FORT WAYNE, Ind. - For the second time in two days, Grace's volleyball team pulled out a five-set victory in Crossroads League play.

The Lady Lancers (17-13, 8-6 CL) fell behind twice in the match but rallied each time to beat St. Francis on Saturday.

The first set helped set the stage for a hard-fought afternoon. Grace jumped out to a 5-1 lead and still was on top 16-10. The Lady Lancers were serving for the set at 24-22, but St. Francis came back with four straight points to steal the game 26-24 with two kills and a pair of Grace errors.

It was Grace's turn to rally in the second game. St. Francis threatened to go ahead 2-0 with a late 22-19 lead, but Grace won the game with six unanswered points thanks to two kills from Naarah Foster.

The Cougars (9-17, 5-9 CL) recovered with a 25-18 victory in the third set, surviving 16 kills from Grace.

The Lady Lancers dominated the fourth set, going on top 20-11 en route to a five-point win.

The match went to a fifth and final set where Grace never trailed. St. Francis trimmed Grace's lead to 11-10, but the Lady Lancers ended the set on a 4-1 spurt to win in five games.

Naarah Foster pounded out 15 kills on a .333 percentage to lead Grace's offense, and Laken Chaney had 35 assists. Kelsee Zuidema recorded 14 kills, 1 solo block and 3 block assists, and Marta Bleed had 10 kills on a .556 percentage.

Tori Bontrager finished with 8 kills, 5 block assists and 2 aces, and Sara Miller produced 17 digs.

The Lady Lancers return to the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center on Wednesday, hosting league-leading Indiana Wesleyan at 7 p.m.