The Lancaster Bible College Men's Volleyball team concluded their regular season on Saturday afternoon, sweeping Bryn Athyn while resting several of their starters. The Chargers improve to 13-13 overall and a perfect 6-0 in conference, earning the top seed in next week's United East Playoffs, while the Lions end their season 12-17 overall and 1-5 in conference play.
 
How it Happened:
The Chargers started set one strong on a 6-1 run, accented by two kills from both Hunter Davis and Carson Hoover. Bryn Athyn won four of the next five points, but Davis had back-to-back service aces to cap off four straight points for LBC, then the Chargers had another run of seven points with kills from Jordan Yoder and Craig Patrick to help steer LBC to a commanding 25-9 set victory.
 
After an early 2-2 tie in the second set, the Chargers won eight of the next ten points with some Lion errors and a Zach Herb service ace to cap off the run. The Chargers then ran away with the set on a 10-point splurge with four kills from Zeke Clark and two aces from Michael Myers, finishing off set two 25-10.
 
The Chargers stayed in the driver's seat with an early seven-point run in the third set, featuring two kills from Jaiden Flanagan. The two teams traded points throughout the middle of the set with Bryn Athyn going on a four-point run to cut the lead to 14-11. LBC gave up just two points in the remainder of the set, closing on a six-point run with three kills from Hoover to round out the 3-0 sweep of the Lions.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers had 44 kills, 10 aces, and nine blocks, while the Lions had just 12 kills, three aces, and two blocks
- The Chargers hit .470 on the game, their second-best hitting day of the season
- Carson Hoover led all players with a career-high 12 kills
- Craig Patrick and Zeke Clark added eight and seven kills respectively
- Elijah Heyworth dished out a career-high 32 assists and Troy Risser notched eight digs
- Senior Michael Myers led all players with a season-high three service aces
- Seven different Chargers recorded at least one block
- The Lions were led by Bryan Choute with three kills and seven digs
 
 
Up Next:
The Chargers have locked up the United East regular season title for the second straight season, running the table with a 6-0 conference record without dropping a single set. They have the #1 seed in next week's United East Playoffs and will host four-seed Saint Elizabeth on Tuesday evening with a time yet to be determined.