ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team will celebrate Senior Day in conjunction with hosting Geneva in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon. The match begins at 1 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The Behrend Lions are celebrating seniors Dylan Buzalka (Carlisle, PA/Cumberland Valley) and Adrian Martinez (San Juan, PR/Wesleyan Academy)
* In their four years, the seniors have helped the Lions to a 54-27 overall record and a 32-7 mark in conference play along with an AMCC Championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament
* Behrend and Geneva are the only two teams who can clinch hosting rights to the AMCC Tournament with two conference games remaining
* The Lions have won three in a row, including a 3-0 decision against Carlow on Wednesday night
* Adrian Martinez (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Wesleyan Academy) moved 16 digs closer to the school record and now needs 19 to surpass the career mark of 895
* Martinez ranks sixth in NCAA statistics in digs per set (3.42)
* Owen Wienczkowski (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) led with nine kills on 21 attempts to go with three blocks vs. the Celtics
* Wienczkowski ranks 22nd among Division III in blocks per set (.925), while ranking first in hitting percentage in the AMCC (.347)
* As a team, the Lions rank 11th in digs per set in NCAA Division III statistics (11.65), 14th in opponent hitting percentage (.145) and 19th in blocks per set (2.052)
Geneva News & Notes
* The Golden Tornadoes are the only undefeated team in AMCC play with a 10-0 record
* Geneva is 15-13 overall and is coming off wins over Thiel and Alderson Broaddus from last Saturday
* Jake Williams and Joshua Sangrey were named AMCC Athletes of the Week
* Williams earned Offensive Player of the Week for hitting .411 with 37 in three matches
* Sangrey was named Defensive Player of the Week for recording 43 digs, including a career-best 19 vs. the Tomcats
* Sangrey ranks second in the AMCC in digs (234), behind Martinez
* Bryon Spear is second in the conference and leads the team with 273 kills this season
Series History
* The Lions defeated the Golden Tornadoes last year in the AMCC Championship match
* Geneva posted a pair of wins against Behrend during the regular season in 2022
* The Golden Tornadoes lead the all-time series 6-3, dating back to the 2019 season
