HAMBURG, NY – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team registered their first win of the season with a 3-0 victory over Hilbert on Wednesday night.
The Lions (1-1) handled the Hawks (0-5) in three sets, winning 25-15, 25-17 and 25-20. Behrend only used seven kills in the first set for a 10-point win, before hitting .476 in the second set with 11 kills on 21 attempts with one error.
Tyler Herrmann (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) led with seven kills and five digs.
Jake Albert (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) and Derek Kuhn (Baden, PA/Ambridge) all got their first collegiate kills, recording three and five, respectively. Kuhn tallied five kills on eight attempts (.625).
Calvin Nowicki (Eden, NY) and Dillon Hildebrand (Red Lion, PA/Red Lion) paced Behrend with four aces apiece. Nowicki also added 14 assists.
The Lions return to action on Wednesday against Medaille. Match begins at 7 p.m.