Goodsel Reaches 1,500 Career Assists; Women's Volleyball Wins Twice

The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team registered a pair of wins, defeating Pitt-Greensburg and Oberlin in four sets on Saturday afternoon in the Junker Center.

Goodsel Reaches 1,500 Career Assists; Women's Volleyball Wins Twice
October 28, 2023

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team registered a pair of wins, defeating Pitt-Greensburg and Oberlin in four sets on Saturday afternoon in the Junker Center.

Match One:
Final Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Pitt-Greensburg 1 (25-12, 19-25, 25-9, 25-18)
Records: Penn State Behrend (17-5, 6-1 AMCC), Pitt-Greensburg (5-19, 2-6 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Behrend extends its win streak to four straight matches
* Meg Goodsel (Corry, PA/Corry) handed out 45 assists, including 14 in the first set on 16 kills to surpass 1,500 career assists
* Sara Novak (Lower Burrell, PA/Burrell) had a career-high 17 kills and Hannah Phillips (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) tallied a double-double
* Phillips led with 15 digs and added 11 kills
* It marked the fifth time the Lions have registered 50 or more kills in a match (51)
* As a team, Behrend posted 13 services aces thanks to four from Goodsel and three from Emily Bortnick (Conneaut, PA/Conneaut Area) and Maura Benim (Harborcreek, PA/Harbor Creek)
* The Lions held a 16-3 advantage in kills in the first set, before falling in a close second set
* Behrend bounced back and only gave up nine set points in the third
* Phillips and Breanna Reynolds (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) each tallied four kills in the fourth set to secure the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) win
* Sara Nobach (Athens, MI/Athens) and Benim also had double-digit digs with 14 and 11, respectively

Match Two:
Final Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Oberlin 1 (25-19, 11-25, 25-18, 25-21)
Records: Penn State Behrend (18-5), Oberlin (13-7)

Key Moments:

* Goodsel came up short of another triple-double, posting 29 assists, 15 digs and eight kills
* Novak led again in kills with 12 and Reynolds added 10 kills
* With the Lions leading 2-1 in the match and tied in the third set 19-all, Benim and Reynolds put up blocks and Nobach tallied an ace to swing the momentum to Behrend and hold on for the win
* Benim and Goodsel recorded the final two kills for a 25-21 set-four victory
* Nobach finished with 15 digs along with Goodsel, while Benim collected 10 digs
* The Yeowomen held advantages in kills and digs, forcing extra sets with a convincing 25-11 set-two win
* Cami Sweet led Oberlin with 19 kills on 37 attempts

Up Next:

 * Behrend returns to action on Tuesday at Wells. Match begins at 6 p.m.