fernanda Julian dished out 18 assists plus four digs. Nyla Lawrence, Xenia Vassou, and Carmen Merrick all chipped kills on the offensive end. Merrick and Vassou each added a block.

Bard kept close with St. Lawrence early on, with the score being knotted multiple times on the way to 9-9. The Saints gained a small lead with a 3-0 run to make it 12-9. They extended their lead to seven at 19-12. Flittie had back-to-back kills to slow down St. Lawrence momentarily. At 22-14, the Raptors went on a 5-2 run with a stout defense preventing a slew of kills. However, the Saints closed it out on their third set point.

In the second set, the early lead went to St. Lawrence, at 7-3. However, four straight Bard points tied it up at 7-7. The Raptors gained a lead at 10-9 after back-to-back kills from Flittie again made Bard competitive. Bard kept it tight until 12-11, when an 11-1 run by St. Lawrence gave them the advantage. The Saints also won the final three points of the set. 

The third set was the closest of them all, with Bard taking a 7-6 lead early on. The Saints went on an 11-1 run, but it wasn't without a response. At 19-10, the Raptors ripped off a 13-3 run to take a late lead at 23-22. St. Lawrence proved up to the task, winning th final three points of the match under intense pressure.

Next up for Bard is a tri-match tomorrow at Cortland, where they face Stevens at 1 p.m. and Cortland at 3 p.m.