Behrend Men's Volleyball Home Opener Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team will host two nationally-ranked teams, No. 19 Baldwin Wallace and No. 5 St. John Fisher, for a non-conference tri-match in the Junker Center on Saturday. Matches begin at 11 a.m.

Schedule/Coverage

Saturday, Jan. 27            
Penn State Behrend vs. No. 19 Baldwin Wallace, 11 a.m. (Live Stats | Video) 
No. 19 Baldwin Wallace vs. No. 5 St. John Fisher, 1 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Penn State Behrend vs. No. 5 St. John Fisher, 3 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)

Behrend News & Notes

* This is the first home matches for the Lions this season
* Behrend defeated Houghton on Tuesday night, 3-0, for its first win
* The Lions posted a 25-12, 25-14, 25-15 decision vs. the Highlanders
* Senior middle hitter Owen Wienczkowski (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) had nine kills on 19 attempts with no errors, while Logan Hering (North East, PA/North East) tallied seven kills on 12 attempts with zero errors
* Last weekend, Wienczkowski tallied 23 kills over three matches
* Wienczkowski had a match-high nine kills with a .750 attack percentage against Kean on Saturday, while also adding seven blocks and one ace
* Wienczkowski leads the AMCC in hitting percentage with .644 percent
* Setter Alex Jackson (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton) is averaging 7.27 assists per set in four matches
* Jackson has 1,614 career assists, ranking second all-time in program history

No. 5 St. John Fisher News & Notes

* The Cardinals are ranked fifth in the lasted American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll
* St. John Fisher is 6-0 to start the season
* The Cardinals hosted the Fisher Invite last weekend, defeating Houghton, No. 5 Juniata, No. 17 Lasell and Misericordia
* Gavin Newman was named Empire 8 Athlete of the Week
* Newman recorded 117 assists and 15 aces over three matches
* Newman tallied 46 assists and a single-match record 11 service aces in the win over Lasell
* St. John Fisher is averaging 12.4 kills and 9.2 digs per set

No. 19 Baldwin Wallace News & Notes

* The Yellow Jackets are 2-0 entering the weekend
* Baldwin Wallace has 3-1 wins over Buffalo State and Eastern Mennonite last weekend
* Sophomore libero Aiden Kim was named the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League Defensive Player of the Week
* Kim registered 27 digs over two matches, including 14 against Eastern Mennonite
* The Yellow Jackets are averaging 13.50 kills per set
* Baldwin Wallace returns 12 letterwinners and three All-MCVL players from last season
* Last year, the Yellow Jackets posted a 26-8 overall record and 7-1 mark in the MCVL