Behrend Women's Volleyball Takes Alfred State in Five

ALFRED, NY – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team handed Alfred State their first loss in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action. The Lions posted a 3-2 victory over the Pioneers on Wednesday night.  

Final Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Alfred State 2 (36-34, 25-18, 21-25, 22-25, 15-11)
Records: Penn State Behrend (7-15, 2-1 AMCC), Alfred State (12-6, 2-1 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The Lions handed the Pioneers their first set loss in conference action
* The first set was the longest this season for Behrend, pulling out a 36-34 win
* With Alfred State facing set point, the Lions won three straight points on errors by the Pioneers to take a 1-0 lead
* Cadence Jones (North East, PA/North East) tallied six kills and Olivia Swinarski (Harborcreek, PA/Harbor Creek) added four kills in the first set
* Alfred State held a 20-13 lead in kills in the first set
* Jones reached double-digits in kills by the beginning of the third set
* Behrend pulled ahead 20-12  in the second set, forcing a Pioneer timeout
* The Lions closed out the second set with back-to-back kills to finish ahead 25-18 for a 2-0 advantage
* Alfred State pulled out to an eight-point lead in the third, before Behrend cut the lead to one at 21-20
* The Pioneers held on for a 25-21 set-three win and then battled in the fourth set for, knotting the match at 2-all
* In the fifth set, Jones had six kills including the final three points for the Lions to collect the AMCC win
* Jones and Brynne Smith (Butler, PA/Knoch) each finished with double-doubles
* Jones led with 20 kills and 10 digs, while Smith handed out 40 assists and 15 digs
* Sara Nobach (Athens, MI/Athens) remains solid as the libero, registering a team-best 22 digs
* Jones hit .308 and Swinarski tallied a .214 attack percentage with a season-high 18 kills

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on Saturday at home for a tri-match with Altoona and Wooster. First match is 12 p.m.