The Lancaster Bible College men's volleyball team secured their second win of the season in a 3-1 match over Misericordia University on Tuesday night. The Chargers remain unbeaten at the Horst Athletic Center improving to a 2-1 overall record while the Cougars move to 2-6 overall.
 
How It Happened: It was an exciting night between two evenly matched teams in the Horst Athletic Center. The Chargers jumped out to an early 5-2 lead thanks to opening kills from Elijah Herb and Jake Rotelle. The Cougars responded rapidly, bringing the deficit within one point. After trading a series of points, the Chargers took a demanding 17-12 lead before the Cougars rattled off seven unanswered points, taking a 21-20 lead over the Chargers. Continuing to ride their momentum, the Cougars increased the lead to 24-20. The Chargers weren't going to go down without a fight, putting up five points capped by a freshman Tyler Martin ace to give the Chargers a 25-24 edge. A Cougar kill tied it at 25 all, but an MU service error and service ace from Christian Herr sealed a Chargers comeback and huge first set win.
 
The second set was much of the same story as the teams traded points, putting together run after run. The Chargers again found themselves down 22-24 with the game on the line, but a Rotelle kill and a Hunter Davis ace put the Chargers up 25-24. The Cougars learned from the previous set though, making sure to put the game away and winning 28-26.
 
The third set was tied up until the 17^th point when the Chargers' offensive jets helped them run out to a 21-17 lead behind kills from Herb, Dawson Forney, and Ben Latham. The Cougars managed to score a few more points before another Herb kill secured the third set and gave the Chargers a momentous 2-1 match lead.
 
With momentum on their side, the Chargers put together several offensive spurts that the Cougars would respond to. It wasn't until a kill from DJ Omogrosso started another Charger rally that grew the lead to 16-10 following two kills from Herb. Another Herb kill and a Martin ace moved the score to 18-11. Two kills from Davis and an ace from Herr led to the biggest lead of the night from either team at 21-12. The Chargers finished the fourth set winning 25-17 and completing the 3-1 match win, the Chargers' second win of the season.
 
From the Coach: "I thought the guys are improving! I'm really happy for a couple of the young guys who stepped in and stepped up for us. We're looking forward to continuing to improve as we head to Chicago this weekend to compete in the NCCAA Invitational." – Head Coach Jade Brubaker
 
By the Numbers: The Chargers held the edge in kills 43-37 and digs 45-30… the Chargers also tallied eight aces for the night… Elijah Herb led all players in kills with 19 while Dawson Forney and Hunter Davis added eight and seven kills respectively… Christian Herr dished out 38 assists… the freshman trio of Tyler Martin, Christian Herr, and Ben Latham each had two aces… senior Tanner Shertzer had a game-high 13 digs… DePalma led the Cougars with 15 kills.
 
Information to Know: The Chargers are now 2-0 all-time against Misericordia… their first matchup between the programs was last year on January 21^st when the Chargers stole a five set game from the Cougars.
 
Up Next: The Chargers will travel to the Midwest this weekend to compete in the NCCAA National Invitational in Palos Heights, Illinois. The Chargers begin play on Friday, January 27^th against Maranatha Baptist at 3 p.m. and Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) at 7 p.m.