Messiah 3, Lancaster Bible 0
(17-25, 18-25, 23-25)

LBC Starters
Faith Helman, Cassidy King, Leah Helman, Chloe King, Kate Stoltzfus, Morgan Fenstermacher & Libero Suzanna Rouse

Messiah Staters
Dahlman, Miller, Seibert, Rashford, Liebriedis, Barnhart & Feight

How It Happened
The Lancaster Bible College Women's Volleyball fell on the road in a nonconference matchup with Messiah University by a score of 3-0 on Friday, October 1.

The Chargers and Falcons traded the serve early in the game with Messiah jumping out to an 8-5 advantage. The Chargers would get their offense rolling when Kate Stoltzfus and Cassidy King smashed kills, sparking a 5-0 run. The Falcons would have an answer, ripping off six straight points to retake an 18-15 lead. Messiah would hold on to take the set 25-17.

Messiah would start the second set on a 7-1 run. Trailing 12-4, Faith Hammond smashed a kill to spark the offense. Capitalizing on four hitting errors, the Chargers would use a 7-0 run to pull back within a single point. Messiah would regroup and grow the lead back to six points in route to the victory in the set.

LBC jumped out to an early lead in the third set, using a kill by Hammond to take a 4-1 lead. Messiah would battle back to the lead 9-8. Stoltzfus slammed down a kill to tie the game at nine and then she delivered a pair of service aces giving LBC a 12-9 lead. The Chargers held the lead late into the set, but Messiah closed the set on a 5-1 run to win the third set and secure the victory.

Inside The Numbers
- Kate Stoltzfus led the Chargers recording a double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs
- Cassidy King posted nine kills and nine digs
- Faith Helman piled up 26 assists
- Suzanna Rouse led the Chargers defense with 10 digs
- Messiah was led by Chayney Barnhart who had 10 kills
Who's Next
It's a quick turnaround for the Women's Volleyball team, as they return home for a tri-match with Widener and Grove City on Saturday, October 2 starting at 11:00 a.m.
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