The Lancaster Bible College men's volleyball team traveled just up the road to Elizabethtown, Pa. for a tri-match with Elizabethtown and Arcadia on Saturday, March 18. The Chargers ended up splitting the day, beating Elizabethtown 3-1 then losing to Arcadia in a 2-3 thriller. Following the split, the Chargers move to 13-9 overall and stay 2-0 in CSAC play.
 
Elizabethtown, 3-1 Win
 
How It Happened: The Chargers took a two-set advantage, beating the Blue Jays 25-21 and 26-24. Falling in the third set, the Chargers bounced back to finish the win with a close 25-23 win on an ace from freshman Jake Rotelle.
 
By the Numbers: The Chargers tallied 54 kills compared to the Blue Jays' 34 kills… the Chargers edged out the Jays in aces 5-4… the Chargers dished out 47 assists and had 41 digs… Elijah Herb had a game-high 20 kills… Rotelle added 15 kills, one ace, and one block… Hunter Davis had two aces and two blocks… Tyler Martin added two aces… Tanner Shertzer had a game-high 14 digs and Ben Latham added nine digs of his own… Christian Herr dished out 42 assists.
 
Arcadia, 2-3 Loss
 
How It Happened: Like the first game, the Chargers went up two sets, but fell to the Knights in the last three sets by a combined eleven points. The Chargers lost a close fifth set, falling 13-15.
 
By the Numbers: The Chargers had 53 kills to the Knights' 60… the Chargers added two assists and nine blocks but were edged out in all categories besides digs which they won 44-39… Herb had a team-high 18 kills and added three blocks… Rotelle added fifteen kills… Forney had nine kills and four blocks… Hunter Davis had a team-high six blocks… Shertzer had 16 digs and Christian Herr dished out 40 assists and had nine digs.  
 
Up Next: The Chargers return to the Horst Athletic Center to take on CSAC foe Cairn on Wednesday, March 22 at 5:00 p.m. then to finish out the night they play #3 Juniata at 7:30 p.m.