Behrend Takes Care of Medaille

BUFFALO, NY – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team earned their third straight Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) match with a 3-1 victory over Medaille on Wednesday night.

The Lions (13-3, 3-0 AMCC) defeated the defending AMCC Champions in four sets, 21-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-9. The Mavericks came out and took the first set, before Behrend bounced back to win the next three.

Ashley Solo (Irwin, PA/Penn-Trafford) led with 10 kills, while Meredith Snyder (Parker, PA/Allegheny Clarion Valley) and Lindsay Bean (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) each tied with six kills.

Chelsea Magnusen (Plum, PA/Plum) posted 28 assists, 11 digs and six blocks.  

With a small 17-15 lead in the second set, Behrend used a 5-0 run to go ahead 22-15. Bean managed a kill and Courtney Hopson (Erie, PA/McDowell) served an ace to put the game out of reach for the Medaille.  Two errors by the Mavericks and a kill by Paige Scurpa (Sharpsville, PA/Sharpsville) evened the match at 1-all.

The third set turned out to be similar to the second with the Lions taking a 22-15 lead, however, the Mavericks did not count themselves out and scored five straight points to get within 22-20. Bean and Hopson had déjà vu' recording a kill and an ace, respectively, to close out the third game, 25-20.

In the fourth set, Behrend proved why they never should have lost the first set. The Lions forced a Medaille timeout after a quick 7-2 lead to start. Behrend went on a 10-3 run to end the set and win 25-9.  

Tory Storino (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) registered a game-high 24 digs and Amber Ricci (Pittsburgh, PA/Oakland Catholic) tallied 11 digs.

Jenna Cleversley led Medaille with 13 kills and 18 digs.

The Lions return to action on Wednesday against Hilbert in the Junker Center. Match begins at 7 p.m.