The Lancaster Bible College Women's Volleyball team kicked off LBC's Homecoming weekend slate of games on Friday night, earning a 3-0 sweep of Alvernia for the second time this season. The Chargers improve to 13-4 overall while the Golden Wolves drop to 8-6 overall.
 
How it Happened:
Sophomore Eden Belford began the match with back-to-back kills to give the Chargers an early lead, never relinquishing it in the first set. Senior Leah Helman had a pair of aces in the set, while freshman Madison Reap and sophomore Lea Sareyka landed kills to keep LBC on top. A pair of four-point runs towards the end of the set helped the Chargers close it out 25-18 on a kill by junior Riley Dodrer.
 
The second set was closer near the beginning as the Golden Wolves maintained a one-point lead. The teams traded points for 10 in a row as it remained close, but a four-point run for the Chargers including kills from Dodrer and Reap and an ace from sophomore Madeline Reed got LBC ahead 18-15. The Chargers won seven of the next 11 points to win set two 25-19.
 
The Chargers took control early in the third set with a 12-5 lead behind three kills from Sareyka and a slew of Alvernia errors. Dodrer and Belford had kills down the stretch, then senior Crystal Lenk landed the final blow to close out the Golden Wolves 25-13 for a 3-0 Homecoming sweep.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers won the battle in kills (35-21) and service aces (9-3), while the teams were even at three blocks each
- Eden Belford, Riley Dodrer, and Lea Sareyka all had eight kills to lead the Chargers
- Madeline Reed and Emma Shaeffer had 13 and 12 assists respectively
- Leah Helman finished with a game-high 21 digs
- The Golden Wolves were led by Kayleigh Kehler with six kills and 16 digs
 
From the Coach:
"I thought we competed well and played to our level. It was fun to play at home for Homecoming. I was especially glad that we sided out really well tonight and ran our offense pretty well." ~ Head Coach Julie Brubaker
 
 
Information to Know:
This was the Chargers' second matchup of the season with Alvernia, sweeping both and extending the series lead to 6-4. Lancaster Bible has the most total wins in the United East Conference with 13 as they prepare for conference play. Junior middle hitter Riley Dodrer knocked her 200^th career kill in tonight's match.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers will open up United East play on Tuesday, October 1 as they host Valley Forge in the Horst Athletic Center at 7:00 p.m.