No. 1 Behrend Volleyball Faces No. 4 Pitt-Bradford in AMCC Semifinals Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The No. 1 Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team will host No. 4 Pitt-Bradford Panthers in the semifinals of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the Junker Center.

Championship Schedule/Coverage

Semifinals: Saturday, November 6
2 p.m. - No. 1 Penn State Behrend vs. No. 4 Pitt-Bradford (Live Stats | Video)
4:30 p.m. - No. 2 Alfred State vs. No. 3 Penn State Altoona (Live Stats | Video)

Finals: Sunday, November 7
1 p.m. - Semifinal Winners (Live Stats | Video)

No. 1 Penn State Behrend News & Notes:

* The Lions are looking to the defend the title they last won in 2019
* Behrend has advanced to the AMCC Tournament every year except two (2016, 2020 - covid) since the inception of the conference in 1997
* The Lions are competing for their sixth overall championship
* Behrend clinched the AMCC regular-season title, the No. 1 seed and hosting rights for the AMCC Tournament with an undefeated 8-0 conference mark
* Last Saturday, the Lions completed their perfect AMCC record with a 3-0 win at Mt. Aloysius
* In conference games, Behrend ranks first in hitting percentage (.270) and in total blocks (46) while sitting second in kills (296) and assists (263)
* Senior outside hitter Kristin Reiland (Fairview, PA/Villa Maria Academy) leads the team with 240 kills and is hitting .405

No. 4 Pitt-Bradford News & Notes:

* Pitt-Bradford enters the semifinals with a 18-7 record
* The Panthers and the Lions met in 2019 AMCC Championship
* Pitt-Bradford fell to Behrend during the regular season, 3-0
* In the AMCC quarterfinals, the Panthers defeated La Roche 3-1 to advance to the semifinals (25-15, 25-11, 24-26, 25-13)
* Senior outside hitter Emily Cleveland leads the AMCC in kills, and kills per set
* Cleveland was named Preseason Co-Player of the Year (joining PSB Kristin Reiland) and she has totaled 336 kills, with 99 of them coming in conference play