2017 women's volleyball celebration
Tyler Schueck
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Wells WELW 13-10, 5-1 NEAC
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Winner Penn State Berks PSBW 9-9, 5-1 NEAC
Wells WELW
13-10, 5-1 NEAC
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Final
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Penn State Berks PSBW
9-9, 5-1 NEAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Wells WELW 22 18 22 (0)
Penn State Berks PSBW 25 25 25 (3)
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Keuka KEUW 5-14, 3-4 NEAC
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Winner Penn State Berks PSBW 10-9, 6-1 NEAC
Keuka KEUW
5-14, 3-4 NEAC
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Final
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Penn State Berks PSBW
10-9, 6-1 NEAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Keuka KEUW 17 25 15 11 (1)
Penn State Berks PSBW 25 22 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Women's volleyball sweeps NEAC Crossover

LANCASTER, PA - The Penn State Berks women's volleyball team topped Wells College, 3-0, and Keuka College, 3-1, to pick up a pair of North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victories on Saturday afternoon at Horst Athletic Center on the campus of Lancaster Bible College.

The Nittany Lions, who improved to 10-9 on the season and 6-1 in the NEAC, snapped a three-match losing streak against Wells, which included a season-ending loss in the NEAC postseason last year. Berks topped the Express (14-10, 6-1 NEAC) by game scores of 25-22, 25-18, 25-22.

Both teams went on lengthy scoring runs during the opening game, with Berks running off five straight points to build a 19-14 advantage. The Express responded with an 8-2 run to jump out to a 22-21 lead. But Berks closed out the match with four straight points to gain a 1-0 match lead. As a team, Berks had 11 kills and nine errors on 44 attempts for a .045 hitting percentage, while the Express totaled seven kills and eight errors on 46 attempts for a -.022 attack percentage.

In the second set, Berks cleaned up its offensive attack with 11 kills and just five errors  on 31 attempts for a .194 percentage. They started off the game with a 6-1 run and eventually held a 12-6 lead. The Express battled back to within three points (15-12), but Berks went on an 8-2 run to gain a 23-14 advantage. Wells went on a 4-0 rally, but the Nittany Lions ended the threat with a pair of points to win the second game.

The Nittany Lions never trailed in the third game, but the Express did not go down without a fight. With the match even at 8-all, Berks went on a 4-0 run and later tallied three straight points to lead 16-11. Wells hung around and pulled within one point of the Nittany Lions (23-22) late in the game, but back-to-back kills by Megan Lackman sealed the victory for Berks. The third game was the most efficient one for Berks, finishing with 17 kills and seven errors for a .227 hitting percentage.

Berks used a balanced attack by their offense to earn the victory. Lackman, Amia Boone, and Maddy Kessler tied for the team lead with eight kills apiece, while Alexis Horst added seven and Abbie Carr had six. The duo of Kessler and Carr were a force at the net, with both recording four block assists. Horst led the Nittany Lions with 20 digs, followed by Madison Wojciechowski (14) and Lackman (12). Morgan Schwartz finished the opening contest with 32 assists, six digs, three service aces, and two kills.

Against the Wolves (5-14, 3-4 NEAC), Berks claimed the first game by a 25-17 margin, but dropped the second 25-22 to make the match score 1-1. The Nittany Lions rebounded with a 25-15 triumph in the third game and used a solid offensive effort in the 25-11 fourth game victory.

Berks collected eight straight points and used a 10-1 run to jump ahead 14-8 in the first game. The Wolves climbed back to within three points at 16-13, but the Nittany Lions closed out the match with the help of three attack errors and two service errors by Keuka down the stretch.

In the second game, Berks saw its 11-6 lead diminish and the teams were eventually evened up at 13-all. From that point on there were two ties and three lead changes, ending with the Wolves taking the match 25-22.

The Nittany Lions jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead in the third set, behind two kills by Horst, one service ace by Wojciechowski, and four attack errors by Keuka. Berks took control of the contest with five straight points and pair of 3-0 runs late in the game.

The fourth game saw Berks open up with a 5-0 lead and another five point stretch that later gave the Nittany Lions a 16-4 advantage. Berks was able to cruise to the finish line from there to earn the victory.

Horst led the offense with 12 kills, followed by Boone with seven. Lackman had a team-high 22 digs, followed by Wojciechowski with 21, while Laken Bankert and Horst both had nine. The team compiled 10 service aces, with Schwartz and Carr collected three apiece, Lackman with two, and Wojciechowski and Bankert with one each. Schwartz dished out 27 assists to go along with seven digs.

The Nittany Lions will travel to the University of Scranton for a non-conference contest on Tuesday, October 17 at 7 p.m.
 
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