The Lancaster Bible College Men's Volleyball team hosted local foe Elizabethtown on Wednesday night, pulling out the five-set victory 3-2 in front of the home crowd. The Chargers improve to 6-2 overall while the Blue Jays fall to 4-3 overall.

How it Happened:
Senior Dawson Forney landed the first kill for LBC, then the Chargers later built a five-point lead at 12-7 after a free-ball kill from junior Zach Herb. The Chargers led by as many as nine in the set, but the Blue Jays rallied late in the set to come within just one point. The Chargers, however, secured the final point for a 25-23 opening set win.

The Chargers took control early in set two, powering to a 9-1 lead behind two service aces from junior Jake Rotelle and back-to-back blocks from sophomores Jaiden Flanagan and Jordan Yoder. Lancaster Bible continued to create separation with a solo block by junior Nicholas Marion, finding their largest lead in the set at 16-7. The Blue Jays once again rallied late, but a pair of errors by Elizabethtown wrapped up set two 25-19 to put the Chargers up 2-0 in the match.

Elizabethtown took an early lead in set three 5-2, but the Chargers came back to tie it at five after kills from Flanagan and Yoder. Soon after, LBC scored four straight points, accented by a block from Forney and sophomore Kevin Bryant. The Blue Jays showed lots of life late, launching a seven-point run to take control and win the set 25-20 to force another set. In the fourth set, the Chargers went up 7-5 on a Forney service ace, but Elizabethtown went on another big run with five straight to pull ahead 10-7. The Blue Jays controlled down the stretch, stealing another set from LBC 25-20 and forcing a deciding fifth set in the Horst Athletic Center.

There were three early tied scores in set five before the Blue Jays scored four in a row including two blocks to go up 6-3. After the switch at 8-5, Lancaster Bible fought back to tie the set at 8-8 after a big block from Herb. Elizabethtown took back a two-point lead twice late in the set, but a pair of errors helped LBC bring it to a 13-13 tie. Facing match point, another set of errors propelled the Chargers to their own match point at 15-14, but an E-Town kill tied it back up. After another trade in points, back-to-back attack errors out of bounds lit up the gym and earned the Chargers an 18-16 set win and a 3-2 match victory.

By the Numbers:
- The Chargers led in kills 52-50 and in digs 56-50, while the Blue Jays threw a block party with 16 blocks to the Chargers' seven
- Jordan Yoder registered a double-double with 13 kills and 14 digs to lead the Chargers
- Dawson Forney finished with 10 kills and a career-high 14 digs for a double-double
- Nicholas Marion joined the party with 10 kills and a team-high 15 digs, also a career-high
- Junior Zach Wyant dished 32 assists and added six kills
- The Blue Jays were led by Arun Gopinath with a match-high 18 kills

Information to Know:
The Chargers have yet to lose against Elizabethtown as they improve to 4-0 all-time against the Blue Jays. Dawson Forney is the first Charger to cross 100 kills this season, sitting at 106 through eight matches and was 23rd in the nation in kills per set for NCAA Division III at 3.69 (now 3.42). Zach Wyant entered tonight at 17th in NCAA Division III in assists per set at 9.07 (now 8.63), now with 276 assists through just eight matches.

Up Next:
The Chargers face their first true road test on Saturday, February 1 as they travel to face #1 Southern Virginia at 11:00 a.m.