The Lancaster Bible College Women's Volleyball team hosted their first tri-match of the season on Saturday afternoon, sweeping Keystone 3-0 in conference play and dropping a thrilling five-set match to RIT in non-conference play. The Chargers move to 19-6 overall and 6-1 in conference play, while the Giants drop to 17-6 overall and 5-3 in the United East and the Tigers improve to 16-10 overall and 3-3 in the Liberty League.
 
vs Keystone – 3-0 Win (25-17, 25-17, 25-7)
 
How it Happened:
The first set was all Chargers as they rushed to a 10-0 lead, highlighted by four kills from sophomore Lea Sareyka. Keystone crawled their way back into the set, using a late four-point run to cut the lead to seven, but the Chargers closed it out 25-17 to take the lead in the match.
 
The two teams battled early in the set with seven total ties. Lancaster Bible used a five-point run accented by a service ace from sophomore Madeline Reed to take the lead 12-7, then the Giants responded with three in a row with a big block to pull back within two. The Chargers won the last five points of the set to close out 25-17 and go up 2-0.
 
Set three was dominated by the Chargers, winning the set 25-7 with three different streaks of four points or more. Reed and senior Leah Helman both landed service aces in the set and freshman Madison Reap and junior Riley Dodrer each knocked multiple kills in the set. The Chargers closed the set on a nine-point scoring run with kills from Dodrer and Sareyka sealing the deal and locking up LBC's spot in the United East postseason.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers led in kills 41-24 and dominated in service aces 8-2
- Lea Sareyka had a game-high 13 kills and sophomore Eden Belford had 12 kills
- Madeline Reed dished 23 assists and had nine digs
- Leah Helman finished with a game-high 24 digs and landed two aces
- The Giants were led by Sofia Green with a team-high five kills

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vs RIT – 3-2 Loss (18-25, 25-23, 25-11, 21-25, 12-15)
 
How it Happened:
The Tigers took control early with a 5-0 start behind a pair of service aces, but the Chargers cut the lead to 8-6 after back-to-back kills from Lea Sareyka. The teams traded points in the middle of the set before RIT launched a 6-1 run to take control of the set and finish it off 25-18.
 
The Chargers took a 9-5 lead in the second set after six straight points with two kills and a block from sophomore Jessica Fletcher. The Tigers fought to keep the score close for the remainder of the set, forcing eight ties and landing three service aces. The Chargers put together four straight points behind some great serving from freshman Candace Fox, then closed out set two on a kill from Eden Belford to win 25-23 and tie the match at one set apiece.
 
LBC dominated set three with two different five-point runs and four total aces in the set. Sareyka and Belford scattered kills in the set, then a block from Fletcher and Fox sealed the set 25-11 to put the Chargers up two sets to one. RIT responded by controlling most of the fourth set, overcoming an early four-point deficit despite kills from Fletcher, Fox, Sareyka, and Madison Reap. The Tigers fought to win set four 25-21 and force a deciding fifth set.
 
It was all Tigers early in set five, taking a commanding 11-3 lead and forcing two Chargers timeouts. With their backs against the wall, LBC rallied with six straight points to pull within one point at 11-10 with kills from Reap and Riley Dodrer and a nifty dig-kill from Leah Helman. RIT, however, held on to take the set 15-12 and win an exciting match over the Chargers in five sets.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers led in kills 58-51 and edged out RIT in aces 11-10, while the Tigers threw a block party with 11 total blocks to the Chargers' six
- Lea Sareyka tied her career-high with 17 kills for the Chargers
- Leah Helman had 22 digs and three aces, while Madison Reap had 12 kills and a team-high four aces
- Madeline Reed and Emma Shaeffer had 25 and 18 assists respectively
- Sophomore Madison Timberlake had 11 digs
- The Tigers were led by Macie Jolliffe, posting a double-double with 17 kills and 16 digs
 
From the Coach:
"I loved how our team came out strong today against Keystone. We showed great fight and played well. I know the outcome wasn't what we wanted in the second match but they played well against a pretty good team. Our goal is to finish next week strong and carry some momentum into the playoffs." ~ Head Coach Julie Brubaker
 
Information to Know:
The Chargers improve to 4-0 against Keystone all-time and faced RIT for the first time in program history. Lancaster Bible is heading to the United East Playoffs for the third straight year, and is one of five teams so far to lock up their spot in the conference. Senior libero Leah Helman rapidly approaches the all-time program digs record as she added 45 total digs across both games today, putting her just 22 digs shy of the record with 1,761 career digs. Sophomore Madeline Reed reached 1,000 career assists against Keystone, making her the seventh player in program history to pass the 1K-assist milestone and moving her into 6^th all-time with 1,026 career assists in just her second season. Sophomore Eden Belford recorded her 200^th career kill against Keystone and sophomore Lea Sareyka surpassed 400 career points. Sareyka also surpassed 1,000 total attacks for her career, joining teammate Jessica Fletcher as the only active players to have over 1K attacks.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers hit the road on Tuesday, October 29 as they travel to Bryn Athyn for a conference matchup at 7:00 p.m.