No. 3 Women's Volleyball Hosts No. 6 Pitt-Bradford in AMCC First Round

ERIE, Pa. – The No. 3 Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team will host No. 6 Pitt-Bradford in the first round of the 2025 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships on Wednesday night in the Junker Center. Match begins at 7 p.m.

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No. 3 Penn State Behrend News & Notes:

* The Lions finished the AMCC regular season with a 6-2 record to secure the No. 3 seed
* Behrend is coming off a 3-2 win over previously undefeated Mt. Aloysius on Saturday
* Cadence Jones was one kill shy of her career high with 28 in the five-set win over the Mounties
* Jones also added 17 digs for a double-double, while adding five block assists and two assists
* Jones ranks 17^th in NCAA Division III statistics with 4.25 per game
* Setter Brynne Smith ranks third in the AMCC in assists per set (7.30) and Kylie Fehlman is third in blocks per set (0.81)
* Behrend has advanced to the AMCC Tournament every year except two (2016, 2020 - covid) since the inception of the conference in 1997
* The Lions are competing for their seventh overall championship and first since 2021
* The winner of this first round match will face No. 2 Penn State Altoona in the semifinals at host Mt. Aloysius

No. 6 Pitt-Bradford News & Notes:

* The Panthers earned the final spot in the tournament with a 4-4 conference record
* Danielle Sasuga was recently named the AMCC Defensive Player of the Week
* Sasuga tallied 45 digs, including 25 digs in a five-set win over Alfred State
* Sasuga ranks second in the AMCC in total digs (504) and her digs per set (4.80) is good for third
* Lillian Bentley leads the Panther offense by averaging 3.25 kills per set, ranking her fifth in the conference
* Pitt-Bradford is looking for its fourth AMCC Title and first since 2018

Series History

* Behrend holds a 30-7 lead in the all-time series
* The Lions defeated Pitt-Bradford 3-1 during the regular season
* Behrend is on an eight-match win streak vs. the Panthers

Tournament Schedule

First Round: Wednesday, November 12 - 7p
Game 1: #6 Pitt-Bradford at #3 Penn State Behrend
Game 2:  #5 La Roche at #4 Hilbert 

Semifinals: Saturday, November 15
Hosted by #1 Mount Aloysius
2:00p - Game 3: #1 Mount Aloysius vs. winner 4v5
4:30p - Game 4: #2 Penn State Altoona vs. winner 3v6

Finals: Sunday, November 16 - 1p
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4