October 12, 2007 - For the first time in 103 weeks, the Hillsdale College volleyball lost a GLIAC match Friday night.

Ferris State University came back from a 2-0 deficit to upset No. 10-ranked Hillsdale 3-2 Friday night in Big Rapids. Hillsdale's record falls to 19-5 overall and 10-1 in the GLIAC with the defeat, its first in conference play since Oct. 22, 2005.
The Bulldogs are 15-7 overall and 7-4 in the GLIAC.

Hillsdale easily won the first game 30-20, but trailed most of game two before pulling out a thrilling 31-29 win to go up in the match two games to none. But the Bulldogs improved their play and used their significant homecourt advantage to rally to win the final three games by scores of 30-25, 30-23 and 15-13.

It was a reversal of sorts from last year's meetings between the teams, also in Big Rapids. Ferris State won the first game of that five-game match, 30-19, only to lose in five. This year, the Bulldogs turned the tables on the Chargers.

Hillsdale was led by senior Melissa Bartlett, who had a career-high 32 kills and 22 digs, her first 30-20 match of her Charger career. Sophomore Kitt Smith tacked on 14 kills, while senior Jen Pilot had a career-high 12 kills and a .364 hitting percentage in the match.

Senior Megan Howard added 27 digs, while junior Stephanie Booms handed out 60 assists to go along with 17 digs.

The Chargers will face No. 9 Grand Valley in Allendale at 4 p.m. Saturday

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