Women's Volleyball Defeats RIT; Falls to Carnegie Mellon

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team split a pair of non-conference matches in the Junker Center on Saturday afternoon. The Lions defeated RIT 3-1 and fell to Carnegie Mellon, 3-0.

Match One:
Final Score: Behrend 3, RIT 1 (26-24, 25-18, 18-25, 25-17)
Records: Penn State Behrend (13-4), RIT (5-10)

Key Moments:

* In the match, there was 13 ties including seven in final set
* The Tigers held a 16-8 advantage in kills in the first set, but the Lions rallied to win 26-24
* Down 20-13 in the first set, Behrend went on a 12-4 run to take the early lead in the match
* Skylar Warren served the final four points for the 26-24 win
* The Lions posted 14 kills in the second set for a 25-18 victory
* As a team, the Lions had 13 blocks including seven block assists from Alani Salas-Garcia
* Hannah Smith led the attack with 10 kills for a .333 attack percentage to go with one solo block and five assist
* Brynne Smith posted a double-double with 33 assists and a team-best 12 digs
* Anna Fetzner recorded a season-high 10 digs

Match Two:
Final Score:  Carnegie Mellon 3, Penn Stat Behrend 0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-8)
Records: Penn State Behrend (13-5), Carnegie Mellon (15-5)

Key Moments:

* The Tartans registered double-digit kills in each set, hitting .300 for the match
* After falling down one set at 25-18, the Lions forced four ties and three lead changes in the second
* Carnegie Mellon won the battle 25-17 for a two-set lead
* Smith dished out 16 assists and Cadence Jones tallied 10 digs

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on Tuesday against Hilbert. Match time is 7 p.m.