Women's Volleyball Hosts John Carroll Tonight

Women's Volleyball Hosts John Carroll Tonight

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team will host the John Carroll Blue Streaks in non-conference action tonight in the Junker Center, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

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Penn State Behrend News & Notes:

* Behrend enters tonight's contest with a 6-8 overall record
* The Lions went 1-1 in a non-conference tri-match last Saturday
* Behrend defeated Alfred 3-0 while falling to the host York, 3-1
* The Lions had their second-best hitting percentage (.354) of the season vs. the Saxons
* Last week, Sara Nobach (Athens, MI/Athens) averaged 3.86 digs per set, recording double-digit digs in each match
* Nobach tallied 15 vs. York and 12 in the win over Alfred
* Hannah Phillips (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) averaged 3.83 kills per set and 2.50 digs per set on the week
* Phillips leads the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) in kills per set (3.39) and total kills (173)

John Carroll News & Notes:

* The Blue Streaks have won eight in a row to boast a 13-3 overall record
* The streak matches the team's longest winning streak since 2019
* John Carroll recently defeated Hiram 3-1 on Wednesday night
* Cassie Calamunci leads the team with 182 kills (3.37 per set)
* Calamunci tallied a season-high 23 kills (3.33 attack percentage) vs. the Terriors
* Lexi MacDonald has tallied 205 digs in 52 sets played   

Series History

* Behrend and John Carroll are meeting for the third time in program history
* The Blue Streaks are 2-0 in the series
* Last season, John Carroll defeated the Lions 3-2 at the Behrend Invitational