GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Grace's volleyball team came up empty twice to start the Davenport Tournament on Friday.

The Lady Lancers (14-11) dropped a tough five-setter to Davenport in the opener before losing 3-1 to Trinity Christian.

In the opening match of the tournament, Grace played the hosts Davenport. The Lady Lancers took a set lead twice, but the Panthers pulled off a comeback to win in five sets.

Grace won the opener 25-21, using an early 9-1 run to win by four. The Panthers (14-12) jumped out to a 14-7 lead in the second game and cruised to a nine-point victory to even the match.

The third set was a game of runs. Davenport made its charge from the outset, going on top with a commanding 13-4 advantage. Grace had two runs of its own, however. Grace's first run of 12-5 cut the deficit to two points. The final run was a 8-1 spurt that won the set. Tori Bontrager had the final kill as Grace won 25-23.

The Panthers sent the match to a tiebreaker, taking the fourth set 25-18 without trailing.

Errors doomed Grace in the fifth set. The Lady Lancers had five attacking errors over the first 13 rallies to help Davenport open up a 10-3 lead. Grace rallied to cut the Panthers' lead to 11-8, but Davenport recovered in time to hold on for a 15-9 victory.

Three players reached double-digit kills for Grace. Bontrager had 12 kills, Kelsee Zuidema had 11, and Sierra Smith added 10. Bontrager, Smith and Kari Feddema notched three block assists apiece.

Sara Miller led all players with 27 kills. Laken Chaney tallied 23 assists and 10 digs, and Taylor Baird added 18 kills, 9 digs and 4 aces.

In the second match of the day, Trinity Christian's offense proved too much for Grace. The Trolls (12-13) hit at a .248 percentage en route to a 3-1 win.

Trinity won the opening set 25-17, but Grace battled back to even the match in the second set. Bontrager had three aces in four serves during a crucial midpoint stretch as Grace won 25-23.

The Trolls pulled out a hotly contested 25-23 win in set three, and Trinity's momentum carried over into the fourth game with a 25-16 victory.

No player for Grace registered double-digit kills. Bontrager had a strong showing with 7 kills, 3 aces, 1 solo block and 3 block assists. Smith produced nine kills, and Naarah Foster added eight.

Feddema finished with seven kills on 16 attempts, Kerrigan had five kills and nine digs, and Miller tallied a team-best 19 digs.

The Lady Lancers will look to rebound on Saturday in the last day of the tournament. Grace will play Ashford at 12 p.m. and Cardinal Stritch at 4 p.m.