The Lancaster Bible women's volleyball team has made the North Eastern Athletic Conference Playoffs every season since the Chargers joined the conference for the 2011-12 academic year. The Chargers however, have only reached the NEAC Semifinals once, 2012, where they lost to Gallaudet, 3-0. In the other two seasons, Lancaster Bible lost in the NEAC Quarterfinals, including last season when the Chargers were dismissed by Penn St. Berks, 3-0 in Reading, Pa.Â
After a 19-13 regular season mark and 9-3 record in NEAC play, the Chargers will meet Keuka in the NEAC Quarterfinals for the second time in four seasons. Keuka defeated the Chargers, 3-1 in 2011, which was Lancaster Bible's first-ever appearance in the NEAC Women's Volleyball Playoffs. This season, the Wolfpack defeated Lancaster Bible, 3-1 on Sept. 19. In that match, Lancaster Bible's
Katie Coomber had a team-high 15 kills, while freshman
Myranda Kemrer added 14 kills. Kemrer also had a team-high 17 digs, while junior
Hannah Derr had eight kills and 34 assists. A full box score from that match can be found below.
Sept. 19 Box Score: Lancaster Bible vs. Keuka After opening the year 0-8, Keuka found its stride and finished with a regular season record of 13-14 as it won 10 of its final 14 matches. The Wolfpack finished 10-2 in conference play and would have been the host of the NEAC Playoffs had they defeated Wells in the final match of the regular season. Devan Curtis, a NEAC All-Conference First Team selection along with the Chargers'
Katie Coomber, leads Keuka with 203 kills.
The winner of Friday night's match will face top-seeded Gallaudet in the NEAC Semifinals on Saturday at 12 p.m. The other NEAC Quarterfinal features Penn St. Berks and SUNY Polytechnic. The winner of that match will play Wells on Saturday. The semifinal winners will meet in the NEAC Final on Sunday at 1 p.m. All of the matches will be played at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. as the Bison were once again the regular season champion.
Below is preview for each team:
Lancaster Bible:Team Record: 19-13, 9-3 NEAC
Team Kills: 1,202
Team Digs: 2,001
Team Blocks: 96
Team Aces: 285
Individual Kills: Katie Coomber, 354
Individual Digs: Grace Scheuerman, 448
Individual Blocks: Amanda Maltzahn, 37
Individual Aces: Myranda Kemrer, 68
Keuka:Team Record: 13-14, 10-2 NEAC
Team Kills: 852
Team Digs: 1,339
Team Blocks: 126
Team Aces: 255
Individual Kills: Devan Curtis, 203
Individual Digs: Kaitlin Burke, 359
Individual Blocks: Katelyn Warren, 48
Individual Aces: Devan Curtis, 53
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