ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team will face Thiel and Mount Aloysius on Sunday in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) tri-match in Greenville, Pa. The Lions battle the Tomcats at 11 a.m. followed by the Mounties at 1 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend at Thiel, 11 a.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Behrend vs. Mt. Aloysius, 1 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Penn State Behrend News & Notes:
* The Behrend Lions are looking to add two more wins to their week after defeating Mt. Union and Hilbert
* The Lions swept Hilbert 25-14, 25-14, 25-18 on Wednesday night
* JP Goodsel (Corry, PA/Corry) and Cody Schnur (Butler, PA/Butler) combined for 21 of Behrend's 45 team kills
* Owen Wienczkowski (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) had a .800 attack percentage with eight kills on 10 attempts, while Schnur hit .529 with 10 kills on 17 attempts with one error
* Jack Winterhalter (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville) was instrumental in the win over the Hawks with a season-best five service aces
* Goodsel has registered double-digit kills each match this week
* Earlier this season, Behrend defeated Thiel 3-2 in a non-conference contest
Thiel News & Notes:
* The Tomcats have lost 10 in a row, most recently to No. 7 Rutgers-Newark, 3-0
* Thiel's lone win was a 3-1 victory over Trine on January 23
* The Tomcats open AMCC play against Behrend and Mt. Aloysius
* JC Govannucci is fifth in the conference with 88 kills
Mounties News & Notes:
* Men's volleyball became the 16th varsity sport offered at Mt. Aloysius this season
* Mt. Aloysius sits at 3-4 overall this season
* The Mounties got their first win as a program in the season opener over Valley Forge (3-0)
* Mt. Aloysius is coming off a 3-0 decision against Wilson on Wednesday night
* Andrew Wlodarczyk led the team with 14 kills and 12 digs for the double-double