Behrend Women's Volleyball Falls in AMCC Championship

Behrend Women's Volleyball Falls in AMCC Championship

ALFRED, NY – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team fell 3-0 to Alfred State in the 2022 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships on Sunday afternoon.

Score: No. 1 Alfred State 3, No. 2 Penn State Behrend 0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-21)
Records: Penn State Behrend (14-13), Alfred State (21-8)

Key Moments:

* The Pioneers used a three-set victory to capture their first-ever AMCC Championship
* Alfred State has not given up a set to the Lions this season
* The Pioneers hit .357 for the match, while Keturah Gregory led with 17 kills for a .571 attack percentage
* Hannah Phillips (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) tallied a match-high 19 kills and Brook Joncas (Corry, PA/Corry) added 16 kills
* Alfred State took a 15-8 lead in the first set and edged Behrend by two, 25-23
* In the second set, the Lions went ahead 18-17 but the Pioneers won the final eight of nine points for a two-set lead
* The Pioneers never trailed in the third set and won the championship with a service ace and a kill from Karleigh Haines for the last two points
* Meg Goodsel (Corry, PA/Corry) had 32 assists and eight and Kelli Hoffer (DuBois, PA/DuBois) collected 12 digs

Noteworthy:

* Phillips and Joncas were named to the All-Tournament Team