The Lancaster Bible College men's volleyball team traveled to Berea, Ohio to compete in a tri-match with Baldwin Wallace and Geneva (Pa.) on Saturday, February 18^th. The Chargers returned home with two solid wins, extending their win streak to six games as they beat Baldwin Wallace 3-2 and Geneva (Pa.) 3-1. The Chargers now sit at 9-3 overall.
 
Another Five Set Thriller
Baldwin Wallace: 3-2 | 19-25; 12-25; 25-23; 25-23; 17-15
 
The Chargers found themselves down 2-0 early, but managed to regroup and put together a monster comeback to win 3-2. The fifth set was by far the most entertaining as the two teams battled back and forth. Baldwin Wallace managed to take a late 11-13 lead, but resilience was the key for the Chargers, responding with two points of their own including a kill from Elijah Herb. Herb sent two more kills into Baldwin Wallace territory and then senior Hunter Davis capped it off with a kill of his own, completing the comeback 17-15.
 
Key Stats

• The Chargers were edged out in all statistics but blocks for which the Chargers registered 12 to Baldwin Wallace's five blocks.
• Elijah Herb had 18 kills and nine digs.
• Dawson Forney had 17 kills and five blocks.
• Hunter Davis had six kills, eight blocks, and one ace.
• Ben Latham had nine digs as well.

 
Chargers Blow by Golden Tornadoes
Geneva (Pa.), 3-1 | 29-27; 25-17; 17-25; 25-19
 
The Chargers, hot off their big win over Baldwin Wallace, kept the momentum, leading to their second win of the day. Perhaps the most entertaining set of the game was in the first when the Chargers played down for the majority of the game. The Chargers found themselves down late in the first set, but put together another solid 6-0 run to take the lead. After trading several more points and facing a first set lost down 26-27, the Chargers strung together three consecutive points on a kill from DJ Omogrosso, a service ace from Ben Latham, and a kill from Christian Herr to win 29-27 and set the tone for the rest of the match.
 
Key Stats

• The Chargers had 52 kills, six aces, 10 blocks, and 56 digs.
• DJ Omogrosso led the Chargers with 12 kills and four blocks.
• Dawson Forney added 10 kills.
• Hunter Davis had nine kills, one ace, and six blocks.
• Jake Rotelle added three aces and Christian Herr dished out 43 assists.

 
Up Next: The Chargers stay on the road traveling to #15 Marymount (Va.) in Arlington, Va. on Friday, February 24^th.