ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team secured a spot in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournament with a 3-2 victory over Penn State Altoona in the regular-season finale in Saturday.

Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Penn State Altoona 2 (23-25, 24-26, 25-22, 25-21, 15-11)
Records: Penn State Behrend (5-6, 4-3 AMCC), Penn State Altoona (3-5, 3-4 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The Behrend Lions picked the right time to win their first five-set victory of the season
* With playoff implications, Behrend came back from a two-set deficit to clinch an AMCC playoff spot
* The two teams entered the game tied for fourth place in the AMCC
* Two points separated the two teams in the first two sets, favoring Altoona
* Down two sets, the Lions needed to win three unanswered sets to keep their season alive
* Behrend was down 10-4 in the third and used a 10-3 run to take the lead for good and get closer at 2-1
* The Lions never trailed in the fourth, jumping out to a 7-3 lead and holding on down the stretch to win 25-21
* In the decisive set, Schnur tallied three of the teams seven kills including the final point at 15-11
* Colin Dedert (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) and Cody Schnur (Butler, PA/Butler) had career highs with 18 kills apiece
* Dedert added eight digs, two aces and two blocks while Schnur hit .412 to go with six blocks
* Logan Hering (North East, PA/North East) got his second double-double of the season with 16 kills and 10 digs
* Alex Jackson (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton) had his best output as a setter, recording 34 assists

Up Next: 

* The Behrend Lions return to action on Wednesday in the AMCC Semifinals. Match begins at 7 p.m.