Mt. Aloysius Women's Volleyball Edges Lions in AMCC Match of the Week

ERIE, Pa. – The Mt. Aloysius women's volleyball team collected their first-ever win over Penn State Behrend 3-2 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Match of the Week on Saturday in the Junker Center.

Final Score: Mt. Aloysius 3, Penn State Behrend 2 (26-24, 15-25, 14-25, 26-24, 15-13)
Records: Penn State Behrend (6-15, 1-1 AMCC), Mt. Aloysius (10-10, 2-0 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* It is the second-straight five-set match between the teams
* The Lions won last season and the Mounties broke a 22-match losing streak today that began in 2004
* Mt. Aloysius erased a 2-1 deficit to remain undefeated in AMCC play
* The Lions knocked down 13 kills in the second and third set to take the lead in the match after the Mounties secured a 26-24 set-one victory
* Mt. Aloysius used identical scores in each set won to force a fifth set
* Behrend held a 21-19 lead in the fourth, but the Mounties got six straight kills with four coming from Preseason Player of the Year Molly Richards to knot the match at 2-all
* The Lions took a 6-0 lead in the fifth behind the serving of Brynne Smith (Butler, PA/Knoch)
* Mt. Aloysius recovered with a 10-3 run to take the lead for good at 10-9
* B. Smith was one service ace away from triple-double
* B. Smith dished out 33 assists to go with 23 digs and nine aces, including five in the first set
* Cadence Jones (North East, PA/North East) recorded her seventh double-double of the season with a match-high 20 kills and 17 digs
* Olivia Swinarski (Harborcreek, PA/Harbor Creek) added 11 kills, while Sara Nobach (Athens, MI/Athens) tied Smith for a team-best 23 digs and posting nine assists

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on Wednesday at Alfred State. The match begins at 7 p.m.