The Penn State Behrend volleyball team will host the 2008 AMCC
Volleyball Championship tournament Friday, November 7 and Saturday,
November 8 at the Junker Center. Behrend (21-8) earned the #1
seed and right to host by posting a perfect 9-0 mark in the
conference during the regular season, collecting the program's
third regular season conference title in the past four
seasons.
The blue and white will face #4 Pitt-Bradford (15-13) at 6:00 p.m.
on Friday in the first semifinal. Behrend defeated
Pitt-Bradford 3-1 on October 29 in the Junker Center. In the
second semifinal, #2 Frostburg State (27-5) will meet up with #3
Pitt-Greensburg (13-9) at 8:00 p.m. Frostburg State beat
Pitt-Greensburg 3-1 during the regular season on October 21.
Friday's semifinal winners will play for the championship on
Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in the Junker Center.
Behrend will be led by junior setter Brooke Gallentine (Mt.
Pleasant, PA/Southmoreland) who was recently named the AMCC and
ECAC Southern Region volleyball player of the week.
Gallentine leads the Behrend Lions with 874 total assists on the
season (8.74 apg). Offensively, the blue and white will look for
big performances by junior middle hitter Sheila Ogden and freshman
outside hitter Lauren Dalton (Cochranton/Cochranton). Ogden
has pounded out 268 kills while Dalton has hammered 258 kills this
season. Defensively, Behrend is led by Stefanie Kelley (Moon
Township/Moon) who has collected 338 digs, Liz Emerick
(Hopewell/Hopewell) who has tallied 313 digs, and Danielle Woods
(Pittsburgh/Baldwin) who has 287 digs for the year. The squad
will also look for big plays from senior defensive specialist
Brittany Hennessy (Hopewell/Hopewell) and junior outside hitter
Carissa Johnston (Cambridge Springs/Cambridge Springs) who have
both battled back through injuries to make an impact down the
stretch.
Frostburg State is the defending AMCC Champions, while Behrend last
won the AMCC championship in 2005. The 2008 AMCC Champion
will receive the conference's automatic bid to the Division III
NCAA Tournament next week.
November 17, 2008
Hennessy Named Enterprise RENT-A-CAR Athlete of the Week
November 16, 2008
Penn State Behrend Wins 2008 ECAC South Volleyball Championship
November 12, 2008
Behrend Advances to ECAC Semifinals with 3-2 Win Over W&J
November 11, 2008
Five Behrend Lions Earn Volleyball All-Conference Honors
November 10, 2008
Volleyball Advances to Postseason With Bid to ECAC Tournament
November 8, 2008
Behrend Falls in AMCC Championships to Frostburg State
November 7, 2008
Behrend Advances to 2008 AMCC Finals After 3-0 Win Over Bradford
November 6, 2008
Penn State Behrend Volleyball Set to Host 2008 AMCC Tournament
October 29, 2008
Behrend Lions Clinch #1 Seed for AMCC Tournament With 3-1 Win
October 27, 2008
Johnston Named the ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR Athlete of the Week
October 18, 2008
Behrend Volleyball Takes Command of the AMCC With 3-1 Win Over FSU
October 9, 2008
Q & A with Penn State Behrend Volleyball Coach Phil Pisano
October 7, 2008
Penn State Behrend Stays on Top of AMCC with Win Over Franciscan
September 30, 2008
Penn State Behrend Falls to Fredonia State 3-0
September 30, 2008
Penn State Behrend Women's Volleyball Match to be Televised
September 29, 2008
Behrend's Ogden Tabbed AMCC Volleyball Player of the Week
September 27, 2008
Volleyball Opens 2008 AMCC Season With 3-1 Win Over La Roche
September 6, 2008
Behrend Lions Volleyball Finishes 3-1 in Behrend Invitational
September 5, 2008
Behrend Lions Volleyball Goes 1-1 in Behrend Invitational
September 4, 2008
Penn State Behrend Lions Set To Host Behrend Volleyball Invitational
September 3, 2008
Volleyball's Gallentine Named Behrend Athlete of the Week
August 27, 2008
Behrend Volleyball 2008 Season Preview