Penn State Behrend Lions Set To Host Behrend Volleyball Invitational

The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team is set to host the Behrend Invitational this Friday and Saturday, September 5 and 6.  Traveling to Behrend to compete in the Junker Center will be Division III teams Fredonia and D'Youville as well as the NAIA teams from Notre Dame College and Daemen.

The blue and white (3-1) open the tournament at 3:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon versus D'Youville.

Last weekend the Behrend Lions won three of four matches at the Thomas More Invitational.  Behrend opened the tournament with a 3-0 victory over Earlham before falling to host Thomas More in three games.  Behrend picked up two wins on the second day of the tournament, first with a 3-2 victory over St. Mary's and then with a 3-1 win over Kenyon. 

Junior setter Brooke Gallentine (Mt. Pleasant/Southmoreland) was named to the all-tournament team after dishing 123 assists and recording 29 digs in 15 sets played.  Junior middle hitter Sheila Ogden (Grove City/Grove City) led the offense with 45 kills and also racked up 11 blocks.  Senior defensive specialist Brittany Hennessy (Hopewell/Hopewell) finished the tournament with a team-high 74 digs.  In the first match of the season against Earlham, Hennessy broke the school's career digs record.  The record was held by former standout Danielle Bemis who tallied 1,776 digs in her career.  Hennessy enters the Behrend Invitational with 1,846 career digs and is looking to lead the defensive effort this weekend.

The full tournament schedule can be found here:
http://www.behrend.psu.edu/athletics/volleyball/invitational%202008.htm