Men's Volleyball Hosts Thiel in Home Opener

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team will host Thiel in their home opener on Wednesday night in the Junker Center. The non-conference match begins at 7 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes:

* The Behrend Lions were chosen to finish second in the AMCC Preseason Coaches Poll
* The Lions are second behind first-place Geneva and edged out third-place Penn State Altoona
* Behrend is coming off a 3-1 loss at Geneva on Friday in their season opener
* The Golden Tornadoes managed a 25-17, 21-25, 25-22 and 25-16 victory
* Freshman outside hitter Logan Hering (North East, PA/North East) led the Lions with 15 kills
* Senior outside hitters JP Goodsel (Corry, PA/Corry) and Colin Dedert (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) were one dig and one kill away from a double-double, respectively
* Goodsel added 13 kills and nine digs, while Dedert posted a career-high 15 digs and nine kills
* Sophomore setter Diego Ortiz (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Wesleyan Academy) handed out a career-high 39 assists

Thiel News & Notes:

* The Tomcats are also 0-1 on the season
* Thiel fell to Geneva 3-0 back on February 18 (25-11, 25-11, 26-24)
* The Tomcats are back in action for the first time in 20 days
* Zac Smith led the way with eight kills and seven digs
* Nick Koorsen dished out 11 assists in the loss
* Thiel's roster features eight players with two of each class
* Alumn Dylan Lasher took over the head coaching role in Dec. 2020
* Lasher is the third head coach in program history

Series History:

* Behrend holds a 10-6 lead in the all-time series against Thiel
* The series began back in 2012
* The Lions defeated the Tomcats last season 3-1 on February 13
* The season was halted before Thiel and Behrend were to play a second time