Behrend Men's Volleyball Faces Mt. Union Tuesday Night

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team will battle non-conference Mt. Union in the Junker Center on Tuesday night. Match begins at 7 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes:

* This is the only home match in the month of March for the Behrend Lions
* Behrend has a 6-11 overall record and coming off a 3-0 loss to Thiel last Wednesday
* The Tomcats managed a 25-17, 25-15, 25-19 win
* Kyle Hoffman (Carlton, PA/Cochranton) finished with nine kills and Luke Mumpower (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) posted 19 assists
* Eddie Cebula (Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park) added six digs and Daniel Easly (Erie, PA/McDowell) registered five kills, three digs and two aces
* Hoffman ranks third in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) in kills (177) and is fifth in kills per set (2.81)
* Lewis Rhodes (Reston, VA/South Lakes) remains in the top spot for blocks per set (1.03) and total blocks (65) in the conference
* As a team, the Lions lead the AMCC in total blocks (141) and is third in digs (614) and kills (640)
* Nationally, Behrend is 10^th among Division III teams in blocks per set (2.2)

Mt. Union News & Notes:

* The Purple Raiders are 11-8 overall and have won their last two matches
* Three of their losses have been to nationally-ranked teams
* Mt. Union is back on the court for the first time since Feb. 22
* The Purple Raiders defeated Adrian 3-1 on Friday, Feb. 21 and then tallied a 3-1 decision over Olivet on Saturday in their conference-opening matches
* Jack McLure leads the team with 201 total kills and 3.79 per set, while Michael Bowler is hitting a team-best .407
* The Purple Raiders opened the season with a 3-2 win over defending NCAA Champions, Cal Lutheran
* Mt. Union reverse swept No. 3 Cal Lutheran for its most monumental win in program history
* The Purple Raiders were voted to finish third in the MCVL Coaches Preseason Poll

Series History:

* Mt. Union is 6-3 all-time against the Behrend Lions
* The Purple Raiders have won the last three matchups
* The Lions last win was a 3-0 victory on Feb. 15, 2022