The Lancaster Bible College women's volleyball team saw its six-match winning streak come to an end on Saturday, but the Chargers rebounded in their second match to earn a split of two North Eastern Athletic Conference matches at Horst Athletic Center. The Chargers lost to Keuka, 3-1 in the morning match, but earned a 3-0 sweep over Wells in the early afternoon, to improve to 13-6 overall and 6-1 in NEAC play.

Keuka 3, Lancaster Bible 1
25-23, 31-29, 24-26, 25-14

Match Recap: The Chargers struggled all match long, part their own doing, and part because Keuka could seemingly do nothing wrong. The Chargers won five straight points late in the first set, to take a 23-22 lead, but a Keuka kill and ace, followed by a Lancaster Bible error gave the first set to the Wolves, 25-23.

In a replay of the first set, the Chargers led 24-20 in set two, but Keuka won four straight points to extend the set, and then fought off two set points, eventually earning a 31-29 victory. The Chargers hung tough as well in the second set, fighting off three set points, before finally falling to the Wolves.

The Chargers played better in the third set, and though they gave up another late lead, were able to take the set on a kill from Hannah Gipe, followed by a block by Bekah Roberts. 

The fourth set belonged to the Wolves, as they jumped out a 12-3 lead and never looked back, winning 25-14.

By the Numbers: Keuka had 55 kills, while the Chargers had just 34...The Wolves led in digs, 61-44, and both teams had 11 aces...Roberts had eight kills to lead the Chargers, while Courtney Goyak, Ashtyn Bouslog, Aleah Heyworth and Gipe each had five kills...Junior Allison Shuey had two kills, 26 assists, two aces and seven digs.

Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 3-7 all-time against Keuka...The 11 aces marked the ninth time this season the Chargers have had double-digit aces.

Lancaster Bible 3, Wells 0
25-19, 25-18, 25-21

Match Recap: Lancaster Bible put the loss behind themselves quickly, jumping out to a 10-4 lead in the first set against the Express. Wells would fight back to take a 14-13 lead, but the Chargers showed resiliency, and won six of the next seven points to grab a 19-15 lead on a kill from Gipe. Lancaster Bible then won four of the final five points and took the set on an ace from senior Hannah Thompson.

The Chargers led 10-4 for the second straight set, but this time held the lead the whole way through, taking the set on a kill from Goyak. 

The third set was tight in the early going, but Lancaster Bible won 10 of 11 points midway through the set, and took a 17-8 lead on back-to-back kills from Heyworth. Wells made it a bit interesting at the end, but Roberts slammed the final kill home, and gave the Chargers a 25-21 set three victory.

By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible had 41 kills, while Wells had 24...The Chargers led, 28-21 in digs, and had seven aces, while the Express had just two...Bouslog led the Chargers with 11 kills, and added eight digs...Roberts, Heyworth and Gipe each had seven kills, while Goyak had six kills and three blocks...Shuey finished with 32 assists, two kills, three blocks and four digs.

Information Hodge Podge: The Chargers are now 5-2 all-time against Wells...Lancaster Bible is 5-1 at home this season...The 3-0 sweep was the seventh of the season for the Chargers...Lancaster Bible has four players with 120+ kills this season, as Gipe (146), Goyak (140), Heyworth (130) and Bouslog (121) have all eclipsed the number...Lancaster Bible has 112.5 blocks this season, while opponents have just 84.

The Coach Says: "One of the things we tried to focus on today was the fact that yesterday's home runs don't win today's games," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Micah Herron said. "We had a hard time producing against Keuka, they game-planned well, and we couldn't seem to get out of our own way to an extent and respond. I thought we bounced back, and controlled the match as a whole against Wells, and got a much needed win against a very talented Wells squad."

Up Next: Lancaster Bible travels to Harrisonburg, Va. on Tuesday night to face Eastern Mennonite at 7 p.m.