The Lancaster Bible College Women's Volleyball team hosted a home tri-match on Saturday as they took down Cairn in United East play 3-1 and defeated Hood College in a sweep to secure two wins on the day and extend their winning streak to seven games. The Chargers improve to 13-9 overall and 8-1 in the United East while the Highlanders drop to 13-8 overall and 5-3 in the United East and the Blazers move to 3-19 overall and 2-4 in the MAC Commonwealth.
vs Cairn:
3-1 WIN (23-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-15)
How it Happened:
Madison Reap (Jr.) landed an early service ace as the Chargers took a 3-1 lead, but the Highlanders surged ahead from there as they went on a five-point run to take a 7-4 lead.
Hannah Helmer (Fr.) landed a kill in response to start a three-point burst to tie the score, but another four in a row from Cairn gave them the lead back. Helmer had another kill to get LBC back within one, but another four-point run from the Highlanders put them up five points. The Chargers began to fight back from there, winning five of six points including a kill and a block by
Chloe Belford (Sr.), then a kill and a service ace by
Lea Sareyka (Sr.) helped tie the set back up at 20-20. A kill and a block by Helmer helped LBC take a 23-21 lead, but the Highlanders closed with the final four points to take set one 25-23.
The Chargers took a 3-0 lead in set two before extending the lead to 6-2 on an ace by Sareyka, but Cairn landed four straight including a block. The lead then swung back and forth for a few points before the Chargers scored three in a row, then the teams traded eight straight volleys before a kill by
Jessica Fletcher (Sr.) started another three-point spurt for the Chargers as they led 18-13. Two service aces by
Maggie Kwiatkowski (Jr.) helped fuel a run of five points late in the set for the Chargers, closing out the set 25-16 on a kill by Sareyka to even up the match at 1-1.
(At 21-15 in the second set, Madeline Reed (Sr.) recorded her 2,000th career assist!)
Cairn seized momentum early in set three as they led 8-3, then a kill and an ace by Sareyka quickly cut it to a three-point deficit. The teams then traded the next seven points before a kill by
Chloe Belford made it a 12-10 set, but the Highlanders won four of the next five points for a five-point lead at 16-11. Helmer had a kill to cap a run of three for the Chargers right after, then LBC found a big swing at five straight points as Fletcher had two kills to put the Chargers ahead 19-17.
Eden Belford (Sr.) had a block and a kill and Sareyka had two kills as LBC won four straight to pull away, securing the third set 25-21 to claim the advantage in the match.
Fletcher got set four started with a kill, then a series of Highlander errors led the Chargers to a five-point run as their early lead stretched to 8-2. Cairn chipped away to make it a three-point gap, but an ace and a kill by
Maggie Kwiatkowski helped get the lead back to six. The Chargers then scored another five straight points with
Tessa Kwiatkowski (Sr.) landing two aces and Sareyka knocking two kills, then two more aces by Sareyka extended the lead to 21-10. Cairn earned five of the next seven points, but a pair of errors by Cairn helped seal the deal at 25-15 in set four and clinch the Chargers' seventh straight conference victory as they took a 3-1 win.
By the Numbers:
Team Stats
- Kills: Cairn 39,
Lancaster Bible 55
- Digs: Cairn 62,
Lancaster Bible 65
- Blocks: Cairn 3,
Lancaster Bible 8
- Aces: Cairn 8,
Lancaster Bible 10
Key Performances
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Lea Sareyka: 19 Kills (match-high), .474 attack % (season-high), 5 Aces (match-high)
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Jessica Fletcher: 13 Kills, .423 attack %, 4 Blocks
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Tessa Kwiatkowski: 23 Assists, 5 Digs
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Madison Reap: 22 Digs (match-high)
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Samantha Hey (So.): 4 Kills, 6 Blocks (match-high)
- Marah Lehman (CAI): 15 Kills, 8 Digs, 3 Aces
- Bella Manthe (CAI): 28 Assists (match-high), 5 Kills, 8 Digs
vs Hood College:
3-0 WIN (25-11, 25-10, 25-14)
How it Happened:
The Chargers took control early as they exploded for nine straight points, seeing multiple kills from
Eden Belford and
Lea Sareyka for a 9-1 LBC lead. A service ace by
Lyndsie Bomgardner (Fr.) made the lead 13-4, then a five-point run from the Chargers increased the lead to 18-5 as
Madeline Reed landed a pair of service aces. A block by
Eden Belford and
Samantha Hey ended another three-point run for LBC, then a kill by Sareyka ended the set as the Chargers won 25-11.
Tessa Kwiatkowski lit up the back line to start set two with three straight service aces, then several Blazer errors led to a 7-1 start for the Chargers. Hood worked back to get within three points, but the Chargers took off as they scored eight straight points with two kills by Sareyka and two aces by
Madison Reap, taking a dominant 19-7 lead. Lancaster Bible closed with six of the final seven points, with
Chloe Belford landing the final kill to win set two 25-10 for LBC.
Hood College surged to start set three with the first four points, but the Chargers immediately snuffed out that flame with eight points in a row as a response, using three Sareyka kills and two Reap aces to power the run. Another quick run of four points got LBC's lead to 12-5 as
Kaitlyn Weitzel (Jr.) landed a service ace, then Fletcher added two kills as the lead extended to 16-6. The Blazers got a three-point run going, but LBC had three right back, but Fletcher and
Eden Belford got three right back. The Chargers road several Blazer errors down the stretch to a 25-14 set win, clinching a straight-set victory and a Saturday sweep.
By the Numbers:
Team Stats
- Kills: Hood College 18,
Lancaster Bible 34
- Digs: Hood College 33,
Lancaster Bible 44
- Blocks: Hood College 2,
Lancaster Bible 7
- Aces: Hood College 4,
Lancaster Bible 14
Key Performances
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Lea Sareyka: 11 Kills, .400 attack %, 3 Blocks
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Eden Belford: 7 Kills, 3 Blocks
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Madeline Reed: 16 Assists (match-high), 7 Digs, 2 Aces
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Madison Reap: 13 Digs, 5 Aces (match-high)
- Maria Ricketts (HOOD): 9 Assists, 6 Digs, 3 Aces
- Cam Madden (HOOD): 6 Kills, 7 Digs
Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 15-24 all-time against Cairn with 13 straight wins against the Highlanders and are now 10-4 against Hood College with six straight wins against the Blazers. The Chargers extend their winning streak to seven consecutive games, their longest of the season and most in a row since October 2-25 of 2025.
Madeline Reed hit a huge career milestone today with her 2,000th career assist, becoming just the third player in program history to reach the 2K mark and joining Hannah (Metzler) Derr (2012-15) and Allison Shuey (2016-19) in the 2,000-assist club.
Tessa Kwiatkowski became the 25th player in program history to reach 100 career service aces, landing five today to move to 101 career aces.
Eden Belford moved into 11th-Place in program history in career kills, passing both Lauren (Donato) Daniels (2011-12) and Myranda Kemrer (2014-17) with 657 career kills.
Up Next:
The Chargers will head on the road to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, October 28 for their final United East match of the season against Gallaudet at 7:00 p.m.
