Behrend Men's Volleyball Opens Conference Slate With Pair of Wins Over Mt. Aloysius

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team defeated Mt. Aloysius 3-1 and 3-0 in a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at the Junker Center. Due to weather conditions, the match with Trine was cancelled.

Match One:
Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Mt. Aloysius 1 (25-19, 26-28, 25-19, 25-21)
Records: Penn State Behrend (3-8, 0-1 AMCC), Mt. Aloysius (2-7, 0-1 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The first match was the conference opener for both teams
* The Lions won the first set thanks to four kills from Eddie Cebula (Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park) while the team had nine blocks assists
* The Mounties tied the match in extra points in the second set, before Behrend won the next two sets
* The Lions hit .346 in the third set and never trailed to take a 2-1 lead with a 25-19 win
* Behrend had its best offensive output with 16 kills in the fourth, behind six from Kyle Hoffman (Carlton, PA/Cochranton) and four from Joseph Sciscio (Warrington, PA/Central Bucks South) and Daniel Easly (Erie, PA/McDowell)
* Hoffman finished with 15 kills, hitting .433 and Cebula and Easly posted 10 kills apiece
* Sciscio led with seven block assists and seven kills, while Luke Mumpower (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) dished out 38 assists and added six blocks assists
* Cameron Schleicher (Meadville, PA/Meadville) tallied a team-best 11 digs

Match Two:
Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Mt. Aloysius 0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-23)
Records: Penn State Behrend (4-8), Mt. Aloysius (2-8)

Key Moments:

* As a team, Behrend hit a season-best .383 with 42 kills on 81 attempts and 11 errors
* The Lions tallied a .500 attack percentage in the first set with six different players getting a kill or more
* Behrend posted back-to-back 25-13 wins before taking the third set, 25-23
* In the second and up by one at 5-4, Easly served 10 straight points for a 15-4 lead
* in that stretch, Lewis Rhodes (Reston, VA/South Lakes) registered four kills
* The final set seven lead changes and 14 times the score was tied
* Tied at 22-all, Easly served the next two points while Rhodes and Hoffman shared a block for match point
* Hoffman got the final kill at 25-23 to secure the second win over the Mounties
* Hoffman led with 11 kills, and Rhodes tallied two solo blocks and three assists
* Cebula recorded a season-best 11 kills to match Hoffman
* Easly finished with seven kills, four aces and three digs
* This match counted as a non-conference

Up Next: 

* The Behrend Lions return to action on Saturday against Hobart and Nazareth at Buffalo State. Matches are at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively.