The Streak Continues; Women's Volleyball Handles Allegheny

The Streak Continues; Women's Volleyball Handles Allegheny

MEADVILLE, Pa. - Kristin Reiland (Fairview, PA/Villa Maria Academy) registered a season-high 18 kills to lead Penn State Behrend past Allegheny 3-0 in non-conference women's volleyball action on Tuesday night at the Mullen Arena.

Final Score: Behrend 3, Allegheny 0 (25-13, 26-24, 25-19)
Records: Penn State Behrend (15-4), Allegheny (14-5)

Key Moments:

* The Lions have now won 11 straight matches, including the last five by a score of 3-0
* Maddie Clapper (Hollidaysburg, PA/Hollidaysburg) moved into second place on Behrend's all-time digs list with a match-high 21 to give her 1,833 career digs
* In addition to 18 kills, Reiland added six digs, four block assists and two service aces
* Sara Novak (Burrell, PA/Burrell) had a season-best seven service aces, while Dani Kosslow (Pittsburgh, PA/South Park) had 34 of the teams 37 assists on the night
* The Lions held Allegheny to five kills on 30 attempts and forced six errors for a quick 25-13 set-on victory
* In the second set, the Gators had set-point twice and Behrend won four straight points to win 26-24
* Hannah Phillips (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) knocked down a kill before Reiland made it 24-all with another kill
* Novak registered an ace for a one-point lead and the Lions went ahead 2-0 in the match on an attack error by Allegheny
* Behrend never trailed in the third set, closing out the match with back-to-back aces from Novak at 25-19

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Saturday at La Roche. The AMCC match begins at 1 p.m.