HIRAM, Ohio – The Hiram women's volleyball team won three unanswered sets to come from behind and post a 3-2 victory over Penn State Behrend in non-conference action on Thursday night.
Final Score: Hiram 3, Behrend 2 (25-12, 25-21, 18-25, 11-25, 16-18)
Records: Penn State Behrend (0-1), Hiram (1-0)
Key Moments:
* The Terriers and Lions went to an extra-points decisive fifth set to determine a winner
* Behrend hit .450 in the first set to take a lead with a 25-12 win
* In the second set, the Lions held a 16-9 advantage in kills to take a 2-0 lead in the match
* Hiram went from a hitting percentage of 0.94 to .476 in the fourth set to help the comeback attempt
* Behrend only had four total attack errors across the first two sets compared to 17 over the final three sets
* Three Lions had a double-double in the season opener
* Brooke Joncas (Corry, PA/Corry) had a double-double after the third set, leading the attack with 16 kills and 10 digs
* Hannah Phillips (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) had 10 kills and 10 digs to go with five assists and three aces, while Meg Goodsel (Corry, PA/Corry) paced the team with 22 assists and 17 digs
* Kelli Hoffer (DuBois, PA/DuBois) and Sara Nobach (Athens, MI/Athens) managed to register double-digit digs with 16 and 15, respectively
Up Next:
* Behrend returns to action on Saturday at the University of Rochester Invitational.
