The Lancaster Bible College Women's Volleyball team traveled to Carlisle, Pa. for a road matchup with Dickinson, falling in five sets in a tightly contested match. The Chargers fall to 5-8 overall while the Red Devils improve to 9-4 overall.
 
How it Happened:
Dickinson got out to a lead in set one as they led 5-1, keeping the Chargers at bay early. The Chargers went on a four-point run in the middle of the set with kills from juniors Eden Belford and Jessica Fletcher, coming within one point. The Red Devils responded with five straight points, but the Chargers fought to stay in it. Down three, Lancaster Bible rattled off three in a row capped by a service ace from junior Madeline Reed, tying the set at 22-22. The Chargers scored the final three points of the set with a kill and an ace by junior Lea Sareyka to steal the first set 25-23.
 
The Chargers grabbed the lead in set two as Belford and Fletcher both landed aces for a 7-3 lead. The middle of the set was dominated by Dickinson as they put together a 10-point scoring run to surge ahead 16-9. The Chargers chipped away at that lead as Belford had two kills and an ace, then Reed had another ace to bring the score within one, but Dickinson was able to hold on and close the set 25-21. Set three was close throughout as neither team led by more than three points, but Dickinson held the early advantage. Belford bookended a four-point run with kills for the Chargers to take a 17-16 lead, but the Red Devils pulled back ahead by three points late. Lancaster Bible pulled ahead 24-23 to force set point, but Dickinson came back with three in a row to win the set 26-24 and take the lead in the match.
 
The Red Devils led early in the fourth set as they got three aces in a row to drop. It wasn't until late in the set where the Chargers got even, tying the set at 17-all and again at 20-all after two kills by Belford. Sophomore Maggie Kwiatkowski came through in a big way for LBC as she landed three straight aces, helping put the set out of reach as senior Riley Dodrer shut the door with a kill to win 25-23 and force a decisive fifth set.
 
Belford had a kill and sophomore Candace Fox landed an ace as the score was tied at two in set five, but it was all Dickinson from there as they rattled off nine consecutive points to take a huge 11-2 lead. The Chargers only managed three more points as the Red Devils secured a 15-5 set win and closed out LBC after five sets in Carlisle.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers knocked a season-high 56 kills but were outhit by Dickinson with 68 kills
- Both Eden Belford and Jessica Fletcher led the Chargers with 16 kills
- Madeline Reed dished a career-high 48 assists and added 13 digs
- Lea Sareyka tied a season-high with 14 kills
- Senior Madison Timberlake had a team-high 19 digs
- The Red Devils were led by Mallie Thomas with a match-high 28 kills and 12 digs
 
Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 2-4 all-time against Dickinson and have lost the last three games against the Red Devils, all being road contests. This was the Chargers' first five-set match of the season after playing eight total five-setters in 2024. Eden Belford and Jessica Fletcher both set season-highs in kills with 16 apiece. In addition, Fletcher reached 500 career kills in tonight's match, becoming the 16th player in program history to reach the milestone and joining teammate Lea Sareyka in that club. Madeline Reed recorded her first career 40-assist match and sits at fifth place all-time in total assists with 1,452 total assists. Madison Timberlake moved into the top-20 in program history in total digs with 625, currently tied for 19th with Kim Provenzano (2001-04).
 
Up Next:
The Chargers return home on Saturday, September 27 as they host Penn St. Berks in the United East Conference opener for Homecoming weekend starting at 10:00 a.m.