Martinez Breaks Career Digs Record; Men's Volleyball Falls to Mt. Union

ERIE, Pa. – The Mt. Union men's volleyball team won their sixth straight match with a 3-0 win over Penn State Behrend in non-conference action on Tuesday night.

Score: Mt. Union 3, Penn State Behrend 0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-20)
Records: Penn State Behrend (16-7), Mt. Union (19-5)

Noteworthy:

* Senior libero Adrian Martinez (San Juan, PR/Wesleyan Academy) broke the program's all-time record for career digs with nine on the night to put him at 904

Key Moments:

* Mt. Union hit .260 and knocked down double-digit kills in each set to nip the Lions in their last regular-season home match
* Cameron Schleicher (Meadville, PA/Meadville) led Behrend with nine kills and Alex Jackson (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton) dished out nine assists
* Caden Mealy (Meadville, PA/Meadville) added seven assists and two digs
* Defensively, Joseph Sciscio (Warrington, PA/Central Bucks South) had a team-best three blocks
* Cameron Ternent and Luke Trzeciak each tallied five kills to lead the Purple Raiders to a 25-17 first-set victory
* Schleicher posted four of seven kills for the Lion in the opening set, while Martinez registered five digs
* Mt. Union held Behrend to four kills in the second set for a 25-14 win and a 2-0 lead
* Kyle Hoffman (Carlton, PA/Cochranton) had three kills in the third set
* Seven different players recorded one kill or more for the Purple Raiders in the third for a 25-20 decision

Up Next: 

* The Behrend Lions return to action tomorrow at Hilbert. The match begins at 7 p.m.