Women's Volleyball Hosts Pitt-Bradford in White-Out Match Tuesday
The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team faces Pitt-Bradford in their Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) opener on Tuesday night.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team faces Pitt-Bradford in their Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) opener on Tuesday night.
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Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions enter conference play with a 5-14 overall record
* Behrend is coming off a 3-1 loss to John Carroll on Wednesday
* Outside hitter Cadence Jones (North East, PA/North East) led with nine kills and nine digs
* Jones ranks first in the AMCC in kills (249) and is second in kills per set (3.56)
* Jones also continues to rank nationally in total kills, staying at 16th in the nation
* As a team, the Lions rank first in total blocks in the conference (111) and are third in overall kills (645)
* Brynne Smith (Butler, PA/Knoch) paces the AMCC in total assists with 383 and is third in assists per set (5.47)
* Libero Sara Nobach (Athens, MI/Athens) has 255 digs this season, ranking her fourth in the AMCC
Pitt-Bradford News & Notes
* The Panthers are 3-13 overall
* Pitt-Bradford defeated Elmira and Wilson, before falling to Thiel in five sets last Tuesday
* The Panthers were picked to finish eighth in the AMCC Preseason Coaches Poll
* Pitt-Bradford had a pair of All-Conference performers return in senior libero Kayla Maslowski and sophomore outside hitter Alycia Wilson
* Wilson leads the team with 126 kills and is third in digs with 86
* Maslowski is first on the squad with 268 digs and posted a season-high 39 digs against the Tomcats last week
Series History
* The Lions are 28-7 all-time against the Panthers, dating back to 1997
* Behrend has won six in a row, including a 3-1 decision last season
* The Panthers last victory was a 3-2 win in the AMCC Championship match in 2018