The Lancaster Bible College women's volleyball team met its fate in a familiar place on Friday night as the Chargers lost to Morrisville State, 3-0 in the North Eastern Athletic Conference Quarterfinals. It marks the fourth straight season the Chargers' quest for a NEAC Championship has ended in the quarterfinals and Lancaster Bible finishes this season with an overall record of 15-20.

How it Happened: Morrisville State jumped on the Chargers early in the first set and took an 8-3 lead. The Chargers clawed back later in the set and trailed by just three at 20-17, but Lancaster Bible was its own worst enemy at the end of the set as the Chargers committed three errors over the next five points and Morrisville State won, 25-17. 

Lancaster Bible put its first set woes behind them quickly as they raced out to leads of 5-0 and 7-1 in the second set, but the Mustangs slowly chipped away at the deficit and used a 7-0 run midway through the set to turn a 12-9 deficit into a 17-12 lead. The Chargers didn't quit though and tied the match at 19-19 after a Morrisville State error. The Mustangs showed why they lost just twice in conference play this season and won six of the final seven points to take the second set, 25-20.

The Chargers jumped out to another quick lead in the third set as they led 4-0 and 7-2, but Morrisville State battled back again and took a lead they would not relinquish at 11-10. The Chargers hung tight with the Mustangs throughout the middle part of the set and after a ball-handling error by Morrisville State, Lancaster Bible trailed just 19-18. Morrisville State would not give up the lead however and Helena Hanes put the Chargers away for good with a kill to seal the set and match at 25-21. 

By the Numbers: Morrisville State led the Chargers in kills at 39-29, while Lancaster Bible had a 47-45 edge in digs...Lancaster Bible managed just one ace, while the Mustangs had six...Juniors Alyssa Bowen and Hannah Gipe each had 10 kills to pace the Chargers as they combined for 20 of the team's 29 kills...Gipe was also the lone Lancaster Bible player with double digit digs as she had 10...Myranda Kemrer and Lauren Grimm each had nine digs, while freshman Allison Shuey had 21 assists and five digs...Morrisville State's Megyan Merrill led all players with 13 kills.

Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 4-3 all-time against Morrisville State...The Mustangs defeated the Chargers, 3-2 on Oct. 1 during the regular season...Bowen's 316 kills this season are the eighth-most in program history...Bowen's 77 blocks this year are the 11th-most in program history...Shuey finished with 891 assists this season, the second-most in program history...Kemrer's 429 digs are the eighth-most in program history...Senior Emily Olson finishes her career with 739 kills, the third-most in program history...Morrisville State will face Gallaudet in the NEAC Semifinals on Saturday...SUNY Polytechnic will play Wells in the other NEAC Semifinal.