NEW YORK, NY – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team picked up a pair of non-conference wins on the road, sweeping Drew and Hunter 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.
Match One:
Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Drew 0 (25-11, 25-20, 25-19)
Records: Penn State Behrend (10-4), Drew (6-13)
Key Moments:
* The Behrend Lions only allowed 11 points in the first set
* The Lions jumped out to a 14-4 lead and closed out the set on a Dylan Buzalka (Carlisle, PA/Cumberland Valley) kill
* Drew got within three in the second but committed back-to-back errors to give Behrend a 2-0 lead
* Similar to the second, the Lions tallied the final three points of the set off errors for the win
* Adrian Martinez (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Wesleyan Academy) led with 12 digs
* Diego Valezquez (Guaynabo, PR / Colegio San Jose) helped with 11 digs
* Buzalka finished with eight digs, six kills and two block assists
* Owen Wienczkowski (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) added six kills and five blocks assists
Match Two:
Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Hunter 0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-20)
Records: Penn State Behrend (11-4), Hunter (4-5)
Key Moments:
* Behrend matched a season-low six attack errors and forced 24 by the Hawks
* Buzalka had a double-double with 11 digs and 10 kills
* Alex Jackson (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton) dished out 30 assists along with seven digs and three aces
* Martinez tallied six digs to put him 110 digs away from tying the Behrend program record for career digs
* Cameron Schleicher (Meadville, PA/Meadville) hit .429 with seven kills and one error on 14 attempts
* The Lions only committed three errors in the first and third set while hitting .467 with no errors in the second
Up Next:
* The Behrend Lions return to action tomorrow at NYU. The match begins at 1 p.m.
