PIKE CREEK, Del. - The Goldey-Beacom College volleyball team fell out of Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference playoff contention with a 3-1 loss to visiting Dominican, but the Lightning bounced back to beat Mercy, 3-1 in their second match of the day at the Joseph West Jones Center.

The Lightning moved their record to 14-15 overall with the tri-match split and can finish the season with a .500 record with a win at Georgian Court in the season finale on Tues. night.

Against Dominican, freshman Kadi McCoy led the Lightning with 11 kills while seniors Rebecca Stoffer and Roni Shaner and freshman Taylor Moyer each added seven kills apiece. Junior setter Monica Dempsey directed the offense with 24 assists and led the tema defensively with 17 digs.

The Chargers never trailed in the first set, climbing out to an early 9-3 lead which the Lightning could never make it all the way back from. GBC pulled within a point on five different occasions, but Dominican closed it out on a 3-0 run to win 25-21 and take a 1-0 match lead.

Helped by two Shaner kills, the Lightning held an early 7-6 lead in set two, but the Chargers erased the one-point deficit with a 10-2 surge to go up 16-9 and took control of the set from that point on. The closest GBC would get was within three as Dominican finished off the set on a 7-1 charge to win 25-16 and take a 2-0 match lead.

Trailing 7-4 in set three, the Lightning scored six of the next eight points to pull in front 10-9 on a McCoy kill. Later with a 12-12 deadlock, GBC rallied off four straight points to go up 16-12 only to surrender four straight points right back for another tie at 16-all. Back and forth the two teams went, until GBC distanced itself with a 3-0 run to go up 24-21 on a kill by Moyer. Dominican scored the next two points and threatended to force extended set play when Stoffer finished off the set with a kill for the Lightning and a 25-23 win.

GBC led 9-8 in the fourth set when the Chargers went on a 7-1 run to go up 15-10. The Lightning could never close within three as Dominican's Michelle Fiorvanti closed out the set and the match with a kill. The Chargers won the set 25-21 and claimed a 3-1 match victory.

Just hours after a playoff eliminating loss, the Lightning looked no worse for wear as they marched to a 3-1 win over Mercy by scores of 25-19, 25-21, 22-25 and 25-21. The Lightning hit a hellacious .429 percentage as a team, combining for 53 kills and just 11 errors.

Once again, McCoy led the team with 13 kills while Shaner and Dempsey tallied 10 and nine kills, respectively. Shaner and Dempsey also split setting duties, combining for 49 assists during the match.

The Lightning started off on absolute fire in the first set, hitting .577 as a team with 19 kills and just four errors. Dempsey and McCoy each recorded five kills with zero errors on six attempts and freshman middle hitter Emily Shustack was a perfect 4-for-4 to lead the Lightning to a 25-19 win.

GBC remained unstoppable in the second set, hitting .560 as a team with 15 kills and just one error on 25 attempts. Once again, McCoy tallied five kills with zero errors on six attempts, and Shustack remained perfect (6-for-6) with two kills on as many attempts. Stoffer and Moyer both got in on the act as well with three kills apiece, and GBC cruised to a 25-21 set two win.

Mercy cooled the Lightning off considerably in set three while Brenna White recorded seven of her match-high 23 kills to lead the Mavericks to a 25-22 win and force a fourth set. The Lightning again were not as sharp, but they took advantage of 10 Maverick errors to pull out a 25-21 victory and complete the 3-1 match victory.

GBC goes on the road Tues. night at 7 p.m. to take on CACC South Division rival Georgian Court in both teams' season finale at the GCU Wellness Center.