Elizabethtown 3, Lancaster Bible 0
(25-27, 15-25, 17-25)

Elizabethtown Starters
Yohe, Hanks, Krinock, Miller, Westman, Scaggs & Hepler

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

How It Happened
The Lancaster Bible College women's volleyball team fell to local rival Elizabethtown in straight sets on Tuesday, October 26.
 
The Chargers got off to a strong start in the opening set, taking a 4-2 lead behind a pair of kills from Cassidy King. King would post a game high 15 kills. After the teams traded points, King delivered two more kills helping the Chargers surge ahead by three, 11-8. Later in the set, Faith Helman would cap off a four-point run by perfectly placing a service ace, giving the Chargers a 16-11 lead. The Blue Jays would fight back, retaking a 21-19 lead. LBC fought off a pair of set point opportunities, tying the set at 24 and sending the set into a win by two situation. Elizabethtown would hold on, winning the set 27-25.
 
Elizabethtown would capitalize on the momentum from winning the first, jumping out to an early 7-0 lead in the second set. The Blue Jays' attack was led by Shelly Yohe who had 10 kills. Trailing by 10 points, Faith Hammond and King strung together kills trying to spark a rally. Brittany Martin and Kate Stoltzfus each slammed down a kill, but the Chargers could not rally, dropping the set 25-15.
 
The Blue Jays again jumped out to an early lead in the third set, taking a 7-1 advantage. The Chargers fought back behind a kill from Chloe King and a service ace from Emma Schaeffer. LBC would then go on a 4-0 run capped off by a service ace from Cassidy King, leveling the set at eight. Elizabethtown responded, slowly building a three-point lead later in the set. Sheyenne King helped the Chargers make one last push, pulling LBC within one point before the Blue Jays used a 7-0 run to close the set.
 
Inside The Numbers
- Cassidy King returned to the lineup, leading the offense with 15 kills
- Leah Helman posted 14 assists and nine digs
- Suzanna Rouse anchored LBC's defense, recording 15 digs
- Kate Stoltzfus chipped in defensively with 10 digs
- Elizabethtown was led by Shelly Yohe who had 10 kills
- LBC held a 5-2 edge in service aces
- The Blue Jays won the battle at the net, recording a 46-34 advantage in kills
 
Who's Next
The women's volleyball team will conclude the regular season by hosting United East opponents St. Mary's (Md.) and Wells in a tri-match on Saturday, October 30 starting at 11:00 a.m.

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