CRESSON, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team managed a five-set victory over Mt. Aloysius in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday.
Final Score: Behrend 3, Mt. Aloysius 2 (25-22, 14-25, 26-24, 25-27, 15-10)
Records: Penn State Behrend (13-4, 2-0 AMCC), Mt. Aloysius (6-13, 1-1 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* The Behrend Lions earned their second conference win of the season
* The Lions and Mounties went set for set, exchanging wins until a decisive set
* Behrend won in extra sets in the third and Mt. Aloysius won in extra sets in the fourth
* The Lions had five players with double-digit digs and three with double-digit kills
* Hannah Phillips (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny), Meg Goodsel (Corry, PA/Corry), and Maura Benim (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) each had a double-double
* Phillips got her eighth double-double of the season with a team-best 19 kills and 16 digs
* Benim, recording her second double-double, posted 12 kills and 15 digs
* Goodsel dished out 45 assists and 16 digs for her fifth double-double
* In the final set, Benim registered four kills and Breana Reynolds (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) added three to help the Lions jump out to a five-point lead and win the match by a score of 15-10
* Sara Nobach (Athens, MI/Athens) tallied a team-best 23 digs
Up Next:
* Behrend returns to action on Wednesday against Alfred State. Match begins at 7 p.m.
