Behrend Women's Volleyball Defeats Oswego State in Five

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball defeated Oswego State in their home opener on Friday night, posting a 3-2 victory in non-conference action.

Final Score: Behrend 3, Oswego State (25-16, 25-19, 16-25, 22-25, 15-11)

Records: Penn State Behrend (3-2), Oswego State (2-5)

Key Moments:

* The Lions had double-digit kills in all but one set
* Hannah Phillips (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) led with 14 kills and 16 digs for the double-double
* Sarah Nobach (Athens, MI/Athens) led with 21 digs and Bridget Dorr (El Segunda, CA/El Segunda) tallied 25 assists and seven digs
* Behrend pulled ahead 2-0 in the match, combining for 24 kills and holding the Lakers to just 11
* After having two sets with the score tied 13 ties, Oswego State led the entire third set to win 25-16
* The Lakers kept the momentum going and tied it at 2-all behind six kills from Cara Simplicio
* In the decisive set, Phillips had six digs, two aces and a kill while four others had two kills apiece to get Behrend past Oswego State
* Sarah Cole (Jackson Center, PA/Lakeview) hit .526 with 11 kills on 19 attacks
* Meg Goodsel (Corry, PA/Corry) handed out 22 assists and knocked down five kills
* The Lakers held a 10-4 advantage in blocks while Behrend had nine aces to their eight

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action tomorrow against Geneva and Grove City. First match is at 11 a.m.