Men's Volleyball Celebrates Seniors; Lions Sweep Altoona

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team completed the season sweep over Penn State Altoona, recording a straight-set victory in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) on Saturday afternoon in the Junker Center.

Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Altoona 0 (25-23, 27-25, 25-18)
Records: Penn State Behrend (17-6, 7-2 AMCC), Altoona (6-14, 4-3 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Altoona jumped out to a 7-1 lead, forcing an early Behrend timeout
* Behrend responded with a strong mid-set run, fueled by kills from Jack Wilcox and Joseph Sciscio
* The Lions erased the deficit and took their first lead late at 23-22
* Behrend closed the set on a clutch finish, capped by a Daniel Easly kill
* In the second, the Behrend Lions trailed 18-14 before mounting a comeback
* The teams battled through five ties in the second set including 25-all
* A Cameron Schleicher service ace gave Behrend a 27-25 win
* Schleicher hit .867 in the third set, knocking down seven kills on nine attempts to help the Behrend Lions take the lead at 5-1 and stay ahead for good
* Schleicher finished with 11 kills, three block assists and two aces
* Jack Wilcox and Easly each contributed eight kills and Luke Mumpower added 31 assists
* Wilcox led with eight digs and Easly posted seven
* Joseph Sciscio and Lewis Rhodes had five blocks apiece  

Up Next: 

* The Behrend Lions return to action on Friday at Hilbert. Match begins at 7 p.m.