Men's Volleyball Heads to Altoona For AMCC Matches Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team will travel to Altoona, Pa. to take on the Wittenberg Tigers and the Altoona Lions in an AMCC tri-match on Saturday.

Schedule/Coverage

Saturday, Feb. 23              
Penn State Behrend at Altoona, 1 p.m., Video 
Penn State Behrend vs. Wittenberg, 3:30 p.m. 

Behrend News & Notes:

* The Behrend Lions have won two straight AMCC matches
* The Lions defeated D'Youville 3-0 before posting a 3-1 road win at Medaille
* Senior outside hitter Tyler Herrmann (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) led Behrend with 15 kills and nine digs vs. the Mavericks
* As a team, the Lions knocked down a season-high 18 block assists
* Junior outside hitter Dillon Hildebrand was named the AMCC Athlete of the Week for recorded 14 kills vs. D'Youville

Altoona News & Notes:

* The Lions are 7-4 overall and 1-1 in the AMCC
* Altoona fell to Geneva 3-2 and defeated Hiram 3-1 in conference play
* The Lions are coming off their second win over Mt. Union this season with a 3-1 decision on Thursday
* Senior outside hitter Brian Sheddy is second in the AMCC in kills per set (2.97)
* Freshman libero Tyler Chan is first in the conference in digs per set (2.92)

Wittenberg News & Notes:

* Wittenberg was picked first in the AMCC Preseason Coaches Poll
* The Tigers enter the weekend with an 8-6 overall record and a 1-1 AMCC mark
* Similar to Altoona, Wittenberg fell to Geneva and defeated Hiram in conference play
* The Tigers are coming off a 3-1 loss to Mount St. Joseph last Saturday
* Wittenberg leads the AMCC as a team in kills per set (11.25)
* The Tigers have five players close to reach 100 kills on the season, led by Deion Woodson with 98