Langhorne, PA - The Albright Lions fell to the Cairn Highlanders in four set son Thursday night. Cairn won by a score of 25-23, 19-25, 25-17, 25-19. The Loss drops the Lions to 9-5 on the season, while Cairn improves to 9-2.

Cairn got out to an early 5-1 lead, but the Lions would use a 6-0 run to take a lead. But then Cairn went on a run and grabbed a 17-9 lead. The Lions would not go away though, as they would close it to 23-22. They would not be able to make the comeback though, as Cairn would win two of the next three points to take the first set 25-23.

The second set saw the Lions get out to an early lead, and despite the Highlanders making things interesting by getting it within a point at 15-14, the Lions never were any real trouble, winning the set 25-19.

In a pivotal third set, Cairn got out to a 6-1 lead, but the Lions would fight back and use a 10-3 run to take an 11-9 lead. But the Highlanders then used a 9-0 run to take control of the set. Despite a valient effort by the Lions to get back into the set, Cairn would win it 25-17.

The fourth set started as a back and forth affair, but Cairn would use a 5-0 lead to take a 15-9 lead. The teams would trade points the rest of the way, with the Highlanders winning the set, and the match, on an ace.

The leaders for the Lions were Sophie Hampton (14 Kills), Kyra Lycett (2 Aces), Rachel Etim (4 Blocks), Paola Mejias (39 Assists), and Shelby Cheuvront (32 Digs).

Up Next - The Lions will have the weekend off, as their next game will take place on Monday, October 3rd in the Bollman Center, as they host Penn State Abington at 7pm.