Women's Volleyball Improves to 6-1 With a Pair of Wins

ERIE, Pa. – The Behrend women's volleyball team went 3-1 on the weekend, defeating Utica and Westminster on day two of the 2023 Behrend Invitational held on Saturday.

Match One:
Final Score: Behrend 3, Utica 0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-15)
Records: Penn State Behrend (5-1), Utica (3-4)

Noteworthy: Hannah Phillips (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) was named to the All-Tournament Team

Key Moments:

* As a team, the Lions hit .328 with 45 kills on 116 attempts and just seven errors in three sets
* Sara Nobach (Athens, MI/Athens) reached 500 career digs with a match-high 21
* Breana Reynolds (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) continues to knock the ball down the middle with accuracy, hitting .550 behind 12 kills on 20 attempts with one error
* Phillips has had double-digit kills in six matches this season, including vs. the Pioneers with a team-high 14
* Phillips also added five digs and two service aces
* Meg Goodsel (Corry, PA/Corry) never left the court and contributed 39 assists, four digs, three kills and two service aces
* The Lions used back-to-back runs in the first set to pull out to a double-digit lead to win 25-13
* Behrend went ahead 2-0 with a 25-17 victory and then went on a 10-1 run to close out the third set and the match

Match Two:
Final Score: Behrend 3, Westminster 1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-13. 25-15)
Records: Penn State Behrend (6-1), Westminster (6-1)

Key Moments:

* The Lions went undefeated on the day with a come-from-behind victory, winning three unanswered sets
* Behrend had a season-high 59 kills and 94 digs
* The Lions knocked Westminster off the undefeated ranks
* Behrend tallied 18 kills in the second half to spark the momentum for the next two sets
* After winning 25-22 in the second, Behrend held the Titans to just 13 kills in the third and 15 in the fourth
* Phillips tallied a season-high 22 kills and 21 digs for her third double-double
* Goodsel also had a double-double with a season-best 47 assists and 18 digs
* The Lions had five players with double-digit digs, led by Nobach with 22
* Sara Novack (Lower Burrell, PA/Burrell) was the third player with a double-double (10 kills, 11 digs)
* Ava Miller (Sheffield Village, OH/Brookside) added 11 digs and three assists

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on Wednesday at Allegheny. Match time is 7 p.m.