Behrend Men's Volleyball Defeats Hilbert

Behrend Men's Volleyball Defeats Hilbert

HAMBURG, NY – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team collected their third Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) win of the season with a 3-0 victory over Hilbert on Wednesday night.

Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Hilbert (25-7, 25-16, 25-7)
Records: Penn State Behrend (4-6, 3-3 AMCC), Hilbert (0-5, 0-5 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The Lions held the Hawks to single-digit points in the first and third set for the sweep
* Behrend jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first set before winning 25-7
* The Lions had a double-digit leads in the final two sets
* Setter Diego Ortiz (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Wesleyan Academy) tallied his third double-double of the season and second straight with a team-best 18 assists and 11 digs
* Joshua Elegeer (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) had a personal-best 10 kills
* Elegeer also hit .457 on the night, while adding three service aces and three digs
* Behrend had three players with seven kills each including season bests from Dylan Buzalka and Owen Wienczkowski (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf)
* John Cageao (Beaver, PA/Lincoln Park Performing Arts) also added seven kills on 14 attempts with just one error (.429 attack percentage)

Up Next: 

* The Behrend Lions return to action on Saturday for the regular-season finale at Penn State Altoona. Match time is 5 p.m.