Lancaster Bible 3, Clarks Summit 0
(25-9, 25-10, 25-12)

How it Happened: The Lancaster Bible College women's volleyball team extended their winning streak to eight games, taking down the Defenders of Clarks Summit University 3-0 on Tuesday night.

After trading the first few points, the Chargers (12-8, 2-0 United East) jumped out to a big lead with eight straight points powered by a pair of kills from Chloe King. Shortly after, Bethany Pettis landed back-to-back service aces, then Sheyenne King and Morgan Fenstermacher each had kills to extend the LBC lead. The Chargers closed out the first set by a score of 25-9.

Fenstermacher began the second set with a huge kill to give the Chargers the early advantage, then Madison Timberlake connected on a service ace. LBC would win the first nine points of the set, extending that lead further to 19-5 behind a slew of kills from Fenstermacher as well as back-to-back slams from Riley Dodrer. A Faith Helman ace and a Faith Hammond kill would bring the set to a close with a 25-10 win.

As with the first two sets, LBC grabbed an early lead in set number 3, leading 9-4 early. Later in the set, Brittany Martin hit a service ace to make the score 15-10. Clarks Summit (0-19, 0-3 CSAC) made a slight push, cutting the lead to just four points, but the Chargers responded with some solid serving by Emma Shaeffer and a string of kills from Sheyenne King to clinch the match with a 25-12 set victory and 3-0 sweep.

From the Coach: "We played steady and consistent. Our team spirit was unmatched!" – Head Coach Julie Brubaker and Team

By the Numbers
- Morgan Fenstermacher led the Chargers' attack, smashing 13 kills.
- Emma Shaeffer found her teammates for 10 assists.
- Madison Timberlake anchored the defense in her first career start with 12 digs.
- The Chargers held a wide advantage in service aces (9-2) and digs (32-18).

Information to Know: With their 3-0 win tonight over the Defenders, this marks the eighth straight time that Lancaster Bible has beaten Clarks Summit in their long matchup history. The Chargers have now secured the second longest win streak in program history marking eight wins in a row; the record was set back in 1996 at 12 wins.

Up Next: The women's volleyball team will return home for a non-conference matchup with the Golden Wolves of Alvernia University on Thursday, October 13^th at 7:00 p.m.