Behrend Women's Volleyball Faces Mt. Aloysius in AMCC Semifinals Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The No. 2 Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team will face No. 3 Mt. Aloysius in the semifinals of the 2022 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships on Saturday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. hosted by the top-seed Alfred State.

Championship Schedule/Coverage

Hosted by No. 1 Alfred State
Semifinals: Saturday, November 5
4:30 p.m. - No. 2 Penn State Behrend vs. No. 3 Mt. Aloysius (Live Stats | Video)

No. 2 Penn State Behrend News & Notes:

* The Lions are competing for their third straight AMCC Championship
* Behrend has advanced to the AMCC Tournament every year except two (2016, 2020 - covid) since the inception of the conference in 1997
* The Lions are competing for their seventh overall championship
* Behrend enters the playoffs on a four-match winning streak
* Last Saturday, Behrend secured the No. 2 seed for the playoffs and a first-round bye with a 3-0 win against Mt. Aloysius
* Meg Goodsel (Corry, PA/Corry) reached 500 assists for the season vs. the Mounties with a match-high 34 assists
* Hannah Phillips (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) is two kills away from 300 this season
* Phillips leads the team and conference with 3.39 kills per set

No. 3 Mt. Aloysius News & Notes:

* Mt. Aloysius enters the semifinal match with an 11-16 record
* The Mounties defeated No. 6 La Roche in the first round, 3-1
* The win marked the first AMCC playoff victory in school history
* Mt. Aloysius tallied a season-high 111 digs vs. the Redhawks
* Ashlee Parrish led with a double-double, recording team highs in kills (16) and digs (30)
* Parrish leads the team with 340 digs and 249 kills this season

Tournament Schedule

First Round: Wednesday, November 2 – 7 p.m.
Game 1: #3 Mount Aloysius d. #6 La Roche, 3-1
Game 2:  #5 Penn State Altoona d. #4 Pitt-Bradford, 3-0

Semifinals: Saturday, November 5
2:00 p.m. - Game 3: #1 Alfred State vs. #5 Penn State Altoona
4:30 p.m. - Game 4: #2 Penn State Behrend vs. #3 Mount Aloysius

Finals: Sunday, November 6 – 1 p.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4