Behrend Men's Volleyball Hosts Thiel Tonight

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team is set to battle the Thiel Tomcats in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Tuesday night in the Junker Center, beginning at 7 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes

* The Behrend Lions went 1-2 last week, defeating Hilbert 3-0 on Tuesday
* The Lions fell to Penn State Altoona and Baldwin Wallace on Saturday
* Alex Jackson (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton) reached 1,000 assists for his career this weekend
* Jackson dished out 57 assists between the two matches to hit the milestone
* Against Altoona, Jackson had 40 assists while Kyle Hoffman (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton) had 13 kills
* Behrend and Altoona battles through five sets, 25 ties and 11 lead changes
* The Lions are 8-4 overall and 6-1 in the AMCC
* As a team, Behrend is first in blocks per set in conference play (2.04), second in kills (287) and assists per set (9.51)

Thiel News & Notes

* The Tomcats are 10-9 overall and 5-1 in the AMCC
* Thiel defeated Carlow 3-2 and Hiram 3-0 last week
* Cameron Long leads the AMCC in digs with 161 and is fourth in digs per set (2.60)
* The Tomcats are first in the conference with 713 kills and 818 digs in 19 matches
* Three players have over 100 kills this season, led by Zac Smith with 126
* Thiel fell to the Behrend Lions 3-1 back on January 24

Series History

* Behrend has won seven in a row against Thiel
* The Lions are 15-6 all-time vs. the Tomcats