The Lancaster Bible College men's volleyball team defeated the Highlanders of Cairn University in a home match on Wednesday, March 22 in three sets. This win improves the Chargers' record to 14-9 overall and a perfect 3-0 in conference games. Meanwhile, Cairn drops to an overall record of 7-8 and suffers a loss in their first game within the conference.
 
How It Happened: The Chargers came out rolling to a 4-1 start in the first set behind a block from the duo of Hunter Davis and Dawson Forney. Lancaster Bible continued to maintain a steady pace as Cairn was able to tie the score three times, but ultimately, they could not take the lead. The first set ended with a kill from Forney, his fourth in the set, and the Chargers won 25-19. The second set started off similarly to the first, and Lancaster Bible came out on a 5-1 run to start the set. Both teams battled it out as the Highlanders would not give up without a fight, but again the Chargers pulled away with a close 25-21 win in the second set.
 
The third set was nothing short of a thriller from the very first service. The teams traded points back and forth until the score reached 7-7. Lancaster Bible tried to pull away with a 7-2 run behind two kills and a service ace from Elijah Herb, but Cairn fought back with a 5-2 run of their own and brought the score back to 14-15. After more traded points, the teams finally faced off at 24-24, and the next team to gain a two-point lead would be crowned champion of the third set. After a few minutes of chaos, the Chargers were able to finish strong behind a late kill from Herb to seal the victory as they won the third and final set 32-30.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible finished with 48 team kills to Cairn's 32… Elijah Herb led the Chargers with 20 kills, his fifth match with 20 or more… Michael Myers put up a career-high in total blocks with five… Christian Herr added 42 assists for Lancaster Bible… Cairn was led by Moses Gamble who had 13 kills.
 
Information to Know: The Chargers are now 7-22 against Cairn all-time, but those seven wins have all come in a row. Lancaster Bible has now established a 3-0 record in CSAC games this season. Elijah Herb has now surpassed 300 kills on the season, and he has 299 following the match against Cairn. Christian Herr is just 3 assists short of reaching 800 as he has earned 797 so far this season.
 
Up Next: The Chargers are going to Brooklyn in their next match on Saturday, March 25, as they face Medgar Evers in a neutral-site match at 1:00 p.m., then square off with Pratt Institute in another conference game at 3:00 p.m.