The Lancaster Bible College Women's Volleyball team finished their trip to Greenville, S.C. on Saturday afternoon, taking down Regent in four sets and earning a sweep of Toccoa Falls to finish the weekend 3-1. The Chargers improve to 9-2 overall while the Royals drop to 3-5 overall and the Screaming Eagles drop to 4-6 overall.
 
vs Regent – 3-1 Win (23-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-23)
 
How it Happened:
The Chargers came out of the gate hot with the first five points, with Madison Reap landing a service ace and Riley Dodrer a kill. The Royals responded however, launching an eight-point run to take a commanding 12-7 lead. LBC had a four-point run late in the set with kills from Eden Belford, Lea Sareyka, and Reap, but fell 25-23 in the first set. The Chargers turned it around in set two, but a slow start saw Regent get two sets of four points in a row to lead 12-8. A five-point spurt that started and ended with kills from Dodrer gave LBC the lead, then two kills from Reap and a block from Dodrer ended the set 25-22 to tie the match at 1-1.
 
It was the Royals again that grabbed an early lead 8-2 in the third set, landing several kills with a few blocks sprinkled in. It wasn't until the end of the set that the Chargers pulled ahead, using a six-point run to grab a four-point lead behind kills from Reap and an ace from Candace Fox. A pair of errors wrapped up the set 25-20 to put LBC ahead 2-1 in the match.
 
The Chargers fell behind again in set four with Regent leading 10-6, but that lead was chipped at by LBC to tie it at 14. The Chargers and Royals traded points until Eden Belford capped a five-point run with a kill to pull LBC in front, then another kill from Sareyka ended it 25-23 and secured a win for the Chargers.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers led in kills 56-42 while the Royals had more blocks 8-6, with the teams each landing seven aces
- Madison Reap set a new career-high with 16 kills to lead the Chargers, adding 11 digs
- Madeline Reed dished 22 assists and Leah Helman finished with 24 digs
- Sheyenne King earned two blocks at the net
- The Royals were led by Erin Saunders, posting a double-double with 13 kills and 18 digs

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vs Toccoa Falls – 3-0 Win (25-20, 25-22, 25-21)
 
How it Happened:
Two kills from Lea Sareyka helped the Chargers grab an early 8-1 advantage, but the Screaming Eagles powered back to make it a 9-8 game. The teams traded runs back and forth for the rest of the set, but the Chargers stayed on top and won the opening set 25-20.
 
The Screaming Eagles and Chargers traded points in set two until a four-point run helped LBC pull ahead 15-9, ending with a kill from Sareyka. Madison Reap had several kills and a key block late in the set to help take it 25-22 and put the Chargers up 2-0.
 
The Chargers were able to command set three with an early six-point run with two aces from Candace Fox accenting the run. Eden Belford and Jessica Fletcher had kills to keep the momentum, then an ace from Madeline Reed and a kill by Crystal Lenk helped seal the deal 25-21 and give the Chargers their third win of the weekend.
 
By the Numbers:
- Lancaster Bible and Toccoa Falls each finished with the same number of kills, aces, and digs, but the Chargers dominated the net with eight blocks to Tocca Falls' three
- Lea Sareyka tied a career-high with 16 kills for the Chargers
- Lea Sareyka led the team with 11 kills
- Leah Helman finished with eight digs and Madeline Reed had 16 assists
- Madison Reap tallied five kills and two blocks
- The Screaming Eagles were led by Paije Shouse with eight kills and two blocks
 
From the Coach:
"We had a great weekend on the road competing in South Carolina. The team was challenged and pushed to compete and they did well. We are excited to keep building on this past weekend." ~ Head Coach Julie Brubaker
 
Information to Know:
These were the Chargers' first ever matchups with both Regent and Toccoa Falls, winning both games. The Chargers' 9-2 start to the season is their best since 2011 when they started 8-2. Freshman Madison Reap's 16 kills against Regent are a new career-high, as well as her two blocks against Toccoa Falls. Senior Leah Helman surpassed 1,500 career digs in the second game against Toccoa Falls, making her just the fourth player in program history to reach this milestone. Helman has also passed 200 digs on the season just 11 games in with 216 total.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers return to Lancaster on Tuesday, September 17 for a home matchup against Hood College at 7:00 p.m.