Behrend Women's Volleyball Hosts Pitt-Bradford Tonight

Behrend Women's Volleyball Hosts Pitt-Bradford Tonight

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team will host the Pitt-Bradford Panthers in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday, beginning at 7 p.m.

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Penn State Behrend News & Notes:

* The Lions have two conference matches left before the AMCC playoffs
* There is a five-way for second place in the conference, including the Behrend Lions
* The Lions swept Hilbert and Pitt-Greensburg last week in AMCC action
* Last week, Brooke Joncas (Corry, PA/Corry) averaged 3.83 kills and had a .388 attack percentage
* Joncas knocked down double-digit kills in each match, while adding six digs and one block
* Against the Bobcats, Kelli Hoffer (DuBois, PA/DuBois) recorded 16 digs, two assists and two aces
* Sara Nobach (Athens, MI/Athens) and Hannah Phillips (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) continue to lead the conference in digs/digs per set and kills/kills per set, respectively

Pitt-Bradford News & Notes:

* The Panthers are in the second-place tie mix in the AMCC with a 3-2 record
* The two conference losses were to Mt. Aloysius and Alfred State in five sets
* Overall, Pitt-Bradford sits at 9-14 and is coming off a 3-1 win against Penn State Altoona on Saturday
* The Panthers lost the opening set and came back to win the final two sets in extra points vs. the Lions
* Olivia Reese is second in the conference in kills (345) and is third in kills per set (3.06)
* Kayla Maslowski is ranked second in digs in the AMCC (350)

Series History

* The Lions are 12-6 against the Panthers dating back to 2010
* Last season, Behrend picked up a pair of wins over Pitt-Bradford
* The Lions won 3-0 during the regular season and in the AMCC Semifinals
* Pitt-Bradford last defeated Behrend in the 2018 AMCC Championships, 3-2