HIRAM, Ohio – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team heads to Hiram, Ohio to take on the Terriers in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Match of the Week on Saturday night. The contest will be held in Price Gymnasium at 6 p.m. No spectators are allowed.
Coverage
Live Stats | Video
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Behrend Lions have won two in a row, defeating Thiel on Wednesday night 3-0
* The win marks the second over the Tomcats this season
* The Lions are tied for first in the AMCC with Hiram (2-0 AMCC record)
* Senior outside hitter Colin Dedert (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) helped Behrend defeat Thiel with a team-best 10 kills and six digs
* Sophomore Adrian Martinez (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Wesleyan Academy) tallied a season-best 18 digs
* Freshman Logan Hering (North East, PA/North East) is in the top five in four AMCC offensive categories
* Hering is third in hitting percentage (.298), fourth in kills per set (3.41), fifth in kills (58) and fifth in service aces per set (0.47)
* As a team, the Lions rank second in kills (186), blocks per set (1.53) and rank third in the AMCC in digs per set with 10.82
Hiram News & Notes:
* The Terriers are 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the AMCC
* Hiram is on a two-match win streak, defeating Medaille and St. Vincent
* The Terriers took down the Bearcats 3-0 in their home opener on Wednesday (25-18, 25-12, 25-11)
* Junior outside hitter Tom Supan leads the conference in kills per set (3.92) while junior Dangelo Boehner is first in blocks per set (0.93)
* As a team, Hiram ranks first in the AMCC in blocks per set (2.10), points per set (15.1) and is second in kills per set (11.33) and assists per set (10.53)
* Last season, the Terriers went 9-9 before the year was cut short
Series History:
* Behrend holds a 5-0 record against the Hiram Terriers
* The all-time series began in 2018
* The Lions have only surrendered two sets to Hiram in the five matches
* Last season, Behrend registered a 25-15, 26-24 and 25-20 win vs. the Terriers
* The Lions and Terriers have defeated St. Vincent this season
