The Hillsdale College volleyball team couldn't overcome a bad start in a three-set sweep at the hands of rival Findlay to close out the regular season at home on Saturday.

The Chargers were beaten 25-11, 25-14 in the first two sets with 15 attack errors to just 12 kills as Hillsdale struggled to get into an offensive rhythm.

Hillsdale pulled it together offensively in the third set, jumping out to a big early lead and holding a 16-8 edge at one point, but couldn't hold off a Findlay squad determined to avenge a five-set loss at the hands of the Chargers earlier in October, as the Oilers rallied to take the set 27-25 and claim the match victory.

Ellie Fles led Hillsdale with nine kills on .280 hitting, Taylor Brownsword chipped in six kills, and Molly Kennedy added seven total blocks up front for the Chargers. Grace Drake added 18 assists and five digs as well.

On defense, Chloe Pierce led the Chargers with 12 digs, and Madison Peal added seven digs and two service aces for Hillsdale.

The Chargers finish the regular season at 15-12 overall, 10-5 in G-MAC play, and have earned the fifth seed in the upcoming G-MAC Tournament beginning on Tuesday. Hillsdale will travel to Columbus to face fourth-seeded Ohio Dominican in a quarterfinal match on Tuesday at a time to be announced. The Chargers will hope to avenge a narrow five-set loss to the Panthers in September, and advance to the program's 10th straight conference tournament semifinal with a victory.