Swinarski Helps Women's Volleyball Past Alfred State

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team defeated Alfred State 3-0 to improve 5-1 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) play on Wednesday night.

Final Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Alfred State 0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-15)
Records: Penn State Behrend (18-6, 5-1 AMCC), Alfred State (13-11, 1-4 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* It marks the second consecutive and fourth shut-out win in conference play
* Olivia Swinarski registered a season-best 16 kills and hit a season-high .481
* Cadence Jones and Alani Salas-Garcia recorded 10 digs each
* Jones added eight kills while Brynne Smith handed out 29 assists
* Alfred State held a five-point lead in the first two sets
* In the first set, the Pioneers had a 15-10 advantage but the Lions slowly chipped away at the lead
* Hannah Smith had a pair of kills to make it 23-20
* After an attack error and Alfred State timeout, Anna Fetzner served Behrend four straight points for the 25-23 win
* Swinarski added two kills and Jones had one before Fetzner got an ace to close out the first set
* The Pioneers went ahead 5-0 to start the second
* Behrend responded with a 10-2 run to jump in front and stay in the lead
* In the final set, Swinarski led with seven kills to help the Lions sweep Alfred State 25-15

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on Saturday at Penn State Altoona. Match time is 1 p.m.