Women's Volleyball Travels to Thiel for Season Opener Wednesday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team will travel to Thiel and face the Tomcats in a non-conference match at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night.

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Penn State Behrend News & Notes:

* The Lions were picked first in the AMCC Preseason Coaches' Poll
* Behrend is the reigning AMCC Champions and finished 2019 with a 19-11 record and 10-0 conference mark
* Senior middle hitter Kristin Reiland (Fairview, PA/Villa Maria Academy) was named the Preseason Player of the Year
* Reiland, the 2019 AMCC Co-Player of the Year, is joined by returning All-Conference performers in Keely Hering (North East, PA/North East), Maddie Clapper (Hollidaysburg, PA/Hollidaysburg) and Dani Kosslow (Pittsburgh, PA/South Park)
* Head Coach Phil Pisano begins his 17^th year with the Lions. In the fall of 2019, he amassed 300 career wins and sits at a 317-182 overall record.

Thiel News & Notes:

* The Tomcats were ranked sixth in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Preseason Coaches' Poll
* Thiel had five players named to the 2021 PAC women's volleyball Players to Watch list
* The Tomcats are coming off a 10-20 record from 2019, falling to St. Vincent in the PAC Tournament
* The Thiel roster features 20 players, including one graduate student and three seniors led by captains Courtney Grubbs, Abby Triskett and junior Hailley Kendall

Series History

* Behrend and Thiel are playing for the first time since 2018
* The Lions are 10-2 against Thiel in the all-time series that began in 2001
* Behrend posted a 3-0 win back on October 23, 2018