Behrend Women's Volleyball Takes Down Houghton, Fredonia at Allegheny Tournament

MEADVILLE, Pa. – The Behrend women's volleyball team got a pair of wins on the first day of the Allegheny Tournament. The Lions defeated Houghton 3-1 and Fredonia 3-0 on Friday night.

Match One:
Final Score: Behrend 3, Houghton 1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-22)
Records: Penn State Behrend (8-2), Houghton (3-2)

Key Moments:

* Cadence Jones hit a career-high .553 with a career-best 29 kills on 47 attempts with three errors
* Jones also tallied a double-double by adding 11 digs
* Sara Nobach and Alani Salas-Garcia each had double-digit digs with 14 and 11, respectively
* Brynne Smith handled the setting duties and dished out 42 in the four-set match
* Anna Fetzner registered eight kills, while Hannah Smith added eight kills, four block assists and three service aces
* As a team, Behrend recorded double-digit kills in each set

Match Two:
Final Score: Behrend 3, Fredonia 0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-18)
Records: Penn State Behrend (9-2), Fredonia (2-4)

Key Moments:

* This is the second meeting between the Lions and Blue Devils this season
* Behrend won the first meeting, 3-0, last week
* The Lions hit .369 as a team and collected 19 kills in the first half to set the tone
* Jones led with 16 kills and H. Smith followed with 12
* Olivia Swinarski added 11 kills and Addica Sperry had a team-best 13 digs
* B. Smith and Sailor Ladd combined for 41 assists

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on tomorrow against Allegheny and Waynesburg. Matches begin at 11 a.m.