HIRAM, Ohio – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team stays atop the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference standings with 3-0 wins over Mt. Aloysius and Hiram on Saturday afternoon.
Match One:
Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Mt. Aloysius 0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-13)
Records: Penn State Behrend (15-5, 9-1 AMCC), Mt. Aloysius (4-14, 0-9 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* The win marked the second three-set victory over the Mounties this season
* The Lions held a 41-11 advantage in kills and a 40-22 edge in digs
* Owen Wienczkowski (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) had a .692 attack percentage with 10 kills on 13 attempts and one error
* Behrend only allowed eight points in the first set, leading to the sweep
* Joshua Elegeer (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) added eight kills and nine digs
* Alex Jackson (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton) had 25 of the 39 assists
Match Two:
Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Hiram 0 (27-25, 25-19, 25-21)
Records: Penn State Behrend (16-5, 10-1 AMCC), Hiram (13-11, 7-4 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* Two weeks ago, the Lions defeated the Terriers at home in three sets
* Behrend only needed eight kills to win the close first set, 27-25
* Hiram registered 16 kills and had 10 errors in the first set
* The opening set had nine ties, knotted at 25-all before Hiram had two attack errors to end the set
* The Lions had their largest lead at six points in the second set at 22-16 and stayed ahead for a 25-19 victory
* Behrend had double-digit kills in the final two sets to sweept the Terriers
* JP Goodsel (Corry, PA/Corry) had a double-double with a team-lead 12 kills and 10 digs
* Diego Ortiz (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Wesleyan Academy) had 14 assists and seven digs
* Adrian Martinez (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Wesleyan Academy) tallied a team-best 14 digs
* Jack Winterhalter (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) added a season-best 12 digs
* John Cageo (Beaver, PA/Lincoln Performing Arts) tallied seven kills on 12 attempts with no errors and added nine digs
Up Next:
* The Behrend Lions return to action on Tuesday night against Mt. Union. Match begins at 7 p.m.
