The Lancaster Bible College Women's Volleyball team took on Penn St. Harrisburg in their first United East Volt Division game of 2023, winning in straight sets. The Chargers improve to 9-6 on the year and 1-0 in conference play, while the Lions drop to 7-9 overall and 0-1 in the United East.
 
How it Happened: The teams traded points early before senior Faith Hammond landed a service ace and fellow senior Chloe King knocked three kills to open up an 11-7 lead. It was all Chargers from there as they tallied four aces in the first set and Hammond landed the final kill to give LBC a 25-18 set one win.
 
The second set was more of the same from Lancaster Bible as the Chargers went on a massive 14-point run, spearheaded by three aces from Lea Sareyka and some stellar defense from junior libero Leah Helman. The Lions put a four-point run together towards the end of the set, but King closed it out 25-14 to help LBC go up 2-0.
 
The Lions started with three points to lead in the third set, but kills from Hammond, Sareyka and Helman pushed the Chargers back up, not surrendering the lead again. The Lions and Chargers went back and forth in the middle of the set, trading short rallies and both teams spiking it hard. Lancaster Bible scored the last five points of the set, winning 25-15 and closing out their United East opener with a three-set victory.

From the Coach: "Great start to conference play. We enjoyed playing in front of a home crowd and playing well as one unit!" - Head Coach Julie Brubaker
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers dominated in every category, including kills (33-18) and aces (11-4)
- Chloe King led the team with nine kills and tied her season-high with three aces
- Lea Sareyka added five kills and a game-high four service aces
- Leah Helman had 15 digs and Madeline Reed dished 29 assists
- The Lions were led by Hannah DeGregory with nine kills and four digs
 
Information to Know:
The Chargers improve to 8-4 all-time against Penn St. Harrisburg and have won back-to-back matchups over the Lions, winning 3-0 on the last day of the regular season in 2022 to clinch a playoff spot. Lancaster Bible has won two straight conference openers and four straight United East regular season contests. The Chargers have now won seven consecutive home games dating back to last season, tied for the 2nd-longest streak in program history. Junior Leah Helman recorded 15 digs on the night, bringing her within five of 1,000 on her career at 995 after tonight's contest. Senior Chloe King surpassed 500 career digs after recording nine tonight, while Faith Hammond reached 200 career digs with four against the Lions. King has led the Chargers in kills in 10 out of the team's 15 games so far in 2023.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers will host a tri-match on Saturday, October 7 where they will face Penn College in United East play at 12:00 p.m. and Arcadia at 4:00 p.m.