Men's Volleyball Hosts Tri-Match Sunday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team will host Mt. Aloysius and Trine for a tri-match in the Junker Center on Sunday afternoon. Matches begin at 1 p.m.

Schedule/Coverage

Sunday, Feb. 16             
Penn State Behrend vs. Mt. Aloysius, 1 p.m. (Live Stats | Video) 
Mt. Aloysius vs. Trine, 3 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Penn State Behrend vs. Trine, 5 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)

Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions open AMCC play against the Mounties in the first match
* Behrend is 2-8 overall and is coming off a 3-2 loss at Geneva on Wednesday night
* It marks the fourth five-set loss in the last five matches for the Lions
* Daniel Easly (Erie, PA/McDowell) and Kyle Hoffman (Carlton, PA/Cochranton) each tallied 15 kills and eight digs each
* Luke Mumpower (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) had a match-high 18 digs
* Caden Mealy (Meadville, PA/Meadville) recorded his second straight double-double with 35 assists and 11 digs
* Last week, Mealy tallied 39 assists and a team-best 13 digs to go with four blocks against Chatham
* Lewis Rhodes (Reston, VA/South Lakes) has 46 blocks this season and is averaging 1.15 per set to rank seventh in the NCAA Division III statistics
* As a team, Behrend ranks sixth in blocks per set (2.29)

Mt. Aloysius News & Notes

* The Mounties enter the tri-match with a 2-6 overall record
* Last time out, Mt. Aloysius fell 3-0 to St. Vincent on Tuesday night
* The Mounties registered wins over Wilson (3-2) and Hood (3-0)
* Mt. Aloysius was picked to finish fifth in the AMCC Coaches' Preseason Poll
* Andrew Wlodarczyk leads the team and ranks fourth in kills per set (2.83) and is fifth in total kills (82) in the conference
* Evan Schmidt is dishing out 8.48 assists per set to rank second in the AMCC
* Head coach Jillian Glover enters her first season with the Mounties

Trine News & Notes

* The Thunder are 8-4 overall and are coming off a 2-0 weekend at Grove City
* Trine defeated Eastern 3-0 on Friday and then swept Carlow 3-0, before cancelling the match against the Wolverines due to weather
* Kevin Boncaro was named the MCVL Offensive Player of the Week for registering 45 kills, 19 digs and hitting .361 in three wins for the Thunder
* In the win over Bethel, Boncaro solidified his spot as Trine's all-time kills leader with his 1,000^th career kill
* Boncaro leads the team with 173 kills over 12 matches
* The Thunder was picked to finish fourth in the MCVL Preseason Coaches' Poll
* Trine is the defending MCVL Champions, defeating Wittenberg 3-1 in the championship match
* The Thunder fell 3-2 to No. 5 Loras in the first round of the NCAA Tournament