Behrend Men's Volleyball Hosts Tri-Match Saturday

Behrend Men's Volleyball Hosts Tri-Match Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team will host Concordia Wisconsin and St. Vincent for a tri-match in the Junker Center on Saturday. 

Schedule/Coverage

Saturday, Jan. 28              
Penn State Behrend vs. Concordia Wisconsin, 10:30 a.m. (Live Stats | Video
St. Vincent vs. Concordia Wisconsin, 12:30 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Penn State Behrend vs. St. Vincent, 2:30 p.m.  (Live Stats | Video)

Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions defeated Thiel 3-1 on Tuesday for their first win and AMCC victory of the season
* Behrend is now 1-1 on the young season, falling 3-0 to Stevenson in the opener last week
* Alex Jackson (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton) had a double-double with 37 assists and 12 digs
* Jackson also added three kills and three blocks to his stat line
Kyle Hoffman (Carlton, PA/Cochranton) led with 12 kills and Owen Wienczkowski (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) added 11 kills and seven blocks
* Wienczkowski leads the team with 21 kills and 11 blocks in two matches
* Jackson leads the AMCC with 9.57 assists per set
 
Concordia Wisconsin News & Notes

* The Falcons open their season on Saturday
* Concordia Wisconsin posted 3-0 decisions in exhibition contests against Wisconsin Lutheran and Cardinal Stritch during preseason
* The Falcons were projected to finish in fourth place in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC)
* Concordia Wisconsin received one first-place vote and 250 points, the highest projection in program history
* Last year, the Falcons were 12-11 overall and 8-4 in NACC play
* Spencer Herman led the team with 357 kills (4.35 per set) while ranking second in digs (183)
* It marks the first-ever match between Concordia Wisconsin and Behrend

St. Vincent News & Notes

* The Bearcats are 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the AMCC
* St. Vincent got a 3-2 season-opening victory over Carlow, before falling to Geneva 3-0
* Senior outside hitter Matthew Minkin leads the team and the AMCC in kills per set (3.63)
* Senior libero Matthew Klasnic is first in the conference in digs per set (3.13)
* Minkin was a Second Team All-AMCC choice two years in a row
* Last season, the Bearcats fell twice to the Behrend Lions (3-2, 3-0)