The Lancaster Bible College Women's Volleyball team rolled to a 3-0 sweep of Bryn Athyn on the road Tuesday night, allowing just 29 points across three sets of play. The Chargers improve to 20-6 overall and 7-1 in the United East, while the Lions drop to 4-17 overall and 2-7 in United East play.
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How it Happened:
The Chargers rolled early as a slew of Bryn Athyn errors led to a 10-2 advantage. Kills from sophomore
Eden Belford and freshman
Madison Reap extended the lead, with Reap landing a pair of service aces in the set. Senior
Leah Helman closed out the set with a service ace to win it 25-8.
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Set two was closer as the Lions held the lead in the early portion of the set. The Chargers took control with a 7-1 run spurred by a kill and two service aces from sophomore
Madeline Reed, with junior
Riley Dodrer adding two kills to the mix to give LBC control of the set. Reap added another kill and an ace and Belford closed out set two 25-17 with a kill to go up 2-0 in the match.
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It was smooth sailing through set three for Lancaster Bible as they started with a 9-0 lead with two kills from Belford and a kill and a block from sophomore
Lea Sareyka. The Chargers put together 15 consecutive points to shut down the Lions, cruising to a 25-4 set win and a conference sweep of Bryn Athyn on the road.
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By the Numbers:
- The Chargers held the advantage in every statistical category, most notably in kills 22-7 and in service aces 11-2
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Eden Belford had a game-high nine kills for the Chargers
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Madeline Reed had 16 assists and 12 digs, and
Leah Helman finished with 16 digs and three aces
- The Lions were led by Sabrina Brock with four kills
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Information to Know:
The Chargers improve to 12-2 all-time against Bryn Athyn and have won nine straight games against the Lions. Lancaster Bible recorded their 20th win of the season, marking just their second 20-win season in program history and their first since 2018. Senior libero
Leah Helman now sits just seven digs away from setting the program record for most career digs, currently with 1,777 over her four years as a Charger.
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Up Next:
The Chargers play their final road game of the regular season on Thursday, October 31 as they travel to face Cairn at 7:00 p.m.
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