The Lancaster Bible College men's volleyball team posted another impressive victory on Wednesday, as the Chargers toppled 12th ranked Arcadia, 3-0 in Glenside, Pa. The 25-23, 25-18, 25-19 win brings the Chargers back to the .500 mark at 2-2, while the Knights dropped to 4-3 overall.
 
How it Happened: Arcadia, freshly ranked in the AVCA Top 15 Poll, was gifted several points by the Chargers early in the opening set, as the Knights won five of six points, with four of the five points coming on Lancaster Bible miscues. The Chargers eventually settled down, and took four straight points midway through the set, and grabbed a 12-10 lead on a kill from Benjamin Herb. Arcadia responded with four points of its own, but again the Chargers hung tough, and won the next three points, with the final point coming on a block assist by Nate Miller and Daniel Kreider.
 
The Chargers won four more points later in the set, as Kole Horst slammed home a kill, followed by back-to-back kills from Miller, and then an Arcadia error, as the Chargers took control of the set, 21-18. The Knights made the end of the first set interesting, winning three straight points late, to make it 24-23 in favor of Lancaster Bible, but Miller put the set away with another kill, and gave the Chargers a 25-23 victory.
 
After exchanging points to open the second set, Lancaster Bible won eight of 11 points to grab a 17-12 advantage, as Herb and Miller ended the run with back-to-back kills. The Knights again made things interesting at the end of the set, and trailed just 21-18, but the Chargers won the final four points of the set, and took it 25-18, as Herb closed it out with an ace.
 
Arcadia hung tough and led the third set, 16-13, but Lancaster Bible's firepower, combined with errors by the Knights, helped the Chargers win six straight points and take a 19-16 lead on a kill from Miller. The Chargers led, 22-19 late in the set, and again won the final points of the set, as a kill from Kreider gave the visitors a 25-19 set three victory, and the match.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible had 42 kill and just 12 errors on 77 attempts for a .390 hitting percentage, while the Knights had 27 kills and 14 errors on 74 attempts for a .176 hitting percentage…The Chargers led 31-20 in digs, and the Knights held a 5-3 edge in aces, while both teams had four team blocks…Miller led the way with 14 kills and two blocks, while Herb had 10 kills, two aces and four digs…Kreider had eight kills and no errors on 10 attempts, while Horst had six kills, two blocks and four digs…Kaleb Ansell finished with 33 assists, and Zeke Hallman chipped in with two kills and two blocks…Kurt Maysilles led the Chargers with 11 digs.
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible improves to 4-0 all-time against Arcadia…The Chargers defeated the Knights, 3-0 in Lancaster last season…The 42 kills on Wednesday were a season-high for the Chargers…Wednesday was also the second time this season the Chargers have hit over .350 percent.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible hosts its first matches of the season on Saturday, as the Chargers host Penn St. Altoona at 2 p.m., and then battle Marymount at 6 p.m…Penn St. Altoona will take on Marymount at 4 p.m.