PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team opened Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) play with a 3-1 win over La Roche on Friday night.

Final Score: Behrend 3, La Roche 1 (25-20, 25-18, 18-25, 25-22)

Records: Penn State Behrend (8-9, 1-0 AMCC), La Roche (7-9, 1-1 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* In the AMCC Match of the Week, the Lions got their second straight win and handed the Redhawks their first conference loss
* Brooke Joncas (Corry, PA/Corry) and Hannah Phillips (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) each had a double double
* Joncas led with a match-high 24 digs and 15 kills, while Phillips contributed 12 kills and 17 digs
* Sarah Cole (Jackson Center, PA/Lakeview) was the third player with double-digit kills with 10
* Behrend used an 8-2 run to break open a 10-9 lead to make it 18-11
* La Roche closed the gap to three points, but the Lions held the Redhawks off for a 25-20 first set win
* Behrend took a 5-4 lead in the second set and never trailed again to win, 25-18
* The Redhawks attempted a comeback with a set-three victory
* In a close fourth set that had 10 ties, Cole recorded three kills and a block down the stretch to lift the Lions
* Sarah Nobach (Athens, MI/Athens) added 21 digs and Sara Novak (Lower Burrell, PA/Burrell) was the fourth player with double-digit digs with 15
* Meg Goodsel (Corry, PA/Corry) had a match-high 23 assists

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action tomorrow against Case Western and Westminster, hosted by the Titans. Match times are set for 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.