The Lancaster Bible College men's volleyball team improved to 6-2 this season after two victories on Wednesday night at Horst Athletic Center. The Chargers defeated York (N.Y.), 3-0 in the opener and took down Wilkes, 3-0 in the nightcap. The 6-2 start is the second-best in program history, just behind the 7-1 mark the 2004 squad set.
 
Lancaster Bible 3, York (N.Y.) 0
25-10, 25-13, 25-13
 
How it Happened: Lancaster Bible opened the first set on a 15-2 run and took a 20-4 lead later in the set, before winning 25-10. The Cardinals played better in the second set as the Chargers led just 12-8 midway through the set. Lancaster Bible withstood the Cardinals pressure and took six of the next seven points to grab an 18-9 advantage. The Chargers sealed the second set winning four of the last five points, including a kill from Joshua Rotz to end the set.
 
York (N.Y.) took an early lead in the third set, as they rattled off five of the first six points to grab a 5-1 lead. Lancaster Bible slowly chipped away at its deficit and finally took an 8-7 lead that grew to 10-7 as the Chargers earned five straight points.
 
The third set stayed fairly close as the Chargers led just 13-12 midway through, but Lancaster Bible put is foot on the gas and won 12 of the final 13 points to earn a 25-13 third-set victory.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible had 25 kills compared to York's 12…Lancaster Bible also posted a .237 hitting percentage…Four players had four kills for Lancaster Bible as every person played at least one set…Daniel Kreider, Jacob Faust, Cameron Conkle and Derek Bigley each had four kills, while Garyd Martin added 11 assists…Faust added a career-high five aces as Lancaster Bible connected for 17 team aces.
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 7-4 all-time against York (N.Y.)…
 

Lancaster Bible 3, Wilkes 0
25-15, 25-12, 25-19
 
How it Happened: The teams traded points early in the first set, but the Chargers were able to create some distance midway through the set as Lancaster Bible won five of six points to open a 12-7 lead. Wilkes got a few points back, but another run by the Chargers, this time an 8-2 run, gave Lancaster Bible a 21-11 lead which it would never relinquish.
 
Lancaster Bible took advantage of the second set at almost the same point as the first set as the Chargers used another 8-2 run to build a 15-7 lead. The Chargers continued to build their lead and after a kill from junior Kasey Gentry and a Wilkes attack error, Lancaster Bible had captured the second set, 25-12.
 
The third set was the most competitive of the day as the teams battled back-and-forth. After Wilkes took a 9-5 lead on a Lancaster Bible error, the Chargers won seven of nine points to take a 12-11 advantage. The Colonels wouldn't go away and led 15-13, but the Chargers were up to the task again and won six of seven points to take a 19-16 lead. Wilkes cut its deficit to two at one point, but the Chargers were too strong, and two straight errors from the Colonels sealed the match for Lancaster Bible.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible led in kills, 31-20 and had a .264 hitting percentage…Lancaster Bible had 11 team blocks, while Wilkes had just three…Gentry had 10 kills, seven digs and two blocks to pace the Chargers, while freshman Kole Horst had nine kills, six blocks and five digs…Kreider added seven kills and a .583 hitting percentage, while also having four blocks…Freshman Kaleb Ansell had 26 assists and four block assists, while Bigley added four kills, three blocks and three digs.
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 2-0 against Wilkes, with both of the victories coming this season…The Chargers have now had a positive hitting percentage in all eight of their matches this season…The six-match winning streak is the longest in program history, breaking the previous record of five set by the 2004 team.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible opens North Eastern Athletic Conference play this weekend in Utica, N.Y…The Chargers face Wells on Friday night, followed by matches with host SUNY Polytechnic and Keuka on Saturday.