ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team is set to battle Medaille tonight in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action, beginning at 7 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The Behrend Lions have won their last three matches, including an AMCC victory over Wells on Saturday
* Behrend defeated the Express 3-0 while also pulling out a five-set win over Wilkes
* The Lions are 4-2 overall and 2-0 in the conference
* Senior libero Adrian Martinez (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Wesleyan Academy) and setter Alex Jackson (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton) were named AMCC Athletes of the Week
* Martinez, the Defensive Player of the Week, averaged 4.29 digs per set in a pair of wins
* Martinez currently paces the conference in digs per set (2.89)
* Jackson, the Offensive Player of the Week, averaged 8.83 assists per set this week
* The junior tallied his second double-double of the season with 43 assists and 12 digs vs. Wilkes on Sunday
* Against Wilkes, Owen Wienczkowski (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) had a season-high 16 kills
* Wienczkowski is first in hitting percentage (.369) and in blocks per set (1.00) in the AMCC
Medaille News & Notes
* The Mavericks are 2-7 overall and 0-1 in the AMCC
* Medaille fell 3-2 to Hilbert in conference action on January 24
* Last time out, the Mavericks defeated Concordia Chicago 3-2 before falling to Baldwin Wallace, 3-0
* Senior outside hitter Malachi Jackson led Medaille over the weekend with 19 kills, three aces, seven digs, and one block
* Jackson is ranked fourth in the AMCC in kills per set (2.72)
Series History
* Behrend has won six in a row against the Mavericks
* Medaille holds a 12-7 edge in the all-time series, dating back to 2012
* The Lions swept Medaille twice last season
