WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team split a pair of non-conference matches at the Lycoming Tip-Off Classic, defeating Catholic 3-1 and then falling to Elizabethtown 3-1 on Saturday.
Match One
Final Score: Behrend 3, Catholic 1 (25-19, 25-12, 21-25, 25-20)
Records: Penn State Behrend (13-7), Catholic (13-9)
Key Moments:
* Behrend took a 2-0 lead in the match before surrendering the third set and claiming the fourth
* The win marks the Lions seventh straight and longest winning streak this season
* Behrend did not commit any errors in the second set (11-0-24) for a .458 hitting percentage
* Senior setter Lexi Irwin (Greensburg, PA/Hempfield) posted her second triple-double of the season with 36 assists, 12 digs and 11 kills. She also hit .579 with no errors on 19 attempts
* Senior outside hitter Amanda Henry (Bridgeville, PA/South Fayette) had a double-double with a team-high 15 kills and 12 digs
* Freshman outside hitter Kristin Reiland (Erie, PA/Fairview) added 12 kills and five blocks
Match Two
Final Score: Elizabethtown 3, Behrend 1 (25-19, 21-25, 15-25, 21-25)
Records: Penn State Behrend (13-8), Elizabethtown (13-12)
Key Moments:
* Elizabethtown snapped the Lions seven-match winning streak
* The Lions grabbed a quick 1-0 lead and then the Blue Jays won three unanswered sets
* Irwin posted back-to-back triple doubles for her third this season
* Irwin led with 31 assists, 16 digs, 10 kills
* Henry and Reiland each added nine kills
Up Next:
* Behrend returns to action on Wednesday against D'Youville in the Junker Center. The AMCC match begins at 7 p.m.
