Women's Volleyball Wins Ninth Straight; Lions Blank Pitt-Bradford

BRADFORD, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team remains undefeated in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action after recording a 3-0 win over Pitt-Bradford in the Game of the Week on Wednesday.

Final Score: Behrend 3, Bradford 0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-12)
Records: Penn State Behrend (13-4, 3-0 AMCC), Pitt-Bradford (14-4, 2-1)

Key Moments:

* The Lions snapped the Panthers 13-match winning streak to claim sole possession of first place in the AMCC with a 3-0 mark
* Kristin Reiland (Fairview, PA/Villa Maria Academy) had her second double-double of the season with 13 kills and 11 digs while hitting .400
* Behrend forced 27 Pitt-Bradford attack errors and had a strong presence at the net with 14 block assists
* Reiland broke a 8-all tie in the first set with back-to-back kills and then served four straight points to put the Lions ahead at 15-9
* Behrend managed a 19-16 lead in the second set, forcing a Pitt-Bradford timeout
* The Lions came out of the timeout and scored the next six out of nine points for a 2-0 lead in the match
* Behrend ran away in the third set, only allowing 12 points
* Dani Kosslow (Pittsburgh, PA/South Park) led with 31 assists, six digs and three block assists, while Maddie Clapper (Hollidaysburg, PA/Hollidaysburg) had a match-high 14 digs
* Brooke Joncas (Corry, PA/Corry) and Keely Hering (North East, PA/North East) added seven kills each

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Saturday against Penn State Altoona. The match begins at 12 p.m.