Lions Fall Twice on Day Two of UVC Crossover

In Progress - 3rd	1	2	3	4	5	T
Penn State Behrend (5-15, 3-7 UVC)	14	13	7			0
Vassar (9-6, 5-4 UVC)	25	25	25			3

Penn State Behrend	Vassar
K: Larson Tory - 5 B: Capizzi Anthony - 4 D: Steele Nate - 5 SA: N/A	K: Joe Pyne - 10 B: Matthew Elgin - 6 D: 2 Players (#1, #3 - 8) SA: Lucas Rathjens - 6

TEAM STATISTICS	Penn State Behrend	Vassar
Hitting %	-.014	.361
Blocks	5.0	11.0
Digs	20	29
Aces	0	9

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In Progress - 3rd	1	2	3	4	5	T
Penn State Behrend (5-14, 3-6 UVC)	23	14	22			0
New York U. (15-4, 9-0 UVC)	25	25	25			3

Penn State Behrend	New York U.
K: Steele Nate - 7 B: 2 Players (#4, #13 - 2) D: 2 Players (#6, #16 - 5) SA: Steele Nate - 2	K: Capriccio, Nick - 12 B: Koch, George - 4 D: Hayes, Jay - 8 SA: Dodd, Pat - 4

TEAM STATISTICS	Penn State Behrend	New York U.
Hitting %	.135	.337
Blocks	3.0	7.0
Digs	28	27
Aces	3	5

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ROCHESTER, NY – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team faced two nationally-ranked opponents on the second day of the United Volleyball Conference (UVC) Crossover, falling to No. 6 New York University and No. 10 Vassar, 3-0.

The Lions (5-15, 3-7 UVC) battled NYU in the first match of the day and lost 25-23, 25-14 and 25-22. In the second match, Vassar handed Behrend a 25-14, 25-13 and 25-7 loss.

Nate Steele (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) posted a combined 11 kills, getting seven against NYU and four vs. Vassar. Clay Dawson (Saegertown, PA/Saegertown) tallied five digs and Tory Larson (Penn Hills, PA/Homeschooled) added four kills in the opening match.

Against Vassar, Grant Kocher (McMurray, PA/Peters Township) recorded six digs, while Evan Fullerton (Ambridge, PA/Ambridge) led with nine assists and seven digs.

The Lions return to action on Wednesday against Hilbert. Match begins at 8 p.m.