LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Cornell's volleyball team enjoyed one of its best hitting matches of the season Saturday, blasting 42 kills in a 25-11, 25-19, 25-18 Midwest Conference victory at Lake Forest.
 
The Rams (12-6 overall) completed a perfect 3-0 week in MWC play and improved to 5-0 against league foes. Cornell remained tied with Grinnell for first place with three MWC matches to go. Lake Forest dropped to 7-14 overall, 3-2 in the MWC.
 
Cornell posted an outstanding .376 team attack percentage, misfiring only seven times on 93 swings. Rory Light led the effort with 12 kills on .458 hitting, to go along with a team-best five blocks.
 
Ilah Perez-Johnson recorded 10 kills, eight digs and a pair of aces. Alissa McEndaffer and Olivia Richards chipped in six kills apiece, with Richards adding three blocks.
 
Setter Clare Green dished 30 assists and had eight digs. Sydney Meeker led all players with 15 digs and also fired two aces.
 
The Rams travel to Colorado Springs, Colo., for four matches at the Molton Invitational over the upcoming Block Break. Cornell faces 20th-ranked UC Santa Cruz and DeSales Oct. 15, followed by Oct. 16 matches against Nebraska Wesleyan and fifth-ranked Colorado College.