The 2019 Lancaster Bible College women's volleyball season begins Friday, August 30, as the Chargers battle Gettysburg and Elizabethtown at the opening day of the Gettysburg Battlefield Classic. Below is a preview of the upcoming season, and you can also listen to Head Coach Micah Herron discuss the 2019 season on the Horse with No Name Podcast.
 
Head Coach: Micah Herron (2nd Season, 21-9, .700 winning percentage)
Assistant Coaches: Julie Brubaker, Kaitlyn Gochenauer
 
2018 Postseason: Lancaster Bible defeated Wells, 3-2 in the NEAC Semifinals, before falling to top-seeded Morrisville State, 3-0 in the NEAC Final.
 
Returners
Seniors: Mandy Carroll (DS), Martina McCauley (MH), Allison Shuey (S), Ashtyn Bouslog (OH), Courtney Goyak (MH)
Juniors: Suzanna Whiting (DS), Aleah Heyworth (RS), Bekah Roberts (MH)
Sophomore: Maelynne Patey (OH/DS)
 
Newcomers
Junior: Cassidy King (OH)
Sophomores: Rebekah Stone (DS), Rebecca Godshall (DS)
Freshmen: Faith Helman (S/DS), Raylee Feather (OH), Chloe King (OH/MH), Kate Smoker (OH/DS), Emma Thomann (MH)
 
Losses to Graduation
Hannah Gipe (OH/RS), Erin Harkey (DS), Jenny Mulvey (RS), Hannah Thompson (DS)
 
Program Notes
-Lancaster Bible has made the North Eastern Athletic Conference Playoffs every season since joining the conference in 2011
-Lancaster Bible's trip to the NEAC Final last season was the first in program history
-Last season's 21 victories were the most in program history
-Courtney Goyak's 102 blocks were the most by a Lancaster Bible player since the 2002 season
-Allison Shuey enters her senior season with 2,370 assists, the second-most in program history
-Senior Ashtyn Bouslog has connected for 660 kills, the seventh-most in program history
-The Chargers will play nine home matches during the 2019 season
 
3 Questions for 2019
1. Can Lancaster Bible continue to enjoy the Horst Athletic Center advantage?
-The Chargers went 9-1 at home last season, including winning their final five home matches of the season…In those 10 matches, Lancaster Bible won 28 sets, while losing just five
2. Can the Chargers navigate through a tough non-conference schedule?
-Lancaster Bible opens the year at the Gettysburg Battlefield Classic where the Chargers will face Gettysburg, Elizabethtown, McDaniel, and York (Pa.)…The Chargers play Wilkes on Sept. 3, and then Elizabethtown again on Sept. 11…Dates with Moravian and Dickinson will also arrive in the middle of the season, while Franklin & Marshall and Messiah will be two of the final regular season matches for Lancaster Bible
3. Will the newcomers mesh well with the upperclassmen, and if so, how many matches into the season will that take?
-One of the toughest things to do for a coach is to find the best six players who work well together to be on the floor at the same time, but Head Coach Micah Herron believes he and his coaching staff will find multiple groups that can work well together and give the Chargers what they need depending on each match
 
Season Preview Podcast
Head Coach Micah Herron discusses the 2019 season on the Horse with No Name Podcast
 
Season Links
Team Roster
2019 Schedule
2018 Statistics
Program History