ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team defeated Pitt-Bradford in four sets in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday night in the Junker Center.
Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Pitt-Bradford 1 (25-19, 25-22, 22-25, 25-7)
Records: Penn State Behrend (12-12, 4-2 AMCC), Pitt-Bradford (9-15, 3-3 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* The Behrend Lions forced 31 attack errors while knocking down 47 kills for the conference win
* The Lions won the first two sets, before falling in the third and then holding Pitt-Bradford to seven points in the fourth
* Hannah Phillips (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) led with 17 kills and 11 digs for the double-double
* Three others had double-digit digs, led by Kelli Hoffer (DuBois, PA/DuBois) 12 digs
* Breana Reynolds (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) matched a season-high 11 kills
* Behrend won the first set by six points and never trailed in the second to take a two-set lead
* In the second set, the Panthers got within one at 23-22 with a 6-1 run
* Phillips registered her fourth kill of the set and then joined Sarah Cole (Jackson Center, PA/Lakeview) for a block on the final point to win 25-22
* In the fourth set, Brooke Joncas (Corry, PA/Corry) served eight straight points to help the Lions a 21-6 lead
* Maura Benim (Harborcreek, PA/Harbor Creek) served the final three points, getting Behrend to 25-7
* Phillips tallied six kills on 10 attacks in the final set
* Joncas finished with nine kills and six service aces
Up Next:
* Behrend will celebrate Senior Day in the regular-season finale against Mt. Aloysius on Saturday.
