Altoona Nips Lions in AMCC Semifinals
The No. 1 seed Penn State Altoona Lions halted Penn State Behrend volleyball teams chance at an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) championship, defeating the Lions 3-2 in the conference semifinals on Friday night.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penn State Behrend
15-16
|
18 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 2 |
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Penn State Altoona
|
25 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
Team Stats
Penn State Behrend
Penn State Altoona
| Game Statistics | Penn State Behrend | Penn State Altoona |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .169 | .000 |
| Blocks | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| Digs | 100 | 0 |
| Aces | 5 | 0 |
ALTOONA, Pa. – The No. 1 seed Penn State Altoona Lions halted Penn State Behrend volleyball teams chance at an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) championship, defeating the Lions 3-2 in the conference semifinals on Friday night.
Altoona took the lead with 25-18 and 28-26 wins in the first two set to put themselves one set away from winning. In true championship style, Behrend fought back to win the next two sets 25-21 and 27-25, before falling in the tiebreaker set, 15-12.
Mary Sperry (Atlantic, PA/Conneaut Lake) paced the fourth-seeded Lions with 22 digs and 17 kills, while senior Stefanie Kelley (Moon Township, PA/Moon) tallied a team-high 29 digs.
Chelsea Magnusen (Plum, PA/Plum) recorded 42 assists, eight kills and three aces. She helped Alyssa Pears (Meadville, PA/Meadville) and Sarah Jacobs (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton) with 11 and nine kills, respectively.
Jessica Woods (Corry, PA/Corry) almost had a double-double with 10 kills and eight blocks. Brittany Dhayer (Georgetown, PA/South Side) posted 18 digs in the loss.
