Volleyball Drops Two on Second Day of Invitational

ERIE, Pa.  – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team dropped two matches on the second day of their home invitational. The Lions fell 3-0 to runner-up St. Vincent and 3-1 to Marietta in the second match on Saturday.

Stefanie Kelley (Moon Township, PA/Moon) represented the Lions on the All-Tournament Team. She tallied 31 digs on the day.

St. Vincent got the best of Behrend in the first match, winning 25-23, 25-19 and 25-20. In the first set, the Lions held a seven-point lead on three occasions with the last at 18-11. The Bobcats scored five straight points to make it 18-16.

Behrend took advantage of two attack errors to go up 21-18. From there, St. Vincent went on a 9-2 run to capture the first game, 25-23. The Lions never led in the second and third sets, leaving them unable to get revenge from the loss in the ECAC Tournament by the Bobcats last season.

Mary Sperry (Atlantic, PA/Conneaut Lake) had a double-double with 12 kills and 11 digs. Sarah Jacobs (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton) recorded eight kills and three blocks against St. Vincent.

In the second match, Behrend grabbed a 1-0 lead with a 25-23 win for the first set. The Lions never trailed, but the Pioneers four unanswered points and two more off errors to make it 24-23. Alyssa Pears (Meadville, PA/Meadville) knocked in the final point for the Behrend victory.

Marietta took over in the next three sets and overpowered the Lions, winning 25-15, 25-22, and 25-9.

Kelley led with 20 digs against the Pioneers, while Sperry made 17 digs and nine kills. Kelly Treser (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) posted nine kills and four blocks.

Behrend returns to action on Friday at the Allegheny Invitational. The Lions face Allegheny at 4 p.m.