Lancaster Bible College Athletics

The Lancaster Bible College Women's Volleyball team made the short trip down PA-283 for a non-conference match against Elizabethtown on Thursday night, falling by a score of 3-0. The Chargers drop to 6-9 overall and 3-1 in the United East while the Blue Jays improve to 13-5 overall and 2-0 in the Landmark.
 
How it Happened:
Tessa Kwiatkowski (Sr.) began the first set with a service ace, then a Chargers block tied the set up at 3-3. The Blue Jays built up a lead as they went up by five, but a kill by Jessica Fletcher (Sr.) later on got LBC back within two at 13-11. Elizabethtown retook a five-point advantage before the Chargers got hot, scoring four in a row including a service ace from Madison Reap (Jr.) that tied the set at 19-19. Three straight kills by Lea Sareyka (Sr.) swung the Chargers in front 22-20, but the Blue Jays fought back to fend off a set point and send the set to extras. Fletcher tied it up at 25-all on a kill, but E-Town scored two in a row as they took the opening set 27-25.
 
The Blue Jays took control early in the second set with a 4-1 lead, then extended that lead to 9-3 after a few LBC errors. The Chargers began to chip into the lead with a few points as Sareyka and Eden Belford (Sr.) had kills, but the Blue Jays went on a four-point run to get their lead back up to six points at 18-12. The Chargers made a late push with four straight points as Maggie Kwiatkowski (Jr.) landed an ace and Samantha Hey (So.) had a block, but Elizabethtown closed out the set 25-21 to go up 2-0 in the match.
 
The Chargers took a 3-1 lead in set three as Fletcher and Hannah Helmer (Fr.) had kills, then E-Town had three straight to swing ahead 5-4. After two tied scores, the Blue Jays won four of five points to go up by four. A kill by Belford later on got LBC back within one point, then an ace by Reap and a kill by Sareyka got the Chargers even at 17-17 to narrow the set. Elizabethtown broke out with a four-point run, but the Chargers swung right back with their own four-point run as Helmer and Fletcher had two kills to tie it up at 22 apiece. LBC fought off two match points to force extras, but another close by the Blue Jays helped them win another tight set 26-24 and complete the sweep of Lancaster Bible.
 
By the Numbers:
Team Stats
- Kills: Lancaster Bible 43, Elizabethtown 43
- Digs: Lancaster Bible 69, Elizabethtown 66
- Blocks: Lancaster Bible 5, Elizabethtown 7
- Aces: Lancaster Bible 5, Elizabethtown 5
 
Key Performances
- Lea Sareyka: 12 Kills, 9 Digs
- Jessica Fletcher: 11 Kills
- Tessa Kwiatkowski: 18 Assists, 12 Digs, 5 Aces
- Madison Reap: 21 Digs (match-high), 2 Aces
- Lucy Stanek (EC): 16 Kills (match-high), 11 Digs, 3 Blocks
- Zoey Henning (EC): 19 Assists (match-high), 8 Digs, 1 Ace

Information to Know:
This was the 18th meeting all-time between Lancaster Bible and Elizabethtown, with the Blue Jays improving to 16-2 in the series. Jessica Fletcher moved into 8th-Place in program history in career kills, passing Emily Olson (2013-16) with 745 kills after 11 in tonight's match. Eden Belford crossed 600 career kills tonight and moved into 14th in program history on the all-time list, passing Lauren (Miller) Robertson (2006-09) with 605 total kills after tonight. Belford also recorded her 100th career block with the Chargers, becoming the 19th player in program history to reach the milestone. Tessa Kwiatkowski surpassed 800 career assists tonight as she ranks 9th in program history with 806 total assists.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers have a road United East match on Saturday, October 10 as they take on Cedar Crest at 11:00 a.m. in Allentown, Pa.