The Lancaster Bible College Women's Volleyball team traveled to Chambersburg, Pa. for a United East contest with Wilson, earning a 3-0 sweep and notching their spot in the United East Playoffs. The Chargers improve to 12-9 overall and 7-1 in conference while the Phoenix drop to 0-19 overall and 0-6 in conference.
 
How it Happened:
Junior Lea Sareyka got the Chargers started with two kills in the first set, then Wilson scored the next three to take the lead 3-2. Senior Riley Dodrer landed a kill to tie the score at five, then three straight service aces from Sareyka propelled the Chargers into the lead at 8-5. It was all Lancaster Bible from there as they had a five-point run ended with a block by freshman Ashby Brummer and then a four-point burst as well, ending the set with four of the final five points with a 25-13 set win.
 
The Chargers won the first three points of set two with a kill by Jessica Fletcher, then ran the lead up to 7-1 early after back-to-back service aces from sophomore Maggie Kwiatkowski. The Chargers dominated the set as they had two separate runs of eight points with kills from Dodrer, sophomore Madison Reap, and junior Chloe Belford throughout the long runs as LBC cruised to a 25-6 set win.
 
Set three began with the Chargers gaining a 7-3 lead highlighted by a block from Dodrer and Fletcher and a kill and an ace by Sareyka. The Chargers then broke out their longest run of the match with 11 straight points to secure the advantage as a slew of Phoenix errors and three straight aces from junior Chloe Stenberg helped the Chargers pile on. The final seven points of the set all went to Lancaster Bible as they took the set 25-6 and secured another conference sweep.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers dominated every category, landing 14 service aces and six blocks while holding the Phoenix to just 10 kills and one block
- Lea Sareyka led the Chargers with seven kills and five service aces
- Junior Madeline Reed had match-highs of 16 assists and nine digs while adding two blocks
- Riley Dodrer and senior Jessica Hendricks each had multiple blocks
- Four Charger players recorded multiple service aces on the day
- The Phoenix were led by Abby Moreland and Allyson Garcelon with three kills each

Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 9-0 all-time against Wilson with this being their first matchup since the 2022 season. LBC Women's Volleyball has locked up their spot in the United East postseason beginning Wednesday, November 5 as they seek to make another run at the conference title after falling in the championship game last season. Lea Sareyka moved up the all-time kills list today as she now has 657 career kills, the 9th-most in program history as she passes both Lauren (Donato) Daniels (2011-12) and Myranda Kemrer (2014-17) in the program ranks. Sareyka also moves into 16th all-time in service aces with 122, passing Heather Flora (1996-98) and Theresa Hicks (1995-98) on the list. Senior Madison Timberlake advance two spots on the all-time digs list for the Chargers today as she sits at 724 on her career, passing Rachel Olson (2011, '13) and Lauren (Donato) Daniels in the ranks. In addition, Jessica Fletcher now has 555 career kills, moving her into 14th in program history as she passes Aleah Heyworth (2017-19). Finally, Riley Dodrer has entered the top-10 in program history in total blocks with 138, passing Lauren (Miller) Robertson for the 10th-most blocks as a Charger.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers are back in the Horst Athletic Center on Wednesday, October 22 as they play host to Gwynedd Mercy at 7:00 p.m. in non-conference play.