Behrend Men's Volleyball Set to Face Geneva, No. 17 Nazareth Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team will face Geneva in the AMCC Game of the Week and then battle No. 17 Nazareth in a tri-match in the Junker Center on Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m.

Schedule/Coverage

Saturday, March 16              
Penn State Behrend vs. Geneva, 1 p.m. (Live Stats | Video) 
Geneva vs. Nazareth, 3 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Penn State Behrend vs. Nazareth, 5 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)

Behrend News & Notes

* Behrend is in a tie for third place in the AMCC with a 2-1 conference mark
* The Lions are 7-11 overall and are coming off a pair of wins over Spring Break
* Behrend tallied a pair of straight set wins on the road over Mt. Aloysius and Wilson
* Over the two wins, the Lions tallied 12.50 kills, 11.33 assists and 8.0 digs per set
* Behrend has won the first set in all three conference matches so far this season
* As a team, the Lions are ranked fifth in Division III statistics in blocks per set (2.328)
* Middle hitter Lewis Rhodes (Reston, VA/South Lakes) is also individually ranked fifth in blocks per set (1.158)
* Owen Wienczkowski (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBeouf), who leads the AMCC in hitting percentage, ranks 19^th in the NCAA with a .409 percentage
* Wienczkowski has 127 kills on 247 attempts with 26 errors in 50 sets played
* Senior setter Alex Jackson (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton) is 45 assists away from reaching 2,000 for his career

Geneva News & Notes

* The Golden Tornadoes are undefeated in AMCC play at 3-0
* Geneva defeated Wells, Mt. Aloysius and recently Penn State Altoona on Wednesday night
* The Golden Tornadoes posted a five-set victory over the Lions (22-25, 27-25, 25-19, 18-25, 15-13)
* The win puts Geneva at a 14-10 overall record
* Decker Milroy leads the team with 659 assists and ranks fifth in the AMCC in assists per set (7.76)
* Joshua Sangrey is first in the conference with 258 digs, recording double-digit digs in 16 matches

No. 17 Nazareth News & Notes

* Nazareth will face St. John Fisher on Friday before heading to the Junker Center on Saturday
* The Golden Flyers are 15-7 overall and 1-3 in United Volleyball Conference (UVC) play
* Nazareth is on a three-match winning streak
* The Golden Flyers posted a 3-0 win over Elmira on Wednesday night for their first conference win
* Senior outside hitter Owen Wickens is a returning AVCA All-American and Empire 8 Player of the Year
* Wickens was also a UVC First Team selection and AVCA All-Region honoree
* Wickens set a program record for most kills in a match with 33 in their final contest of the season