Men's Volleyball Opens 2020 Season This Weekend

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team will open the 2020 season on the road over the weekend. The Lions travel to Elizabethtown on Saturday to face the Blue Jays and Eastern Eagles, before heading to Latrobe, Pa. to face St. Vincent on Sunday.

Schedule/Coverage

Saturday, Jan. 25               
Penn State Behrend vs. Eastern (at Elizabethtown), 12 p.m., Live Stats | Video 
Penn State Behrend at Elizabethtown, 2 p.m., Live Stats | Video     

Sunday, Jan. 26               
Penn State Behrend at St. Vincent, 1 p.m.     

Behrend News & Notes:

* Head Coach Phil Pisano begins his ninth year with the Lions. He registered his 100^th career win last season and enters with 104 overall wins with the men's team
* Senior outside hitter Dillon Hildebrand (Red Lion, PA/Red Lion) was named the AMCC Preseason Player of the Year for the second consecutive season
* Hildebrand is one of five seniors on the 2020 squad
* Behrend was picked third in the AMCC Preseason Coaches Poll
* The Lions are looking to reclaim the AMCC Championship they won in 2018
* Behrend finished with a 16-13 record overall and 8-6 in the conference last year

Eastern News & Notes:

* This is the second varsity season for the Eagles
* Eastern posted a 7-11 overall record in the program's first year
* The Eagles open up the 2020 season against Elizabethtown before facing the Lions
* Randy Syracuse returns as the head coach for the Eagles in his second season

Elizabethtown News & Notes:

* This is the second varsity season for Elizabethtown
* The Blue Jays went 11-18 overall last season
* Elizabethtown is currently 2-1, coming off a 3-0 win over Wilkes on Thursday

St. Vincent News & Notes:

* This is the first varsity season for the Bearcats
* St. Vincent is 0-2 on the early season, falling to St. Norbert 3-2 and Hiram, 3-0