The Lancaster Bible College women's volleyball team split its final tri-match of the season on Saturday, as the Chargers defeated St. Elizabeth in the team's final North Eastern Athletic Conference regular season match, 3-0, before falling to Misericordia, 3-2.
 
The victory over the Eagles was the team's 20^th of the season, and the Chargers are the first team in the program's 33-year history to hit the 20-win mark. Lancaster Bible is now 20-8 overall, and finished NEAC play with a 9-2 record. The conference mark was good enough to secure the second seed in next week's NEAC Playoffs, and the Chargers will await the winner of the Keuka vs. Wells NEAC Quarterfinal on Tuesday night.
 
Lancaster Bible 3, St. Elizabeth 0
25-12, 25-6, 25-14
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible held a 30-11 advantage in kills, and a 43-29 edge in digs…The Chargers collected 13 aces, and had five team blocks as well…Senior Courtney Goyak led the Chargers with nine kills, as she hit .818, and also had five blocks…Junior Asthyn Bouslog had seven kills on 13 attempts (.538), with two aces as well, while Seniors Jenny Mulvey and Hannah Gipe each had four aces…Senior Hannah Thompson collected 18 digs, while sophomore Aleah Heyworth and junior Allison Shuey each had four kills…Kacey Smith, Maelynne Patey and TaylorBeeler each had a kill, while Mackenzie Islip had a kill and two assists.

The Coach Says: "We came out a little sluggish in the first set, but dominated the second and third sets, and got to finish the match with all freshman on the floor, so that was pretty cool," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Micah Herron said.
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 8-0 all-time against the Eagles…This was the final matchup between the two teams in conference play, as St. Elizabeth is leaving the NEAC following the 2018-19 academic year…The .282 team hitting percentage was the highest for the team since posting a .314 mark in a 3-0 win over Eastern Mennonite on Oct. 9…Lancaster Bible's nine NEAC wins tie a program record with the 2014 team that went 9-3 in conference play, though this year's team posted a better winning percentage.
 
Misericordia 3, Lancaster Bible 2
15-25, 25-16, 20-25, 25-18, 15-12
 
By the Numbers: Misericordia held a 46-37 edge in kills, while the Chargers had a season-high 18 aces, and the Cougars posted 12 aces…Misericordia also led in team blocks (9-8), and digs (68-65)…Lancaster Bible struggled to hit consistently in its second match of the day, as the team posted negative hitting percentages in sets two and four, while the Chargers were even in the fifth set…Goyak led the Chargers with nine kills and four blocks, while Heyworth posted eight blocks, 11 digs, three aces and three blocks…Sophomore Bekah Roberts added four kills and four blocks, while Bouslog had five kills and three aces…Thompson had a career-best eight aces to go along with 28 digs…Shuey had three kills, 28 assists, six digs and two aces…Beeler posted a career-high five kills and added five digs.
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 0-3 all-time against the Cougars…This was the first matchup between the two schools since the 1994 season…The 18 aces are not only a season-high, but is the 14^th time this season the Chargers have had double-digit aces in a match…The 18 aces are also tied for the sixth-most in a single match in program history, and the most since Lancaster Bible had 19 in a victory over St. Elizabeth on Oct. 4, 2014.

The Coach Says: "We played pretty well in the first set, but they responded in the second set, and we didn't really punch back," Herron said. "We won the third, but didn't do much right in the fourth and fifth sets. Little things can make a big difference, and we didn't do the little things today, and it cost us."

On having the week off prior to the NEAC Playoffs: "We know what we need to do to get ready for next weekend, I look forward to having a good week of practice," Herron said
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible has earned a spot in the NEAC Semifinals, and will play the winner of the NEAC Quarterfinal featuring Keuka and Wells…The Chargers will play in the second semifinal next Saturday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m.