Men's Volleyball Splits at Elizabethtown

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa.  – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball split a pair of non-conference matches to open the 2020 season, defeating Eastern 3-0 then falling in five sets to Elizabethtown on Saturday afternoon.

Match One:  Penn State Behrend 3, Eastern 0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-19)
Records: Penn State Behrend (1-0), Eastern (0-2) 

Key Moments:
* JP Goodsel (Corry, PA/Corry) tied a career-high with 16 kills on 27 attempts to hit .519 for the match
* Diego Ortiz (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Wesleyan Academy) had a team-best 19 assists and three aces in his first collegiate match
* Jake Albert (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) added 14 assists
* As a team, the Lions tallied 10 blocks, four from Goodsell and four from Cody Schnur
* After winning the first set by three points, the Lions captured the second set behind three kills from Goodsell for the final points to take a 2-0 lead in the match
* Behrend had a nine-point lead in the third and won 25-19 for the season-opening win
* Dillon Hildebrand (Red Lion, PA/Red Lion) added eight kills and six digs
 
Match Two: Elizabethtown 3, Penn State Behrend 2 (23-25, 24-26, 25-19, 25-19, 15-4)
Records: Elizabethtown (4-1), Penn State Behrend (1-1)

Key Moments:
* Behrend took a 2-0 lead in the match and then surrendered the next three sets
* The Lions tallied 13 kills in the first two sets to win by two points and take the lead
* Hildebrand led with 12 kills, while Goodsell added eight kills and Colin Dedert (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) contributed seven kills
* Albert managed a career-high 17 assists and five digs
* The Blue Jays tied the match at 2-all with a pair of 25-19 sets and then grabbed an 11-2 lead in the decisive set and go on to post a 15-4 win for the comeback victory

Up Next: 
* The Lions return to action tomorrow at St. Vincent. Match begins at 1 p.m.