The Lancaster Bible College men's volleyball team won its fifth straight match on Saturday, as the Chargers swept Cairn, 3-0 at Horst Athletic Center. The No. 14 Chargers improved to 7-3 this season with a 26-24, 25-8, 25-17 victory, while Highlanders dropped to 0-1.
 
How it Happened: The teams went point-for-point in the opening set, as neither team could create much separation. The Chargers took a 13-10 lead midway through the set after two straight Cairn errors, but the Highlanders won the next three points, as the Chargers helped with two errors. A kill from Kyran Flahive and a block from Caleb Roberts gave Lancaster Bible a slim lead at 15-13, but the Highlanders answered right back and took a 19-17 lead after winning six of eight points.
 
Rueben Kemrer answered with a kill for the Chargers, and an ace by Roberts knotted the match at 19-19. Cairn took a 21-19 lead after that, but kills from Hunter Davis and a block assist by Kole Horst and Roberts earned the Chargers a set point at 24-23. Cairn fought off one set point thanks to a kill from Shea Scott, but a kill from Horst, and then a block from Horst gave the set to Lancaster Bible, 26-24.
 
Lancaster Bible was able to create separation quickly in the second set, as Lancaster Bible won eight of nine points early in the frame for an 11-4 lead. After exchanging points, Lancaster Bible used a 9-0 run to put a strangle hold on the set, as Kemrer's serving keyed the run, as he had two aces, and Flahive added three kills. Elijah Herb capped the run to make it 23-7, and another kill from Flahive gave the Chargers a 25-8 victory in the second set.
 
The beginning of the third set looked like the first, but Lancaster Bible won five straight points midway through the frame for an 18-12 lead. A block assist by Davis and Flahive finished off the run, and a blast from Flahive gave the Chargers the set and match a few points later.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible had 44 kills and 24 errors on 87 attempts for a .230 hitting percentage, while the Highlanders had 21 kills and 15 errors on 79 attempts for a .076 attack percentage…Lancaster Bible held a 7-1 advantage in aces, and also led 36-15 in digs…Horst led the Chargers with 13 kills, and also added two blocks…Flahive finished with 12 kills, six digs, and two blocks, while Herb had seven kills and three digs…Kemrer added five kills, 36 assists, two aces, and five digs…Tanner Shertzer led all players with 13 digs, while Roberts had two kills, two aces, and two blocks…Davis had five kills, three blocks, and six digs…Caleb Horning had eight kills to pace the Highlanders.
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 5-22 all-time against Cairn…The Chargers lost 22 straight matches against Cairn to begin the series, but have since won five straight times…Lancaster Bible is 5-0 at home this season after going 4-1 last year…Saturday marked the third time this season Lancaster Bible has had 40 or more kills in a match, but the first time it has done so in three sets.
Up Next: Lancaster Bible will host a doubleheader next Friday, as the Chargers face NAIA Cornerstone University…The matches are set for 11 a.m. and 1 p.m…Cornerstone Head Coach Alex Bahn graduated from Lancaster Bible in 2014, and was NEAC Player of the Year in 2013…Both matches can be seen on the Chargers Sports Network.