The Lancaster Bible College women's volleyball team is set for just its second-ever North Eastern Athletic Conference Semifinal match on Saturday, as the Chargers take on Wells at 2:30 p.m. in Morrisville, N.Y. The Chargers earned the second seed after going 9-2 in NEAC play this season, while Wells is appearing in the semifinals after defeating Keuka, 3-1 on Tuesday night in NEAC Quarterfinals.
 
Team Records
Wells: 17-11, 9-2 NEAC
Lancaster Bible: 20-8, 9-2 NEAC
 
Regular Season Meeting
Oct. 6, 2018: The two teams met in Lancaster as part of a NEAC Saturday, and this match was the second of the day for each team…After suffering its first NEAC loss of the season with a 3-1 loss to Keuka to begin the day, the Chargers stormed past Wells, 3-0 at Horst Athletic Center…Wells, which had defeated Gallaudet to open its Saturday, managed just 24 kills in the 25-19, 25-18, 25-21 loss to the Chargers…Lancaster Bible had 41 kills in the match, and held a 7-2 lead in service aces and a 4-2 edge in blocks…Junior, and NEAC All-Conference Third Team selection, Ashtyn Bouslog had 11 kills and eight digs to pace the Chargers, while junior, and NEAC First Team All-Conference selection, Allison Shuey had 32 assists and three blocks.
 
How They Got Here
Wells: The Express suffered just two losses in conference play, falling to the top two seeds, Morrisville State and Lancaster Bible, during the regular season…After losing to the Chargers on Oct. 6, the Express lost just two of their final nine games of October, and have won six of their past seven matches…Wells took the first two sets over Keuka on Tuesday night in the NEAC Quarterfinals, before dropping the third, but rebounded to win the fourth, 25-19 and advance…Jackie Allen had 12 kills to lead Wells, while Jazzmyne Williams had nine kills and 16 digs.
 
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers secured a bye into the NEAC Semifinals for the first time in program history, going 9-2 in conference play with losses to Morrisville State and Keuka…Like the Express, the Chargers went 7-2 the rest of October following the Oct. 6 matchup…The Chargers have played in the NEAC Semifinals the previous seven seasons of advancing the NEAC Playoffs, but have never advanced past the NEAC Semifinals.
 
Statistically Speaking
Wells: The Express have smashed 1,115 kills this season, and have a team hitting percentage of .187…Wells has 1,470 digs this season, and 173 total team blocks..Jackie Allen leads the way with 266 kills, while Rachel Anderson isn't far behind at 254…Jazzmyne Williams has 235 kills and is second on the team with 285 digs…Wells has 221 aces this season, and three players with 40 or more.
 
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers have 1,008 kills this season, and a team hitting percentage of .151…Lancaster Bible has 1,436 digs, and 179 total blocks...Senior Hannah Gipe paces the team with 217 kills, while fellow senior Courtney Goyak has 200…Shuey does it all with 754 assists, 181 digs and 78 blocks, while Bouslog has 177 kills, 52 aces and 147 digs…Senior Hannah Thompson leads the Chargers in both aces (53) and digs (409)…Lancaster Bible has four players with 30 or more aces, including senior Jenny Mulvey who has 52.
 
Team Notes
Wells: The Express are 10-10 away from home this season, including 8-6 in neutral site contests…The 24 kills against the Chargers on Oct. 6 were a season-low for the Express…The team's .051 hitting percentage that day in Lancaster was also a season-low…Like the Chargers, Wells has never appeared in the NEAC Final.
 
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers are 11-6 in contests away from Horst Athletic Center this season, including 3-3 in neutral site matches…Lancaster Bible is 5-2 all-time against Wells…Lancaster Bible has won 20 of 28 first sets this season, as the Chargers have been able to get off to good starts in 2018…The last time Lancaster Bible was in the NEAC Semifinals was 2012, when the Chargers lost to eventual champion Gallaudet, 3-0…The Chargers are 1-7 all-time in the NEAC Playoffs.
 
Other NEAC Semifinal
Gallaudet vs. Morrisville State, 12 p.m.
 
How to Follow
The match can be watched HERE or you can follow along with live stats HERE