The Lancaster Bible College Women's Volleyball team had another home United East match on Thursday night as they hosted Cairn, getting a 3-1 victory. The Chargers move to 7-9 overall and 2-1 in conference while the Highlanders drop to 11-3 and 2-1 in conference.
 
How it Happened:
The Chargers opened it up early in set one with a seven-point run, featuring a kill and a block by junior Eden Belford along with a service ace from senior Madison Timberlake to put LBC up 9-3. Another three-point run kept the lead after two kills from sophomore Madison Reap, then Reap landed a service ace to put the Chargers up 19-11. Junior Lea Sareyka closed out the set with a service ace to win 25-15.
 
The second set began quite differently as the Highlanders got out to a big 6-0 lead, but the Chargers fought back quick as they pulled within two off a Timberlake ace to end a five-point spurt. Two kills by junior Jessica Fletcher helped tie the set at 10-10, but Cairn maintained the edge as they got back out to a six-point lead. Late in the set, Reap knocked three kills in a row to pull the Chargers back into the set at 23-23, then fended off a set point on a kill by Fletcher. The Chargers took the lead twice for set point, but Cairn strung a kill, ace, and block all in a row to grab a 28-26 set win after extra points.
 
Lancaster Bible seized an 8-1 lead in set three after three aces from Timberlake helped highlight a seven-point early run. Freshman Ashby Brummer got in on the action with a kill to cap a four-point tear for the Chargers, then another run of six points later in the set put it far out of reach at 22-8. The set ended on a kill from senior Riley Dodrer, winning it 25-10.
 
Like the third set, LBC began with an 8-1 advantage with kills from Sareyka, Brummer and Fletcher pushing the deficit. The Chargers led by as many as 13 points in the set as they rolled comfortably to a 25-12 set win with the match sealed on a block by Belford for another LBC conference win.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers held a big lead in kills 51-33 and aces 11-2, while the Highlanders narrowly outblocked LBC 6-5
- Madison Reap led the Chargers with 13 kills and added 13 digs
- Jessica Fletcher reached double-figures with 11 kills
- Madison Timberlake had 24 digs and a career-high six service aces
- Sophomore Kaitlyn Weitzel had 16 assists and 11 digs
- The Highlanders were led by Marah Lehman with 10 kills on a team-high 50 attacks

Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 14-24 all-time against Cairn and have won 11 straight games against the Highlanders since 2014. Madison Timberlake has back-to-back 20-dig games as she had 24 tonight and a career-high 29 against Penn St. Harrisburg on Tuesday night. Timberlake also jumps up two spots on the all-time digs list for LBC Women's Volleyball with 693, now sitting at 15th in program history. Junior Madeline Reed became the fourth all-time leading assister in program history tonight as she now has 1,546 career assists, passing Faith Helman (2019-22) in the program ranks.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers start a long road stretch on Saturday, October 4 as they travel to Penn St. Brandywine for a conference match at 11:00 a.m.