ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball battled No. 15 Juniata and No. 9 St. John Fisher in a tri-match on Saturday in the Junker Center, falling 3-0 and 3-1, respectively.
Match One:
Score: No. 15 Juniata 3, Penn State Behrend 0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-15)
Records: No.15 Juniata (6-2), Penn State Behrend (0-3)
Key Moments:
* The Behrend Lions nearly nipped the Eagles in the first two sets, only falling by five points
* Behrend grabbed a 9-3 lead in the second set, forcing a Juniata timeout
* The Eagles reeled off seven straight points to erase a two-point deficit and take a 17-12 lead
* Kevin Duffy III, who led Juniata with nine kills and a .667 hitting percentage, got the final point of the second set on a kill off an assist from Austin Goodsel
* Cody Schnur (Butler, PA/Butler) and JP Goodsel (Corry, PA/Corry) each tallied six kills, while Logan Hering (North East, PA/North East) led with seven digs
* Setter Diego Ortiz (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Wesleyan Academy) posted 14 assists and two digs
Match Two:
Score: No. 9 St. John Fisher 3, Penn State Behrend 1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-21)
Records: No. 9 St. John Fisher (8-1), Penn State Behrend (0-4)
Key Moments:
* Goodsel led with a double-double, registering a matching a career-high 16 kills and added 11 digs
* Goodsel finished with a team-best 22 kills over two match
* Hering was one dig away from a double-double with 13 kills and nine digs
* Dylan Buzalka (Carlisle, PA/Cumberland Valley) contributed eight kills
* The Lions never trailed in the first set, getting two chances at set point
* Goodsel gave Behrend a 1-0 lead in the match with his sixth kills of the set
* Hering added five kills in the 25-23 first-set victory
* St. John Fisher won the final three sets, narrowly defeating the Lions in set three (25-23)
* Adrian Martinez (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Wesleyan Academy) paced the squad with 16 digs and added three assists
Up Next:
* The Behrend Lions return to action on Tuesday at Thiel. Match time is set for 7 p.m.
