The Lancaster Bible College men's volleyball team ran its winning streak to seven matches on Friday afternoon, as the Chargers swept a doubleheader from NAIA Cornerstone (Mich.). The victories propel the Chargers to 9-3 this season, as they won, 3-0 in both matches.
 
Lancaster Bible 3, Cornerstone 0
25-14, 25-17, 25-21
How it Happened: Lancaster Bible raced out to a 9-2 lead in the opening set, as Elijah Herb had two kills. The Chargers eventually built a 19-8 lead on an ace from Herb, and Kole Horst extended the lead to 22-9, before Caleb Roberts secured the first set with a kill.
 
Cornerstone took a quick 4-1 lead to open the second set, but Lancaster Bible responded with five straight points, as Horst had two kills. Lancaster Bible took six of seven points midway through the frame, and opened a 13-9 advantage after a Golden Eagles error. The Chargers continued to build their lead, and won the set on an ace from Zac Keating.
 
The teams exchanged points to begin the third set, but Lancaster Bible took five of six points, and led 10-7 after a kill from Roberts and a Cornerstone error. The Chargers won four of five points late in the frame, as Konrad Martin had two kills and an ace. The Golden Eagles made a late charge in the set, but Lancaster Bible fended it off, and Martin sealed the victory with a kill.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible had 41 kills and 17 errors on 90 attempts for a .267 hitting percentage, while Cornerstone had 20 kills and 14 errors on 68 attempts for a .088 attack percentage…Lancaster Bible led, 7-0 in aces, while Cornerstone held a 5-3 edge in blocks…Kyran Flahive led the Chargers with 10 kills and three digs, while Hunter Davis had nine kills…Horst also had nine kills, and added two aces and four digs…Martin finished with three kills and two digs, while Reuben Kemrer had 37 assists and three digs…Zac Keating chipped in with an ace and three digs...Cade Meza had five kills to lead the Golden Eagles.
 
News & Notes: This was the first-ever matchup between the two schools…Cornerstone is coached by Lancaster Bible alum Alex Bahn ('14)…Lancaster Bible posted 40 or more kills for the fourth time this season.
 
Lancaster Bible 3, Cornerstone 0
25-14, 25-11, 25-23
How it Happened: Lancaster Bible began the first set the way it did during the first match, as the Chargers opened up an early lead and led, 6-1 after an ace from Herb. Lancaster Bible won six of seven points midway through the set as well, and took a 14-5 lead after a kill from Roberts and a Cornerstone error. The Chargers closed out the set with a kill from Herb and took a 1-0 lead.
 
Lancaster Bible earned four straight points early in the second set as well, and led 9-4 after an ace from Flahive and a kill from Horst. Lancaster Bible pulled away even further later in the set, as the Chargers rattled off 12 straight points for a 22-8 advantage. Flahive, Herb, and Horst each had two kills during the run, while Kemrer added an ace. Kevin Koch ended the set with a kill, as the Chargers took a 2-0 lead.
 
Lancaster Bible led 13-6 midway through the third set after two Cornerstone errors sandwiched around another kill from Koch, but Cornerstone made things interesting down the stretch, and trailed just 21-20 after a kill from David Rodriguez. After a service error by the Golden Eagles, Roberts and Flahive combined for a block, and Flahive put another "W" in the win column for the Chargers with a kill to end the match.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible had 46 kills and 14 errors on 91 attempts for a .352 hitting percentage…Cornerstone had 22 kills and 10 errors on 88 attempts for a .136 attack percentage…Lancaster Bible held a 45-26 advantage in digs, and also led 5-2 in aces…Flahive had 10 kills and nine digs to go with two aces and two blocks to lead the Chargers…Horst and Herb each had eight kills, while Herb also added two aces…Hunter Davis had seven kills, while Kemrer added 41 assists and eight digs…Koch had five kills, while Roberts finished with four…Meza had six kills to lead Cornerstone.
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 2-0 all-time against Cornerstone…The Chargers are 7-0 at home this season…Lancaster Bible is ranked 13^th in the latest AVCA Division III Top 15 Poll…The Chargers have been dominant in the second sets of matches this season, outscoring opponents, 279-210…Flahive became the first Lancaster Bible player to 100 kills this season, as he reached the number with the final kill of the second match...Lancaster Bible has had at least one seven-match winning streak in each of the past five seasons.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible is back in action on Friday, March 12 in Lynchburg, Va., as the Chargers play an exhibition match against Liberty University's club men's volleyball team.