The Lancaster Bible College men's volleyball team got back into the win column on Thursday night, as the Chargers defeated Cairn, 3-0 in Langhorne, Pa. The Chargers improved to 11-3 overall this season thanks to winning, 25-12, 25-11, 25-21. The Highlanders dropped to 2-9 overall this season with the loss.
 
How it Happened: After the teams traded points to open the first set, Lancaster Bible won five of six points to open up an 8-4 lead. Junior Kole Horst had three kills during the run, and Lancaster Bible eventually built a 14-5 lead after winning six straight points midway through the set. Junior Nate Miller had two aces late in the set to give the Chargers a 22-9 advantage, and the visitors closed out the first set a few points later on a service error by the Highlanders.
 
Lancaster Bible rattled off six straight points early in the second set, as Kyran Flahive hammered home two kills, and Caleb Roberts added a kill as well. Lancaster Bible led 13-6 later in the set, and then won eight of nine points to grab a 21-7 lead. Miller had five kills over the first six points of the run, while Hunter Davis added a solo block sandwiched in the middle. Roberts and Miller connected for back-to-back kills to end the set, as the Chargers took a 2-0 lead.
 
The Chargers again jumped out to an early lead in the third set, as the Chargers raced out to a 7-2 advantage thanks to Jacob Faust who had a kill and block in the early part of the set. Cairn battled back, and won seven of eight points later in the set for a 10-9 lead. Lancaster Bible then took advantage of several Highlanders' errors and led 13-11 midway through the frame. Lancaster Bible held a slim 20-19 lead late in the set, but a kill from Roberts between two Cairn errors increased the lead to 23-19, and the Chargers closed out the match on a Highlanders' service error three points later.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible had 35 kills and 13 errors on 81 attempts for a .272 hitting percentage, while Cairn had 14 kills and 22 errors on 85 attempts for a -.094 attack percentage…The Chargers held a 7-3 edge in aces, and a 44-32 advantage in digs…Horst led all players with 11 kills, while Miller had 10 kills and two aces…Flahive added four kills, while Roberts had three…Reuben Kemrer had 13 assists and five digs, while Joshua Hess had team-best seven digs.
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 4-22 all-time against Cairn…After losing the first 22 matches in the all-time series against the Highlanders, the Chargers have now won four straight…All 11 of Lancaster Bible's victories this season have come by a score of 3-0…The Chargers are 4-0 in true road matches this season, and 6-2 in all matches away from Horst Athletic Center…Lancaster Bible's 44 digs on Thursday night are a season-high.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible returns to action on Saturday, when the Chargers travel to Harrisonburg, Va. to face Mount St. Joseph and Eastern Mennonite.