Men's Volleyball Hosts D'Youville Thursday
The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team will host D’Youville in their first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) match on Thursday night in the Junker Center at 7 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team will host D'Youville in their first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) match on Thursday night in the Junker Center at 7 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions return home for their first AMCC match up
* This contest starts a seven-match streak of AMCC contests in a row
* Behrend went 1-1 in a home tri-match on Saturday; defeating Adrian and falling to St. John Fisher
* In the first match, senior libero Robert McMaster (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) set a new program record for career digs
* Junior outside hitter Dillon Hildebrand (Red Lion, PA/Red Lion) leads the AMCC in kills per set (3.12), while McMaster is second in digs per set (2.83)
D'Youville News & Notes:
* The Spartans are 1-3 on the season, defeating Pratt last weekend 3-0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-17) for the lone win
* D'Youville is coming off a 3-0 loss to SUNY Poly (31-29, 25-16, 25-20)
* The Spartans return senior outside hitter Pat Stroh, who was an All-AMCC first-team choice and the D'Youville Male Athlete of the Year
*Stroh leads the team with 22 kills in four matches in the young season
Series History
* The Lions and D'Youville are meeting for the 18th time in program history
* Behrend holds a 12-5 overall record in the all-time series and have won five straight
* The Spartans last win was a 3-2 decision on March 15, 2016