Behrend Women's Volleyball Sweeps Houghton

Behrend Women's Volleyball Sweeps Houghton

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team swept non-conference Houghton 3-0 in the Junker Center on Thursday night.

Final Score: Behrend 3, Houghton 0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-14)
Records: Penn State Behrend (12-4), Houghton (6-5)

Key Moments:

* The Lions improve to 4-0 against the Highlanders with the three-set win
* Behrend had a season-low two attack errors and tallied 14 service aces
* Kristin Reiland (Fairview, PA/Villa Maria Academy) led with 11 kills and added eight digs
* Dani Kosslow (Pittsburgh, PA/South Park) served up six aces and handed out 27 assists
* Maddie Clapper (Hollidaysburg, PA/Hollidaysburg) tied for a match high with 11 digs
* The Lions registered 12 kills in the first and second set, while not recording an error in the third set
* Brooke Joncas (Corry, PA/Corry) had nine kills, including five in the second set to give Behrend a 2-0 lead in the match
* Up by one point in the second set at 21-20, Sarah Cole (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview) and Joncas recorded a kill each and Kosslow served up a pair of aces to earn a 25-20 win
* In the third set, the Lions used a 15-6 run down the stretch to turn a two-point lead into the match victory
* The win marks the eighth straight for Behrend

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Wednesday at Pitt-Bradford. Match begins at 7 p.m.