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Volleyball Takes Two at NW PA Challenge

The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team went undefeated on day one of the Northwest PA Challenge, defeating St. Vincent in the first match and then earning a 3-1 victory against Marietta in the nightcap on Friday in the Junker Center.

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Volleyball Takes Two at NW PA Challenge
September 7, 2018

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team went undefeated on day one of the Northwest PA Challenge, defeating St. Vincent in the first match 3-0 and then earning a 3-1 victory against Marietta in the nightcap on Friday in the Junker Center.

Match One
 Final Score: Behrend 3, St. Vincent 0 (31-29, 25-18, 25-16)
Records: Penn State Behrend (3-2), St. Vincent (3-2)

Key Moments:

* The first set (31-29) was the fourth extra-point set this season for the Lions and the first one that ended in their favor
* Alex Parra (Pittsburgh, PA/Bishop Canevin) knocked down the winning kill in the first set
* Behrend never trailed in the second and Irwin tallied a kill in the third to break open a 4-all tie that kept the Lions in the lead for good
* Amanda Henry (Bridgeville, PA/South Fayette) had a match-high 15 kills
* Setter Lexi Irwin (Greensburg, PA/Hempfield) recorded her third double-double of the season with 30 assists and 12 digs
* Three players had double-digit digs led by Madison Clapper (Hollidaysburg, PA/Hollidaysburg) with 17
* Caroline Upham (Erie, PA/Iroquois) made a team-high four blocks

Match Two
 Final Score: Behrend 3, Marietta 1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-19, 25-19)
Records: Penn State Behrend (4-2), Marietta (3-4)

Key Moments:
 * Emily Archer (Butler, PA/Butler) led the Lions with 11 kills while hitting .345
* As a team, the Lions tallied 51 digs and 48 kills, knocking down a match-high 15 kills in the third set on 39 attempts
* Irwin dished out 36 assists to go with 10 digs and seven kills
* Keely Hering (North East, PA/North East) added a nine dig, eight kill performance
* Behrend won the first set thanks to a kill from Henry
* Lions built a 10-point lead in the third (20-10) and went on to win by six
* Freshman Dani Kosslow (Pittsburgh, PA/South Park) served three consecutive points to build 16-11 lead for the Lions in the fourth set

Up Next:

* Behrend will take on Westminster and Wooster on the second day of the NW PA Challenge tomorrow at 11 a.m. and 1:15 p.m., respectively.