For the sixth straight season, the Lancaster Bible College women's volleyball team will make an appearance in the North Eastern Athletic Conference Quarterfinals and the Chargers will look to advance to the NEAC Semifinals for just the second time in program history. Lancaster Bible, the sixth seed, will square off with third-seeded Morrisville State on Friday evening at 5 p.m. in Utica, N.Y.  The Chargers lost to the Mustangs, 3-2 earlier this season in a match that saw Lancaster Bible jump out to a 2-0 lead, before Morrisville State rallied for a five-set victory.

Team Records:
Lancaster Bible: 15-19, 8-5 NEAC
Morrisville State: 20-9, 11-2 NEAC

How They Got Here: 
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers earned the sixth seed in the NEAC Playoffs by going 8-5 in conference action this season...After beginning NEAC play with a 2-1 record, the Chargers hit a bump in the road midway through the season, but rebounded to win four of their final five NEAC matches this season, including a three-match sweep at home over Bryn Athyn, St. Elizabeth and Penn St. Abington on Oct. 14-15.
Morrisville State: The Mustangs were one of the conference's best teams all season long as they lost just twice in conference play, the first coming to Gallaudet on Sept. 17 and other coming to Penn St. Berks on Oct. 2...Morrisville State gave conference champion SUNY Polytechnic its only loss of the NEAC season as the Mustangs defeated the Wildcats, 3-2 on Sept. 18 in Cobleskill, N.Y.

Statistical Leaders:
Lancaster Bible:
Kills: Alyssa Bowen, 306
Hitting %: Alyssa Bowen, 19.2%
Assists: Allison Shuey, 870
Aces: Ashtyn Bouslog, 48
Digs: Myranda Kemrer, 420
Blocks: Alyssa Bowen, 75

Morrisville State:
Kills: Megyan Merrill, 267
Hitting %: Helena Hanes, 26.2%
Assists: Kimberly Dunkleman, 425
Aces: Courtney Lavere, 51
Digs: Samantha Wolf, 508
Blocks: Lindsey Sunderlage, 66

Earlier Match:
Oct. 1, 2016 (Played at Penn St. Berks): The Chargers took a two-set lead thanks to back-to-back, 25-21 victories in sets one and two...Morrisville State fought back to win the third set, 25-22 and the fourth set, 25-20, before running away with the fifth set, 15-6...Bowen had a match-high 14 kills for the Chargers, while Merrill had 13 kills for the Mustangs...Morrisville State had 74 digs, while the Chargers had 64...Both teams hit well as Morrisville State had a 25.6 hitting percentage, while the Chargers posted a 20.3 hitting percentage. FULL BOX SCORE

Notes, Quotes, Anecdotes:
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers made their lone appearance in the NEAC Semifinals in 2012 when they defeated SUNY Polytechnic in the quarterfinals and then lost to top-seeded Gallaudet in the semifinals...Lancaster Bible's all-time record in the NEAC Playoffs is 1-5...The Chargers lost to Gallaudet, 3-0 in last year's NEAC Quarterfinals...Lancaster Bible has not been back to SUNY Polytechnic, where all of the NEAC Playoffs will be held, since last season when the Chargers lost to the Bison in the NEAC Quarterfinals...Top-seeded SUNY Polytechnic is not only the host of all the matches, but received a bye into the NEAC Semifinals as well...The winner of the Lancaster Bible / Morrisville State match will face the winner of the Penn St. Abington / Gallaudet match in the NEAC Semifinals...The third quarterfinal features Penn St. Berks taking on Wells.

Morrisville State: This is Morrisville State's first-ever trip to the NEAC Playoffs...The Mustangs' women's volleyball program has had quite a turnaround as the team won just seven matches two years ago and 11 last season...Morrisville State is just one of two teams in the NEAC this season to post single-digit losses (the other is Penn St. Abington, 21-9)...The Mustangs had an eight-match winning streak during the season and won five of their final six matches as well...Morrisville State has already played three matches at SUNY Polytechnic this season as the Mustangs final three NEAC matches were hosted by SUNY Polytechnic.

How to Watch: The match can be viewed courtesy of SUNY Polytechnic's live feed...Watch HERE