Behrend Women's Volleyball Advances to the AMCC Championship Match; Lions Defeat Altoona

CRESSON, Pa. – The No. 3 Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team advances to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) championship match thanks to a 3-1 win over No. 2 Penn State Altoona in the conference semifinals on Saturday.

Final Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Penn State Altoona 1 (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-14)
Records: Penn State Behrend (21-7), Penn State Altoona (14-14)

Key Moments:

* The Behrend Lions avenged a 3-0 loss to Penn State Altoona during the regular season to set themselves up for a chance to win the AMCC title vs. No. 1 Mt. Aloysius
* The Lions had double-digit kills in each set and only committed 16 attack errors over four sets to upset Altoona
* Behrend jumped out to a 2-0 lead before falling by two points in the third and then winning by only allowing 14 points in the fourth set
* Setter Brynne Smith dished out a career-high 52 assists and a season-high 19 digs
* As a team, the Lions hit .280 and Kylie Fhelman posted a .682 attack percentage with 17 kills on 22 attempts and two errors
* Cadence Jones had a match-high 23 kills and 16 digs for the double-double, while knocking down a match-high six service aces
* Sara Nobach and Alani Salas-Garcia had double-digit digs with 13 and 15, respectively
* Behrend will enter the title game on a three-match winning streak

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action tomorrow at Mt. Aloysius for the AMCC Championship match at 1 p.m.