The Lancaster Bible College men's volleyball team rallied to win one match on Saturday and cruised through another, as the 11^th ranked Chargers completed a perfect two-day trip in New York and improved to 19-4 overall this season and 5-0 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play.
 
The Chargers trailed Wells, 2-0, before winning the final three sets for a 3-2 victory, as Lancaster Bible won, 20-25, 16-25, 25-22, 25-17, 15-12. Lancaster Bible then took down John Jay, 3-0, winning 25-18, 25-13, 25-12.
 
Lancaster Bible 3, Wells 2
How it Happened: Lancaster Bible raced out to a 7-4 lead, as junior Nate Miller capped the run with an ace, but Wells won three straight points midway through the set to take a 12-11 advantage. Lancaster re-took the lead, 13-12, but Wells won five of the next six points for a 17-14 advantage after an ace from Robert Patzer. The Chargers battled, but Wells wouldn't give up the lead, and won the set, 25-20 on a kill from Patzer.
 
Wells kept the momentum going in the second set, and led 11-5 after a kill from Justin Williams. After a Lancaster Bible point, Wells won five straight points, and took a 16-6 advantage, and eventually won the set, 25-17.
 
The teams exchanged points to open the third set, and the Chargers grabbed a 13-12 lead on a kill from Kole Horst midway through the set. The teams continued to go back-and-forth, but after Wells tied the set, 18-18, Lancaster Bible won four straight points, as the Chargers took advantage of two Wells' errors, followed by an ace from Kyran Flahive, and a kill from Horst. The Express closed their deficit to 24-22, but Zeke Hallman's kill gave the Chargers the set, and kept the visitors alive.
 
It was Lancaster Bible's turn to ride the momentum of a set win early in the fourth frame, as the Chargers won eight of the first nine points of the fourth set, as Kaleb Ansell's ace capped the run. The Chargers and Express began to exchange points midway through the set, and Lancaster Bible led 22-16 late in the frame, and won three of the final four points to tie the match at 2-2.
 
In the fifth and final set, Lancaster Bible won four of five points to take a 6-3 lead, as Miller had a kill and an ace, while Horst added two kills during the run. Wells cut the Chargers' lead to 12-10 later in the set, but back-to-back kills from Miller and Hallman put the Chargers on the brink of a win, which they did two points later on a kill from Horst.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible had 62 kills and 31 errors on 130 attempts for a .238 hitting percentage, while the Express had 54 kills and 23 errors on 130 attempts for a .238 attack percentage…The Chargers also led in blocks, 10-8, and digs, 46-30…Miller led all players with 22 kills, and also added eight digs…Horst had 17 kills, 10 digs and two blocks…Hallman added nine kills and five blocks, while Daniel Kreider had seven kills and four blocks…Ansell posted 56 assists, nine digs and four blocks…Benjamin Herb had four kills, while Flahive had two kills and three digs…Caden O'Loughlin had a team-high 17 kills for the Express.
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 7-7 all-time against Wells…Saturday marked the first five-set match of the season for the Chargers…Lancaster Bible was 2-0 in five-set matches last season…The Chargers are now 13-13 all-time in five-set matches…The 56 assists are season-high for Ansell.
 
Lancaster Bible 3, John Jay 0
How it Happened: Lancaster Bible jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the opening set, as Flahive ended the scoring run with a kill. The Bloodhounds tied the set at 7-7, and eventually led, 14-13, but the Chargers won five of the next six points for a 19-15 lead, and then closed out the set with another five points on six tries, and won the first set on an error by John Jay.
 
Lancaster Bible led 13-6 midway through the second set, as Hunter Davis and Benjamin Herb combined for a block, and Herb closed out the set with two straight aces a few points later.
 
With the third set tied 2-2, Lancaster Bible won nine straight points, as senior Joshua Rotz served throughout the run. Caleb Roberts had two kills during the stretch, while the Chargers also took advantage of four errors from John Jay. Lancaster Bible cruised from there, and Colin McCabe closed out the match with a kill and the Chargers had their weekend sweep.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible had 31 kills and 12 errors on 57 attempts for a .333 hitting percentage, while John Jay had 19 kills and 25 errors on 64 attempts for a -.094 attack percentage…Lancaster Bible held a 7-6 edge in blocks, and a 17-11 advantage in digs…Flahive had six kills and an ace, while Miller posted six kills and two blocks…Hallman added three kills and three blocks, while Reuben Kemrer had two kills, nine assists and three digs…Jacob Faust posted four kills and a block, while McCabe had three kills…Anthony Francois had a team-best six kills for the Bloodhounds.
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 4-0 all-time against John Jay…Lancaster Bible is now 4-2 in neutral site contests, and 11-3 in all matches away from Horst Athletic Center…The .333 attacking percentage for the Chargers was their best since a .484 output against Eastern Mennonite on Feb. 23.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible is off until next Friday, when the Chargers will once again play Keuka and Wells, as the Wolves and Express head south to Lancaster, Pa…The Chargers will battle Keuka on Friday night at 7 p.m., and then take on Wells on Saturday at 3 p.m.