Lancaster Bible College Athletics

The Lancaster Bible College Women's Volleyball team hosted Penn St. Brandywine on Saturday morning for a United East Conference match, earning a 3-0 victory for their fourth straight win. The Chargers improve to 10-9 overall and 6-1 in the United East while the Lions drop to 10-8 overall and 4-3 in the United East.
 
How it Happened:
The teams traded points on the first six exchanges before the Chargers pulled ahead to an 8-6 lead. Two kills by Lea Sareyka (Sr.) extended the lead to 11-8, then the Chargers had kills on four of five points to lead 15-10. The Chargers pulled away late with a five-point run powered by two service aces from Madison Reap (Jr.), then the final three points of the set went to LBC as they took the opening set 25-15.
 
Eden Belford (Sr.) had a solo block as the Chargers took a 3-1 lead in set two, then Lancaster Bible went on a big run of eight straight points with three straight service aces by Tessa Kwiatkowski (Sr.) leading LBC to an 11-3 advantage. The Lions won six of the next seven, but the Chargers answered right back with five points in a row, bookended by a kill and a block by Hannah Helmer (Fr.). Seven of the final eight points went the Chargers' way with Eden Belford landing the final kill to end set two 25-12 for the Chargers.
 
It was another 3-1 lead for the Chargers in set three with Sareyka landing two early kills, then a kill and a block by Jessica Fletcher (Sr.) got the lead to 7-4. Later in the set, the Chargers earned five straight points with another Kwiatkowski ace and kills by Helmer and Belford, but the Lions swung back with four in a row to get back within two. Penn St. Brandywine then surged for five straight to take the lead 18-17, then the score was tied up on five straight exchanges as the teams got into a tight contest. Kwiatkowski had an ace to reach match point, then Sareyka landed the final blow with a kill to secure the 25-23 set win and another conference victory for the Chargers.
 
By the Numbers:
Team Stats
- Kills: Penn St. Brandywine 27, Lancaster Bible 47
- Digs: Penn St. Brandywine 46, Lancaster Bible 59
- Blocks: Penn St. Brandywine 0, Lancaster Bible 7
- Aces: Penn St. Brandywine 3, Lancaster Bible 10
 
Key Performances
- Lea Sareyka: 13 Kills, .370 attack %, 6 Digs
- Tessa Kwiatkowski: 24 Assists (season-high), 5 Aces (T-career-high), 8 Digs
- Hannah Helmer: 8 Kills, 3 Blocks
- Madison Reap: 19 Digs, 3 Aces
- Lara Zima (PSW): 6 Kills, 11 Assists, 6 Digs
- Emma O'Reilly (PSW): 6 Kills, 5 Digs

Information to Know:
The Chargers improve to 9-0 all-time against Penn St. Brandywine and have won four straight United East games in sweeping fashion. The Chargers have risen above the .500 mark for the first time this season at 10-9 overall and have their longest winning streak of the season so far at four games. Lea Sareyka became the third player in program history to surpass 900 career kills in today's match, joining Lauren Heliger (2009-12) and Katie Coomber (2011-14) as she now has 911 total kills. Sareyka also moved into 4th all-time in program history in total attacks with 2,784, breaking a tie with Hannah Gipe (2015-18). Eden Belford moved into 11th-Place in total attacks with 1,899 overall, passing Aleah Heyworth (2017-19) on the all-time list. Madison Reap advanced into 13th-Place in program history in service aces with 134, passing Hannah (Metzler) Derr (2012-15), Kim Provenzano (2001-04), and Joanna Butala (2012-14) in the all-time ranks.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers are on the road for their next match, traveling to take on Penn St. Abington in United East play on Tuesday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m.