Behrend Men's Volleyball Host Geneva on Senior Day

Behrend Men's Volleyball Host Geneva on Senior Day

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team will take on the Geneva Golden Tornadoes in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Match of the Week on Saturday afternoon. The contest will be held in the Junker Center at 2 p.m. No spectators are allowed.  

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Behrend News & Notes:

* The Behrend Lions will honor senior Colin Dedert (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) before the match
* Dedert has played in 144 sets and 50 matches in his career, recording 258 kills, 97 digs and 52 blocks over his four years
* Dedert also helped the Lions to their first ever AMCC Championship in 2018
* Behrend enters the contest with a 3-4 overall record and ranks fourth in the AMCC with a 2-2 conference mark
* The Lions fell to Medaille on Wednesday night, 3-0
* Dedert and freshman Logan Hering (North East, PA/North East) rank fifth and sixth in kills per set in conference matches only, respectively
* Dedert is averaging 3.00 kills and Logan registers 2.86 per set, while Adrian Martinez (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Wesleyan Academy) is first in digs per set with 3.29 in four AMCC matches
* Behrend has three remaining conference matches and needs to finish in the top four in the AMCC to secure a spot in the conference tournament
* The Lions are looking to avenge a 3-1 loss to Geneva in the season opener back on March 5

Geneva News & Notes:

* The Golden Tornadoes have won six in a row after starting the season 2-5
* Geneva recently defeated St. Vincent on Wednesday night, 3-0
* It is the second time this season the Golden Tornadoes swept the Bearcats
* The Golden Tornadoes registered 32 kills and five aces to earn a 25-14, 25-12, 25-9 win vs. St. Vincent
* Last week, Peter Barbato helped lead Geneva to two AMCC victories averaging 3.33 kills per set (.289 hitting percentage) along with 1.67 digs per set and 0.33 blocks per set
* Barbato ranks first in the AMCC in kills (167), service aces (28) and is second in kills per set (3.63)

Series History:

* The Golden Tornadoes are 3-1 against the Lions
* The all-time series began in 2019
* Geneva posted a 3-1 victory in the first meeting this season (March 5)