The Lancaster Bible's Women's Volleyball squad faced off against Hood and Lebanon Valley in a doubleheader on Saturday. The Chargers defeated the Blazers 3-1 and lost to the Flying Dutchmen 1-3. After splitting, Lancaster Bible's record moves to 7-5 overall. Hood's record drops to 4-9 overall, and Lebanon Valley goes to 7-4 overall.
 
vs. Hood – Win, 3-1 (25-23, 18-25, 25-24, 25-18)
 
How It Happened: The Chargers came out roaring to a quick 7-2 lead capped off by a Jessica Fletcher kill. Leah Helman and Faith Hammond kept things rolling, getting two straight service aces each to extend Lancaster Bible's lead to 14-7. The Blazers brought it back to within one late in the first set, but Chloe King closed out the first set with a kill, bringing the Chargers a tight 25-23 win. In the second set, the teams started tied at five, but a quick five points unanswered by Hood brought them an early lead. King had two kills in a row to close the gap to 9-13, but the Blazers kept rolling, going up 19-10 on Lancaster Bible. However, a Hammond kill sparked a 6-1 run for the Chargers bringing it back to 17-22. Unfortunately, Hood closed out the second set, winning 25-18.
 
Lancaster Bible came out to a 10-6 lead in the third set after two kills and an ace from Chloe King. Hammond added a kill and two aces of her own as the Chargers pulled away 15-8. The Chargers continued to roll and came out of the third set with a convincing 25-14 victory. Early in the fourth set, the Chargers trailed by just two, but the Blazers put their foot on the pedal and led 13-6 after a dominant run. Hammond got a kill that sparked a 5-1 run by the Chargers, bringing it back to a three-point game. Lancaster Bible put together seven points unanswered, getting an 18-16 lead at a crucial point in the match. Chloe King put up four kills in the final five points for the Chargers, and the team won the fourth and final set 25-18.
 
By the Numbers:
- Chloe King led the Chargers with 17 kills, 10 digs, and two aces
- Jessica Fletcher and Morgan Fenstermacher had 11 kills each
- Madeline Reed added an impressive 36 assists and 10 digs
- Hood was led by MacKenzi Wright's 12 kills and 19 digs
 
Information to Know: This is the eleventh meeting between the two squads, and after picking up a win, the Chargers hold the reins all-time with seven wins against the Blazers' four. This also marks Lancaster Bible's third straight win against Hood. After posting a season-high in kills, Chloe King surpassed 100 kills in her senior campaign, currently at 101. Freshman Madeline Reed doubled her career-high in assists, putting up 36 against Hood. Leah Helman also surpassed 100 career aces and 900 career digs. vs. Lebanon Valley – Loss, 1-3 (25-22, 24-26, 20-25, 19-25)
 
How It Happened: The teams started in a tightly contested first set tied up at eight early on. After being tied again at 12, Lebanon Valley scored four straight going up 16-12. A block by Faith Hammond and Jessica Hendricks started a comeback by the Chargers as the team was able to take the lead back at 20-19. Two late Chloe King kills finished off the first set for Lancaster Bible coming away with a 25-22 win. The Chargers started down 6-0 in the second set, but Hammond got two kills to help the team cut the deficit in half. Lancaster Bible climbed back to just a one-point deficit following a pair of aces from King. Both teams rallied back and forth, and Madeline Reed had a crucial kill to tie it up at 22. Unfortunately, the Flying Dutchmen closed it out, winning the third set 26-24.
 
The Chargers started down 4-0 immediately in the third set, but the team quickly answered with four of their own. The Flying Dutchmen, however, continued to pull away to eventually reach an 18-12 lead over Lancaster Bible. Faith Hammond had two kills and an ace in an effort that brought the Chargers back to a game tied at 20. Lebanon Valley closed the third set on a 5-0 run to win 25-20. The teams started out in a close battle in the fourth set tied 6-6, but Lebanon Valley jumped out to a 5-0 run shortly after. The Chargers fought back behind kills from King and Jessica Hendricks, but the Flying Dutchmen continued to pull away to an 18-8 lead. However, the Chargers would not go down without a fight as they answered with a 6-1 run behind two aces from Hammond. Despite the late push, Lebanon Valley won the fourth and final set 25-19.
 
By the Numbers:
- Chloe King led the Chargers with 12 kills and 12 digs
- Jessica Fletcher also had 10 kills
- Jessica Hendricks added two kills and posted seven block assists
- The Flying Dutchmen were led by Taylor McInerney's 26 kills
 
Information to Know: Following the loss, Lancaster Bible is now 1-4 all-time against Lebanon Valley. After her second game of the day, Jessica Fletcher surpasses 100 career kills, now holding 106. Following two outstanding matches, Madeline Reed now has 147 career assists, inching closer to 150. Jessica Hendricks also posted a career-high in total blocks with seven.
 
Up Next: After the doubleheader, the Chargers will play Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday, September 27 at 7:00 p.m.