Behrend Men's Volleyball Hosts Tri-Match Saturday

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

Schedule/Coverage

Saturday, Feb. 25              
Penn State Behrend vs. Penn State Altoona, 12 p.m. (Live Stats | Video) 
Baldwin Wallace vs. Penn State Altoona, 2 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Penn State Behrend vs. Baldwin Wallace, 4 p.m.  (Live Stats | Video)

Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions defeated Hilbert Tuesday night (3-0) for their seventh straight win
* Junior outside hitter Joshua Elegeer (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) tallied a career-high 15 kills vs. the Hawks
* As a team, the Lions registered a .409 attack percentage for the straight-set win
* Adrien Martinez (San Juan, PR/Wesleyan Academy) added 12 digs for his sixth match with double-digit digs, putting him at 723 career digs
* Martinez is 173 digs from breaking the program record for digs (895)  
* Alex Jackson (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton) needs 21 more assists to reach 1,00 for his career
* Jackson has 290 assists on the season, posting his third highest total vs. Hilbert with 35
* The Lions rank second in the AMCC in kills per set (10.73)

Penn State Altoona News & Notes

* The Altoona Lions are still looking for their first win of the season
* The Lions enter with an 0-13 overall record and 0-4 mark in the AMCC
* Altoona is coming off a 3-0 loss to No. 7 Messiah on Wednesday
* Libero Jeremy Winter ranks fifth in the AMCC in digs per set (2.37)
* Freshman setter Xavier Vang is averaging 6.65 assists per set, good enough for fifth in the conference

Baldwin Wallace News & Notes

* The Yellow Jackets are 13-3 overall, winning eight matches in straight sets
* Baldwin Wallace recently went 1-1 in a tri-match last Saturday
* The Yellow Jackets fell 3-2 to Lancaster Bible, before defeating Geneva, 3-0
* Junior outside hitter Michael Beard is leading the team with 3.75 kills and 1.49 digs per set
* Baldwin Wallace is averaging 12.42 kills per set, ranking fourth among Division III teams
* The Yellow Jackets 2.08 service aces per set is good enough for 21st in the NCAA statistics