GOSHEN, Ind. — The Goshen College women's volleyball team returned to its home court Saturday but still lost in three sets to Taylor University at Gunden Gymnasium. The Trojans won 25-17, 25-16, 25-13.
 
Felicity Elkin led the Maple Leafs with 9 kills while Madi Simmons had 18 assists and 3 blocks to lead the team in each category. Taylor Eash and Madison Coles each recorded a pair of blocks as well.
 
Taylor (2-3, 2-2) hit .282 with 14 kills in the second set and .375 with 12 kills in the third, finishing at .213 for the match. Goshen (0-4, 0-4) hit .037 with seven winners in the first set but finished the match with 25 kills to the Trojans' 35.
 
Taylor finished with a 10-2 edge in aces and an 8-5 lead in blocks, combining those with their 35 kills to score 53 of their 75 points with their own hands.
 
Amanda Adams led the Trojans with a double-double, posting 13 kills and 11 digs. Grace Isaacs added 9 kills, Nikki Parrett got 4 aces and Savannah Strieter chipped in 5 blocks. Kacy Bragg led all players with 26 assists.
 
TU never trailed in the first set, using a pair of three-point runs to go up 9-4 early and effectively holding serve from there on out. Goshen used two kills and a block, all from Eash, to take a 3-2 lead in the second set before the Trojans got an 8-point run to lead 11-4. The Maple Leafs closed to within four points on three occasions but the visitors took seven of the last nine rallies to win the set.
 
The Maple Leafs led after three of the first four points in the third set, but Taylor got three kills in a five-point run that put them in command. A 7-1 run made it 14-6 and the "other" purple team finished from there, getting two blocks from Chelsea Hurt in three points to close out the match.
 
Goshen finishes its two-match homestand and reaches the quarter point of the Crossroads League season on Thursday when it hosts Mount Vernon Nazarene.