AURORA, Ill. - The Michigan Tech volleyball team lost a 3-1 decision to Bellarmine today in both teams' first match in the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover Tournament at the Great Lakes Center. The Huskies (3-13) opened the match well, but the Knights (9-8) took the final three sets to win.

Tech used a 10-5 run to end the opening set with a 25-20 win. Senior Alicia Schneider notched a kill to break a 15-all tie, then finished off the set with another kill.

Bellarmine took the early lead in set two and never relinquished it in winning 25-17.

The Huskies battled back from a nine-point deficit in set three to pull within four at 16-12. They could not get any closer the rest of the way, and BU gained a 25-19 win.

Tech jumped out to a 3-0 lead in set four with a kill and two Alex Schwalbe service aces. The score remained tight the rest of the way. At 21-19, BU put together three straight points for a 24-19 lead. It eventually won, 25-21.

Schneider and fellow senior Kasey Woodcock tied for team high honors in kills with 10. Woodcock posted a .400 hitting percentage.

Madeline Haben tallied 28 assists while Tessa Mauer recorded 15 digs.

"Bellarmine was the better team today," said head coach Orlando Gonzalez. "We'll need to put this one behind us and get ready for tomorrow."

Tech will play two more matches in the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover tomorrow with a 10 a.m. match vs. Maryville and a 4 p.m. match vs. Kentucky Wesleyan.