Behrend Volleyball Hosts Pitt-Bradford Tuesday
The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team will host the Pitt-Bradford Panthers in a rematch of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship on Tuesday night in the Junker Center. Match begins at 7 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team will host the Pitt-Bradford Panthers in a rematch of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship on Tuesday night in the Junker Center. Match begins at 7 p.m.
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Behrend News & Notes:
* The Behrend Lions have won three in a row, including a 3-2 win over La Roche on Saturday
* The win is the sixth consecutive conference win, putting the Lions in first place in the AMCC with an unblemished record
* Kristin Reiland (Fairview, PA/Villa Maria Academy) posted a pair of double-doubles last week
* Reiland tallied 11 kills and 11 digs vs. D'Youville and then added 15 kills and 11 digs vs. the Redhawks
* Keely Hering (North East, PA/North East) had a career-high 16 kills and 17 digs on Saturday
* Behrend leads the AMCC in service aces per set (2.58) and points per set (15.0)
* Madison Clapper (Hollidaysburg, PA/Hollidaysburg) is 89 digs from reaching 1,500 for her career
Pitt-Bradford News & Notes:
* The Panthers are in third place in the AMCC with a 4-1 record
* Pitt-Bradford is coming off a 3-0 win over Medaille almost a week go
* The Panthers are the defending AMCC Champions, claiming their third AMCC title last season
* Pitt-Bradford's only conference loss was a 3-1 decision to Mt. Aloysius on Sept. 28
* The Panthers return junior outside hitter Riley Anderson, the 2018 AMCC Player of the Year
* Pitt-Bradford leads the AMCC in total kills with 922 and blocks per set (2.02)
Series History
* The Lions have won eight of the last 12 meetings
* Last season, Behrend won the regular-season match 3-2 before falling 3-2 in the AMCC Championships
* The Behrend Lions and Panthers all-time series dates back to 1997