ALLIANCE, Ohio -- No. 10 ranked Mount Union may have lost its first set of the season but the Purple Raiders swept a pair of matches beating Lawrence (Wis.) 3-0 and Bethany (W.Va.) 3-1 Saturday at the Purple Raider Classic at the McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex.

Against Lawrence, Mount Union jumped out early with a 25-7 win in the first set and took a commanding 2-0 lead with a 25-15 win in set two before completing the sweep with a 31-29 marathon set three.  Senior Nicole Snyder (Mentor/Lake Catholic) had a game-high 13 kills, fellow senior Sarah Schleich (Westfield Center/Cloverleaf) had 24 assists while senior Lauren Mastroine had 15 digs.

In the Bethany match, the Raiders got 25-21 and 25-22 wins in the first two sets, before the Bison took the third set 25-21.  Mount Union finished off the match with a 25-23 win in set four.  Junior Kara Berger (Mentor/Mentor) had 14 kills, Schleich had 28 assists while Mastroine had 25 digs.

Snyder and Mastroine were both named to the all-tournament team.

Mount Union plays a tri-match against Adrian (Mich.) and Alma (Mich.) Friday, Sept. 5 in Adrian, Michigan.

2014 Purple Raider Classic

Friday, Aug. 29

• Court 1 - John Carroll d. Lawrence (Wis.) 25-19, 25-20, 25-10 
• Court 2 - Bethany (W.Va.) d. Saint Mary's (Ind.) 21-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-19 

• Court 1 - #10 Mount Union d. Saint Mary's (Ind.) 25-23, 28-26, 25-22
• Court 2 - Bethany (W.Va.) d. Lawrence (Wis.) 25-14, 25-23, 25-19

Saturday, Aug. 30

• Court 1 - #10 Mount Union d. Lawrence (Wis.) 25-8, 25-15, 31-29
• Court 2 - John Carroll d. Saint Mary's (Ind.) 25-23, 25-20, 21-25, 25-11

• Court 1 - Bethany (W.Va.) d. John Carroll 25-23, 30-28, 25-27, 20-25, 15-9
• Court 2 - Saint Mary's (Ind.) d. Lawrence (Wis.) 20-25, 9-25, 29-27, 25-14, 15-12

• Court 1 - #10 Mount Union d. Bethany (W.Va.) 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 25-23

All-Tournament Team

• Nicole Snyder, Mount Union
• Lauren Mastroine, Mount Union
• Dylana McKenzie, Bethany
• Julia Mouch, Bethany
• Kati Schneider, Saint Mary's
• Sara Kaminski, John Carroll