The Lancaster Bible College Women's Volleyball team traveled to Stevenson, Md. to take on both Elizabethtown and host Stevenson on Saturday afternoon, winning 3-1 over E-Town and dropping a hard-fought match to Stevenson 3-2. The Chargers move to 12-3 overall while the Blue Jays fall to 8-6 overall and the Mustangs improve to 7-4 overall.
 
vs Elizabethtown – 3-1 Win (25-23, 14-25, 25-20, 25-23)
 
How it Happened:
The first set was a back-and-forth battle as the Chargers and Blue Jays as sophomore Lea Sareyka and freshman Madison Reap racked up kills. The Chargers gained a three-point lead late in the set, then a kill from sophomore Eden Belford and a service ace from senior Leah Helman helped LBC win the set 25-20. It was Elizabethtown who took an early lead in the second set as they scored five in a row with two aces to go up 14-4. The Blue Jays continued to dominate the set, winning 25-14 and tying the match at 1-1.
 
With the third set tied up at 7-7, the Chargers rattled off six straight points with kills from Reap and sophomore Jessica Fletcher and a block from Reap and junior Riley Dodrer fueled the run. Belford and Dodrer finished off the set with kills to win it 25-20 and put LBC up 2-1 in the match.
 
Set four was a close battle as aces from Reap and Helman kept pace with the Blue Jays. The two teams alternated points for 16 rallies in a row before Elizabethtown opened up a two-point lead with three in a row. Down 22-20 late, the Chargers fought back with kills from Sareyka and Reap to finish off the set 25-23 and win game one.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers led in kills 57-53 and aces 9-8, while the Blue Jays had more digs 69-63 and outblocked LBC 4-3
- Lea Sareyka and Madison Reap both set career-highs with 17 each, leading the Chargers
- Madeline Reed dished 26 assists and had nine digs
- Leah Helman finished with 24 digs and landed three aces
- The Blue Jays were led by Lucy Stanek with 15 kills

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at Stevenson – 3-2 Loss (26-24, 10-25, 12-25, 25-22, 13-15)
 
How it Happened:
Stevenson got off to a thundering start, scoring nine straight points to open up a big lead. The Chargers, however, put together two three-point runs and then four in a row to tie the set at 12-12 behind a flurry of aces from three different players. The Mustangs went on another run to claim a 20-17 lead, but Leah Helman had back-to-back aces and senior Sheyenne King knocked two kills to even it up at 22-all. With the set in extra points, the Chargers scored the final three points and won set one 26-24.
 
The next two sets did not go the Chargers' way, with Stevenson running away with both sets 25-10 and 25-12. LBC regrouped in the fourth set, starting slow but scoring four in a row to cut Stevenson's lead to two. A 6-1 run in the middle of the set featured three kills from Lea Sareyka, then Ashlynn Fisher landed an ace to help LBC pull ahead 18-16. After some jostling back and forth, the Chargers claimed set four 25-22 and forced a deciding fifth set.
 
Set five started off tied 4-4, but Lancaster Bible got four straight points to flip the court at 8-4. Stevenson did not go away, tying the game at 10-10 and again at 12-12. It was the Mustangs that prevailed, rallying late with three straight kills to hold on in five and end the Chargers' five-game winning streak.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Mustangs led the Chargers in every category, with blocking being key as they led LBC 6-1
- Lea Sareyka led the Chargers with 12 kills, while Madison Reap added 11
- Leah Helman had 23 digs and three aces
- Madeline Reed and Emma Shaeffer had 20 and 15 assists respectively
- The Mustangs were led by Kylie DesLauriers, who put up a monster 15-kill/22-dig game
 
From the Coach:
"I am so proud of the team finishing a long stretch of matches in the last week. We competed so well and played with resilience and mental toughness against strong teams." ~ Head Coach Julie Brubaker
 
Information to Know:
This was the Chargers' first-ever win over Elizabethtown, having lost the previous 15 matches but prevailing today over the Blue Jays. Meanwhile, Stevenson is now 19-1 over the Chargers all-time, winning 13 in a row over LBC dating back to 2004. The Chargers' win over E-Town made it a second 5-game winning streak of the season, and 12 wins before October is their most since 2018 when they entered October 11-5. Additionally, the all three of the Chargers' losses thus far in 2024 have been five-set affairs. Senior Sheyenne King reached 200 career kills against Stevenson. Senior libero Leah Helman now has 307 digs this season, the highest mark in the United East Conference so far this year and putting her on pace to set a season career-high in digs.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers return to the Horst Athletic Center on Tuesday, September 24 as they face a tough test in cross-town opponent Franklin & Marshall at 7:00 p.m.