THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Brooke McKee had 17 kills, including set-winning kills at 24-23 in the first two sets, and Mia Urosevic had 25 digs as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team won a tight 25-23, 25-23, 25-22 road match over Cal Lutheran to take over sole possession of second place in the SCIAC on Tuesday evening. 

With the win, CMS moves to 13-5 overall and 7-2 in the SCIAC, breaking a tie for second with the Regals, who slip to 6-3 in league play (and 13-4 overall). 

The Athenas trailed 22-19 in the first set, but used a key 5-0 run to bring it to set point. Phoebe Shorney had two kills in the run, and McKee added a kill and two blocks with Stella Gajar. After Cal Lutheran staved off the first set point, McKee finished it with a kill off an assist from Hayden Lin. 

CMS led most of the second set, including five-point leads on four occasions, but Cal Lutheran battled back and took a 22-21 lead. Shorney had a kill to level the score at 22-22, and McKee put the Athenas ahead to stay before an error made it 24-22. Cal Lutheran again closed to 24-23, and McKee again finished the set off a Lin assist to give CMS a 2-0 lead. 

The Athenas jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the third set and went ahead 13-4, looking like they would pull away for the sweep. But once again, the Regals fought back in it, pulling even at 22-22. After a service error, McKee had another clutch kil for a 24-22 lead, and CMS was able to get the sweep on a setting error for the tight 3-0 win.  

Shorney had nine kills for the Athenas, and Solvej Eversoll added five kills in 10 attempts for a .500 hitting percentage. Shae Delany had 16 digs, while Lin had 22 assists and 14 digs. 

CMS will be back in action on Friday night when it returns home to face Caltech for a 7 p.m. match.