The Lancaster Bible College men's volleyball team had an impressive Wednesday night, as the No. 12 Chargers took both matches of a doubleheader from No. 13 Kean. Lancaster Bible won the opener, 3-1, and then battled back from two sets down in the second match to complete a 3-2 comeback victory. The Chargers are now 4-3 overall, while the Cougars are 0-2.
 
MATCH 1
Lancaster Bible 3, Kean 1
25-16, 25-21, 20-25, 25-14
 
Match Recap: Lancaster Bible took an early lead in the first set, 8-3, but Kean battled back and cut the Chargers' lead to 13-11 midway through the set. The Chargers won the next six points however, and took a 19-11 lead on a service ace from Kyran Flahive.
 
Lancaster Bible eventually took the opening set on a Kean service error, and carried that into the second set, earning an early 11-5 lead thanks to an ace from Hunter Davis. The Cougars once again battled back, and eventually took a 16-15 lead, but the Chargers hung tough, and eventually grabbed the second set, 25-21 after an error by Kean.
 
Kean didn't quit, and outplayed the Chargers in the third set, taking it 25-20, but Lancaster Bible regained its form in the fourth set, and raced out to an 11-2 lead. Lancaster Bible led the rest of the set, and clinched the match on a kill from Zac Keating.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible had 38 kills and 16 errors on 102 attempts for a .216 hitting percentage, while the Cougars had 35 kills and 26 errors on 116 attempts for a .078 attack percentage…Lancaster Bible held an 11-4 advantage in blocks, though the Cougars led the Chargers, 10-7 in aces…Flahive led the Chargers with 12 kills and added four aces and three blocks, while Elijah Herb had 10 kills and three blocks…Hunter Davis added six kills and six blocks, while Reuben Kemrer had 29 assists and 13 digs…Tanner Shertzer added 12 digs as well…Jared Ray had 20 kills to lead Kean.
 
MATCH 2
Lancaster Bible 3, Kean 2
21-25, 23-25, 26-24, 25-21, 15-5
 
Match Recap: Lancaster Bible led, 20-19 late in the opening set, but Kean won six of the final seven points of the stanza and took the opener, 25-21. The Cougars pulled the same trick in the second set as well, and took three of the final four points of the frame for a 25-23 victory, as Seth Russell's ace gave Kean a 2-0 lead.
 
Kean led 5-1 early in the third set, but the Chargers slowly got back into the match, and the score was once again tight for the majority of the set. Kean had a match point at 24-23 after a kill from Russell, but a kill from Kole Horst tied the set at 24-24, and back-to-back kills from Herb gave the frame to the Chargers, 26-24.
 
The fourth set appeared to be going Lancaster Bible's way as well, as the Chargers led, 12-6, but six straight points off solid serving from Alex Overhoff tied the frame at 12-12. Lancaster Bible regained its footing, and a kill from Flahive gave the Chargers some breathing room at 21-18. Kean responded with two points, but after a big block assist from Caleb Roberts and Flahive to make it 22-20, Flahive ended it a few points later with a thunderous kill that gave the Chargers a 25-21 set victory.

The fifth set belonged to Lancaster Bible, as the Chargers won the first seven points, and never looked back. With the Chargers leading 14-5, Roberts blasted one more kill and secured Lancaster Bible's five-set victory.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible had 49 kills and 24 errors on 141 attempts for a .177 hitting percentage, while Kean had 56 kills and 24 errors on 138 attempts for a .232 attack percentage…Kean led in digs, 59-45, but the Chargers held an 8-6 edge in blocks, and a 7-6 advantage in aces…Flahive finished with 16 kills, eight digs, and four blocks…Horst had 11 kills and 11 digs, while Herb added 10 kills and two blocks…Roberts finished with six kills and five blocks, while Hunter Davis also had five kills and three blocks…Kemrer had 41 assists and 15 digs, while Shertzer had eight digs…Jared Ray had 22 kills and 15 digs to lead the Cougars.
 
News & Notes: After losing the first six matches in the all-time series, Lancaster Bible has won three straight against the Cougars, and is now 3-6 all-time against Kean…The Chargers defeated the Cougars, 3-0 last season in Lancaster…This is Lancaster Bible's first five-set victory since March 16, 2019 when the Chargers overcame a 2-0 deficit at Wells…Lancaster Bible is now 14-14 all-time in five-set matches…Lancaster Bible has won six straight matches at Horst Athletic Center dating back to last season.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible returns to the floor on Saturday, as the Chargers host Southern Virginia at 1 p.m…The Knights defeated Lancaster Bible, 3-0 last Friday in Buena Vista, Va…The match can be seen live on the Chargers Sports Network.