WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. --- Sophomore Lexy Smith led the Lady Gyrenes with 10 kills and had four block assists as the Ave Maria volleyball team fell to Northwood in three sets (18-25, 22-25, 15-25). The Blue and Green have a short break in their schedule before returning to the court on Oct. 10-11 at the Pensecola Christian Tournament.

Veronika Garcia had 16 assists and four digs and libero Mary Eckard led the team in digs with 13. With the loss, AMU falls to 3-12 on the season and to 1-7 in Sun Conference action.