Behrend Volleyball Travels to Messiah Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team will travel to Grantham, Pa. to face Southern Virginia and Messiah in a non-conference tri-match on the Jordan Court in the Hitchcock Arena at Messiah on Saturday.

Schedule/Coverage

Saturday, Feb. 22              
Penn State Behrend vs. Southern Virginia, 3 p.m., Live Stats | Video 
Penn State Behrend at Messiah, 5 p.m., Live Stats | Video

Behrend News & Notes:

* The Behrend Lions enter the weekend on a four-match winning streak
* The Lions defeated D'Youville Wednesday night, 3-0, for their second consecutive AMCC victory
* Behrend is first in the AMCC with an overall record of 7-3 and 2-0 mark in conference play
* Dillon Hildebrand (Red Lion, PA/Red Lion) tallied eight kills vs. the Spartans on Wednesday
* Hildebrand ranks fourth in the AMCC in kills per set (3.18) and fifth in hitting percentage  (.235)
* As a team, the Lions are averaging 11.05 kills and 1.81 blocks per set
* Cody Schnur (Butler, PA/Butler) leads the team with a .379 attack percentage

Southern Virginia News & Notes:

* The Knights have won four in a row, giving them a 6-3 record so far this season
* Southern Virginia has only lost three sets, defeating the last four opponents 3-0
* The Knights are coming off a three-set win against Randolph Macon on Thursday night
* Mark Stapley hit .500 on eight kills with two service aces in the win
* Southern Virginia is averaging 2.66 service aces per set  

Messiah News & Notes:

* The Falcons are 8-2 this season and are on a seven-match winning streak
* Messiah recently defeated Penn State Altoona 3-1 on Wednesday
* The Falcons are in their third year as a varsity sport
* Last season, Messiah posted a 19-11 record and advanced to the MAC Playoffs
* Matt Knab leads the team with 300 assists and 10 service aces