GREENVILLE, Pa. -- The Grove City College volleyball team earned its fourth straight victory by pulling out a 25-19, 20-25, 25-16, 23-25, 15-9 victory Friday evening over Alma in the opening night of the Thiel Invitational at Rissell-Beeghly Gymnasia. 

Senior Faith Keating (Troy, Mich./Troy) paced Grove City (4-5) with a season-high 18 kills while junior Eloise Augustine (West Chester, Ohio/Mars Hill) pounded out a dozen kills. Freshman Bella Costa (Newbury, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian), the reigning Presidents' Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week, added 11 kills.

Freshman setter Brooklyn Wirebaugh (Medina, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian) distributed 25 assists and sophomore Kennedy Kerr (East Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids) tallied 23 assists. 

Keating and junior Gabby Lucas (Butler, Pa./Butler) both served three aces while Costa and Kerr each served two aces.

Costa led Grove City's defense with 27 digs while Keating and Lucas both posted 23 digs. 

Junior Anna DeGraaf (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) recorded six blocks while Keating and senior Robyn Collier (Corona, Calif./Carnegie Riverside) both had two blocks.

Grove City returns to action Saturday with a pair of matches in Greenville. The Wolverines face Brockport State at 2 p.m., then meet Thiel at 4 p.m.