BUFFALO, NY – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team went undefeated on day two of the Buffalo State Invitational, collecting wins over Alfred and Houghton in non-conference action on Saturday.

Match One:
Final Score: Behrend 3, Alfred 2 (18-25, 22-25, 25-13, 25-11, 15-8)
Records: Penn State Behrend (7-3), Alfred (3-6)

Noteworthy: Senior outside hitter Hannah Phillips (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) was named to her second All-Tournament Team this season

Key Moments:

* The Behrend Lions won three unanswered sets to defeat the Saxons
* The Lions rallied back from a five-set loss to Buffalo State on Friday night
* After falling in two close first sets, Behrend outscored Alfred 65-32 over the next three sets
* The Lions had three players with double-digit digs
* As a team, Behrend posted 49 kills and 70 digs
* Philips recorded her sixth double-double with a team-high 14 kills and 18 digs
* Sara Novak (Lower Burrell, PA/Burrell) posted 13 digs and eight kills
* Setter Meg Goodel (Corry, PA/Corry), who hit 1,000 career assists last weekend, handed out 36 assists
* Sara Nobach (Athens, MI/Athens) led with 19 digs

Match Two:
Final Score: Behrend 3, Houghton (25-17, 25-19, 26-24)
Records: Penn State Behrend (8-3), Houghton (2-6)

Key Moments:

* The Lions earned their third straight-set victory
* Phillips tallied a team-high 14 kills and Nobach posted 12 digs
* Ava Miller (Sheffield Village, OH/Brookside) and Maura Benim (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) tallied four services aces each
* Miller added seven digs and Benim tallied five kills
* In the second set, Benim served four aces in a row to get Behrend a 5-1 lead that would not relinquish
* Phillips and Breana Reynolds (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) knocked down kills in the final three points in the third set to help Behrend sweep Houghton

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on Tuesday against Thiel. Match time is 7 p.m.