Women's Volleyball Senior Day on Saturday
The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team will honor six seniors against the Carlow Celtics in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday. The match is set for 1 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team will honor six seniors against the Carlow Celtics in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday. The match is set for 1 p.m.
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Behrend News & Notes:
* Before the match, the six seniors to be recognized are: Ella Cuccaro (Clinton, PA/Oakland Catholic), Meg Goodsel (Corry, PA/Corry), Taylor Goodspeed (Meadville, PA/Meadville), Sara Novak (Lower Burrell, PA/Burrell), Hannah Phillips (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) and Breana Reynolds (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley)
* During their collegiate career, they have helped the Lions to a 51-25 overall record, an unprecedented 16-3 mark in the AMCC and a 19-7 record playing here on their home court
* They have also won an AMCC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2021, while competing in the ECAC Tournament last season
* The Behrend Lions have five remaining conference contests and are sitting third in the AMCC with a 3-1 record
* The Lions lead the AMCC in hitting percentage (.202), kills per set (11.31) and assists per set (10.41)
* Reynolds paces the conference in hitting percentage (.329)
* Last week, Goodsel nearly had a triple-double in the win over Alfred, collecting 30 assists, 10 kills and nine digs
Carlow News & Notes
* The Celtics are looking for their first conference win after starting 0-4
* Carlow is coming off a 3-0 loss to Penn State Altoona on Tuesday
* Senior setter Meghan Alexander hit a career milestone this season with 1,000 assists
* Alexander leads the team with 603 assists while adding 20 service aces
* Sophomore outside hitter Rebecca Hess ranks third in the AMCC in kills per set (3.30) and is tied for second in total kills (251)
Series History
* This is the second meeting between Behrend and Carlow
* The Lions defeated the Celtics 3-0 on August 29 at the St. Vincent Tournament