Behrend Women's Volleyball Undefeated After Opening Weekend; Lions Down Waynesburg, St. Vincent

LATROBE, Pa. – The Behrend women's volleyball team went undefeated on the weekend, sweeping Waynesburg 3-0 and rallying back to defeat St. Vincent 3-2 on day two of the Bobcat Invitational.

Match One:
Final Score: Behrend 3, Waynesburg 0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-18)
Records: Penn State Behrend (3-0), Waynesburg (0-4)

Key Moments:

* Behrend earned its second 3-0 win of the season and third straight
* Addica Sperry tallied her second double-double of the season
* Sperry led with 11 kills and added 11 digs
* Sara Nobach led the team with 16 digs and Brynne Smith dished out 19 assists
* The Lions never trailed in the first set to take a 1-0 lead in the match
* Behrend used the same score in the final two sets to defeat the Yellow Jackets
* In the third set, the Lions closed out the match with a pair of aces and a kill from Smith

Match Two:
Final Score: Behrend 3, St. Vincent (24-26, 25-10, 19-25, 25-22, 15-18)
Records: Penn State Behrend (4-0), St. Vincent (1-1)

Key Moments:

* Tied three times down the stretch in the first set, the Bobcats managed a pair of kills to take the 1-0 lead
* Behrend responded by only giving up 10 points in the second set to knot the match at 1-all
* St. Vincent took the lead after the third, but the Lions won the next two sets for their fourth straight win
* Behrend held a 24-11 advantage in kills in the final two sets
* Jones led with 20 kills and added 15 digs for the double-double
* Smith pushed out 30 assists, while Sailor Ladd managed 20 assists
* Sperry recorded her second straight double-double with 11 kills and 15 digs
* Nobach paced the squad with 28 digs and Kylie Fehlman added a team-best five service aces

Up Next:

* Behrend on Friday for the PSB Invitational in the Junker Center. The Lions face Geneva at 3 p.m. and Bluffton at 7 p.m.