Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 John Carroll shook off its second loss of the season from earlier in the week with a strong showing Friday night on day one of the Carnegie Mellon Invitational.

The Blue Streaks got past a strong Buffalo State team in four sets, then made quick work of Pitt-Greensburg in three to finish the first day and improve its record to 11-2 on the year.

In the openeing match, John Carroll cruised through the first two games then got into a battle over the final two in winning 25-17, 25-10, 22-25, 25-22. 

Alexa Webber (11), Sarah Orlandi (10) and Leah Switalski (10) all reached double figures in kills, while Sara Kaminski racked up 35 digs. As a team, John Carroll had a .245 hitting percentage for the match.

Buffalo State, which fell to 6-4, came into the match having won four in a row and six of its last seven contests.

In the nightcap, the Blue Streaks were never threatened in winning 25-9, 25-12, 25-13. 

John Carroll will play host Carnegie Mellon Saturday at 12:00 pm, before wrapping up the tournament at 4:00 pm with a match against fellow Jesuit school Scranton.