No. 2-ranked College of DuPage fought through an early deficit and came back to defeat visiting College of Lake County 3-2 in Region IV volleyball Saturday night.
 
The Chaps improved to 25-3 overall after their 21-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-22, 16-14 victory over the Lancers.
 
Chloey  Myers hit .298 with 22 kills, and Alyssa Fountain added 13 as COD found its way into the match after trailing 12-1 in the second set.
 
It seemed that after outscoring the Lancers down the stretch (21-13) in the second, the Chaps found their gear. The Chaps and Lancers were tied at 12 in the third, and the Chaps found a mini-run of 6-1 to take lead and hold on.
 
In the fourth, four straight points from the Chaps put them ahead 14-10 for good.
 
In the fifth, COD trailed 11-8 and after a Chaps' timeout, they knotted the set at 12-12 and worked their way to match point at 14-13.
 
CLC earned a point, before the Chaps secured a sideout and went on to the win.
 
Myers and Abigail Alonzo each had three service aces and Ashley Bylsma worked her way through 35 assists.
 
"Very proud of our way to persevere our way through it tonight,'' Chaps head coach Tolis Koskinaris said. "We depended upon our upperclassmen and never got too down on ourselves. That's the sign of a veteran team. We've played a difficult schedule and we've learned a lot about ourselves.''
 
The Chaps conclude their home schedule Tuesday night when they take on Milwaukee Area TC.