The Lancaster Bible College men's volleyball team defeated Kean for the first time in program history on Tuesday night, downing the Cougars, 3-0 at Horst Athletic Center. The Chargers move to 8-2 this season with the 26-24, 25-19, 25-9 victory, while Kean dropped to 1-6 overall.
 
How it Happened: Lancaster Bible strung together six straight points early in the first set to grab an 11-8 lead, but Kean battled back to tie the set at 15-15, and then took a 17-16 lead three points later. The teams went back-and-forth from that point, and Lancaster Bible earned a 24-23 set point thanks to a kill from Kyran Flahive. Kean fought off the set point thanks to a service error by the Chargers, but a kill from Kole Horst, followed by an ace by Horst, gave the opening set to the home team.
 
Lancaster Bible jumped out to a 9-5 lead in the second frame thanks to back-to-back kills from Jacob Faust and a Kean error. Reuben Kemrer's lone kill of the night was a nice one that gave the Chargers an 18-14 lead later in the set, and though Kean cut the deficit to 22-19 late in the set, Lancaster Bible won the final three points of the set, and took the second frame from the Cougars.
 
The final set belonged to the Chargers, as two long scoring runs highlighted the frame. Lancaster Bible won 10 of 12 points early in the set, and then eight straight later in the set for a 22-6 lead, as a block assist from Zeke Hallman and Benjamin Herb capped the run. Hallman ended the match a few points later, as Lancaster Bible won, 25-9.
 
Statistically Speaking: Lancaster Bible had 40 kills and just eight errors on 67 attempts for a .478 hitting percentage, while Kean had 28 kills and 18 errors on 66 attempts for a .152 hitting percentage…The Chargers led in aces, 6-5, and blocks, 6-2…Kyran Flahive led the Chargers with 11 kills, and also added two aces, and a block…Kole Horst had nine kills, three aces, and two blocks…Benjamin Herb chipped in with seven kills, four digs, and two blocks, while Jacob Faust had five kills and two blocks…Nate Miller played his first match of the season and had three kills, while Reuben Kemrer had 34 assists and five digs...Jared Ray had 12 kills to lead the Cougars.
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 1-6 all-time against Kean…The Chargers lost to the Cougars, 3-0 last season in Union, N.J…Lancaster Bible is 1-1 at Horst Athletic Center this season…The Chargers are 9-1 in first sets this season…The eight errors are the second time this season the Chargers have had single-digit errors in a match…The .478 attack percentage is the second-best mark of the year for the Chargers, and the fourth time this season Lancaster Bible has posted a hitting percentage above .340.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible opens North Eastern Athletic Conference play on Saturday, as the Chargers host SUNY Potsdam at 10 a.m. and Wilson at 2 p.m…The Bears and Phoenix will play at noon.