The Lancaster Bible College women's volleyball team dropped a pair of matches to end the regular season on Saturday, as the Chargers suffered home losses to Penn St. Harrisburg and Messiah. The 3-1 loss to the Nittany Lions was Lancaster Bible's final North Eastern Athletic Conference match of the season, but due to tie-breakers and the team's 7-4 conference record, the Chargers will be the fourth seed in next week's NEAC Playoffs. Lancaster Bible will host Penn St. Berks on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.
 
The loss to the Falcons wrapped up the regular season, as the Chargers finished the regular season with a 16-15 overall record, and a 7-4 mark in NEAC play.
 
Penn St. Harrisburg 3, Lancaster Bible 1
25-15, 25-15, 22-25, 25-16
 
Quick Recap: Lancaster Bible trailed for much of the opening set, but cut its deficit to 18-15 late in the set…The Nittany Lions regrouped and won the final seven points for a 1-0 lead…Penn St. Harrisburg jumped out to an early lead in the second set, and never looked back, winning the second like they did the first, 25-15…The Chargers overcame an early deficit in the third set to take the third frame, but Penn St. Harrisburg raced out to a 9-0 lead in the fourth set, and won the match in four.
 
Statistically Speaking: Lancaster Bible had 37 kills and 39 errors on 157 attempts for a -.013 hitting percentage…Penn St. Harrisburg had 39 kills and 20 errors on 120 attempts for a .158 hitting percentage…The Chargers had just three blocks, while the Nittany Lions had 11…Penn St. Harrisburg also held a 67-54 edge in digs…The Charger did lead in aces, 7-4…Ashtyn Bouslog had 11 kills to lead the Chargers, while Cassidy King and Kate Smoker each had seven...Smoker and Bouslog each also had a team-best 11 digs.
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible leads the all-time series, 12-3 over Penn St. Harrisburg…This was the first matchup between the two schools since Oct. 24, 2017 when the Nittany Lions defeated the Chargers, 3-1 in Lancaster…This is Penn St. Harrisburg's first season back in the NEAC after competing in the Capital Athletic Conference over the past five years.
 
 
Messiah 3, Lancaster Bible 0
25-8, 25-21, 25-22
 
Quick Recap: Messiah jumped all over the Chargers in the opening set, but Lancaster Bible played well in both the second and third sets, narrowly missing out on set victories…The Chargers led, 20-18 late in the second set, but Messiah won seven of the final eight points for the victory.
 
Statistically Speaking: Lancaster Bible had 24 kills and 25 errors on 121 attempts for a -.008 hitting percentage, while Messiah had 39 kill and 13 errors on 117 attempts for a .222 hitting percentage…Cassidy King had eight kills and eight digs for the Chargers, while Goyak had five kills and two blocks…Allison Shuey had five digs, five assists and two aces in the match, while Bouslog had three kills, five digs and three assists…Suzanna Whiting had a match-high 16 digs.

The Coach Says: "Frustrating way to finish conference play against Penn St. Harrisburg, but I thought we were ready, and came out well, and played with good effort, we just didn't have the execution," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Micah Herron said. "I really liked how we battled against Messiah, and proud of the whole team, especially our seniors. We are looking forward to Tuesday night, and will prepare well in practice on Monday."
 
News & Notes: Messiah leads the all-time series, 10-0…The Falcons defeated the Chargers, 3-1 last season…Lancaster Bible finishes the regular season with a 6-4 record at Horst Athletic Center…Lancaster Bible has hit for a negative hitting percentage in three straight matches, going 0-3 in those matches.
 
Up Next: The Chargers will host their first-ever NEAC playoff match on Tuesday night at 7 p.m., as Lancaster Bible welcomes Penn St. Berks to Horst Athletic Center…The Chargers defeated Penn St. Berks, 3-2 in Reading, Pa. on Sept. 28.