Behrend Men's Volleyball Heads to Altoona for Regular-Season Finale

ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team will hit the road for the regular-season and Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) finale against Penn State Altoona on Saturday at 5 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes:

* The winner between Behrend and Altoona will secure the No. 4 spot in the upcoming AMCC Tournament
* Behrend defeated Hilbert 3-0 on Wednesday night to improve to 3-3 in the conference
* The Lions held the Hawks to single digits in the first and third sets for the sweep
* Diego Ortiz (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Wesleyan Academy) tallied his second straight and third overall double-double
* Ortiz dished out 18 assists and added 11 digs
* Freshman Joshua Elegeer (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) hit. 457 on the night with a season-best 10 kills
* Three other players tallied seven kills apiece
* Behrend ranks first the conference games in digs per set at 12.86

Penn State Altoona News & Notes:

* The Altoona Lions are 3-4 overall and 3-3 in the conference (tied for fourth with Behrend)
* The Lions recently defeated St. Vincent on Wednesday by a score of 3-0
* Altoona will honor lone senior Frank Perehinec before the match
* The Lions roster features two juniors, two sophomores and nine freshmen in addition to Perehinec
* Altoona ranks second in AMCC games in kills (268) and assists (247)
 
Series History:

* The Behrend Lions and Altoona Lions started the all-time series in 2013
* Behrend holds a 9-5 edge against the Lions
* In 2019, Behrend won the first match 3-2 and then fell in the second meeting, 3-2