Penn State Altoona Survives Women's Volleyball in AMCC Action

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona women's volleyball team defeated Penn State Behrend 3-2 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday night in the Junker Center.

Score: Penn State Altoona 3, Behrend 2 (27-25, 19-25, 22-25, 25-18, 19-17)
Records: Penn State Behrend (9-12, 1-2 AMCC), Penn State Altoona (6-11, 2-1 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The Altoona Lions finished the match how they started; winning the set in extra points
* There was 12 ties in the first set
* At 25-all, Altoona registered back-to-back kills for a 1-0 lead
* The Behrend Lions did not trail in the second set, before getting kills from Hannah Phillips (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) and Sarah Cole (Jackson Center, PA/Lakeview) to close out the second set for a 2-1 advantage
* Altoona made it even at 2-all thanks to a 7-2 run to end the fourth set for a 25-18 win
* Behrend had match point seven times in the decisive fifth set
* Altoona never backed down and won the final two points on back-to-back kills like the first set
* Brooke Joncas (Corry, PA/Corry) led the match with 21 kills, hitting .247
* Phillips finished with a double-double (18 kills, 16 digs), while Sarah Nobach (Athens, MI/Athens) recorded a season-high 31 digs
* Meg Goodsel (Corry, PA/Corry) reached a new career high in assists with 57
* Altoona held a 9-3 advantage in aces and 8-5 advantage in blocks

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on Tuesday at Hilbert. Match begins at 7 p.m.