Behrend Men's Volleyball Hosts Geneva on Senior Day Saturday
The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team will celebrate Senior Day in conjunction with hosting Geneva in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon. The match begins at 1 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team will celebrate Senior Day in conjunction with hosting Geneva in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon. The match begins at 1 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* The Behrend Lions are celebrating seniors Dylan Buzalka (Carlisle, PA/Cumberland Valley) and Adrian Martinez (San Juan, PR/Wesleyan Academy)
* In their four years, the seniors have helped the Lions to a 54-27 overall record and a 32-7 mark in conference play along with an AMCC Championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament
* Behrend and Geneva are the only two teams who can clinch hosting rights to the AMCC Tournament with two conference games remaining
* The Lions have won three in a row, including a 3-0 decision against Carlow on Wednesday night
* Adrian Martinez (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Wesleyan Academy) moved 16 digs closer to the school record and now needs 19 to surpass the career mark of 895
* Martinez ranks sixth in NCAA statistics in digs per set (3.42)
* Owen Wienczkowski (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) led with nine kills on 21 attempts to go with three blocks vs. the Celtics
* Wienczkowski ranks 22nd among Division III in blocks per set (.925), while ranking first in hitting percentage in the AMCC (.347)
* As a team, the Lions rank 11th in digs per set in NCAA Division III statistics (11.65), 14th in opponent hitting percentage (.145) and 19th in blocks per set (2.052)
Geneva News & Notes
* The Golden Tornadoes are the only undefeated team in AMCC play with a 10-0 record
* Geneva is 15-13 overall and is coming off wins over Thiel and Alderson Broaddus from last Saturday
* Jake Williams and Joshua Sangrey were named AMCC Athletes of the Week
* Williams earned Offensive Player of the Week for hitting .411 with 37 in three matches
* Sangrey was named Defensive Player of the Week for recording 43 digs, including a career-best 19 vs. the Tomcats
* Sangrey ranks second in the AMCC in digs (234), behind Martinez
* Bryon Spear is second in the conference and leads the team with 273 kills this season
Series History
* The Lions defeated the Golden Tornadoes last year in the AMCC Championship match
* Geneva posted a pair of wins against Behrend during the regular season in 2022
* The Golden Tornadoes lead the all-time series 6-3, dating back to the 2019 season
