CHICOPEE, Mass. -- The Mount Holyoke College volleyball team fell 3-1 in a competitive match against Framingham State, then rebounded with a 3-0 defeat of Elms College on Saturday in a non-conference tri-match at Elms.

Mount Holyoke (3-2) returns to action Tuesday at 7pm at home against Dean College.

Framingham State 3, Mount Holyoke 1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-18, 26-24)

The Lyons, missing a couple of key players from the lineup, gave a gritty effort against the Rams (3-2), but the Rams' hitting combination of Hailey Sanders (14 kills, .520 hitting percentage) and Anna Szymanski (12 kills, .306) was too effective to overcome. Framingham State hit at a .217 percentage for the match to Mount Holyoke's rate of .176.

Sophomore Madeline Barton (Brookfield, Wis.) led Mount Holyoke with 15 kills and 17 digs. Junior captain Lucie Berclaz (Hull, Mass.) had a career-high 12 kills in the match to go with nine digs, and sophomore setter Sadie Duffrin (Minneapolis, Minn.) passed out 29 assists in addition to five aces, three kills and six digs. Sophomore Amelia Ringor (Lafayette, Ind.) had 16 digs and first-year Katie Frank (Prairieville, La.) had nine kills.

Mount Holyoke 3, Elms College 0 (25-19, 26-24, 25-21)

Barton (12 kills, 11 digs) and Berclaz (8 kills, 17 digs) led the way to victory for the Lyons, who improved their attacking efficiency in each successive set (.023, .130, .207). Barton ranks second in the NEWMAC in kills per set (4.06).

Ringor and junior Barah Burns (Los Angeles, Calif.) posted 16 and 12 digs, respectively, tying a career high for both players.

Duffrin passed out 22 assists and added five more service aces. Duffrin leads the NEWMAC in aces per set (1.47) and is third in the conference in assists per set (7.76).