Lions Sweep Wells in Home Finale

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team held a 36-13 advantage in kills, getting a game-high eight kills by Kevin Dyer (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) to down Wells 3-0 in non-conference action on Sunday afternoon.

The Lions (7-16) dominated both ends of the ball for their seventh win of the season. Grant Kocher (McMurray, PA/Peters Township) added six kills with a .500 hitting percentage, while Evan Fullerton (Ambridge, PA/Ambridge) handed out 17 assists and tallied a service ace.

The Express (1-13) got five kills and four digs from Caleb Mannix. CJ Bayly recorded eight assists and seven digs in the loss.

In the first set, Behrend jumped out to a commanding 16-8 lead after kills from Nate Steele (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) and Kocher followed by an ace by Fullerton to force a Wells timeout. The Lions closed out the game on a 9-5 run and a service error for the final point and 25-13 win.

From the opening serve, Behrend did not let the Express into game two and took a 14-5 lead behind two kills from Colin Ingram (Hilliard, OH/Hilliard Darby). The Lions managed 10 kills in the set, including three from Larry Green (Cambridge Springs, PA/Cambridge Springs) and the final point for a 25-14 victory.

Wells managed to keep the third set close with Behrend taking its largest lead at 22-16. Three errors by the Lions helped the Express get within three points at 23-20, but two attack errors by Mannix closed out the match at 25-20.

 Anthony Capizzi (Pittsburgh, PA/Pittsburgh Central Catholic) added six kills and Micheal Hobson (Cambridge Springs, PA/Cambridge Springs) tallied a team-best two service aces.

The Lions return on Wednesday at Hilbert. Match begins at 7 p.m.