The Lancaster Bible College Men's Volleyball team hosted their final regular season home match of 2026 on Wednesday night as they took on Gallaudet, earning a 3-0 victory and clinching a First-Round bye in the United East postseason. The Chargers improve to 13-10 overall and 6-0 in conference while the Bison drop to 8-15 overall and 4-3 in conference.
 
**Before the game, LBC Athletics took time to recognize the program's senior for this season in his final regular season home game, #21 Nicholas Marion (Sr.).
 
How it Happened:
The Chargers used an early six-point run to grab the lead in set one as Zeke Clark (Jr.) landed a pair of service aces. Later in the set, Carson Hoover (Jr.) connected on back-to-back kills as LBC led 12-5, then Gallaudet later had a run of three points to cut the lead to five points. The Chargers closed strong on a pair of three-point bursts, ending the set 25-16 on a kill by Clark to take the opening draw and go up 1-0.
 
Braden Escover (Fr.) had two kills and an ace early on in set two as the Chargers jumped out to an 8-2 lead, but the Bison fought back with five of the next seven points to cut it to 10-7. Kevin Bryant (Jr.) then added three kills during the middle of the set to keep the Chargers ahead, then aces by both Hoover and Nicholas Marion to close the second set, ending again on a Clark kill as LBC took the set 25-17.
 
The Chargers got off to a rampant start in set three as they scored 10 points straight, leading 10-1 as Clark landed four consecutive service aces on the run. Timothy Fletcher (So.) picked up a block on the run as well, then landed an ace for a 15-4 LBC lead. Gallaudet powered back with six of the next eight points to cut it to eight, but Marion helped end the run on a solo block to put the Chargers up 17-7. The Bison showed more fight with a 5-1 run in response, but kills and blocks by both Jacob Snyder (So.) and Zion Valentine (Fr.) helped close the door as the Chargers won the set 25-14 and finished off another United East home victory on Senior Night.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers won the kills battle 41-20 and out-served Gallaudet with 12 service aces to the Bison's three, while the Bison led in blocks 8-5 on the night
- Kevin Bryant led the Chargers with a match-high 10 kills on 12 swings and no errors
- Zeke Clark added nine kills and a career-high seven service aces
- Carson Hoover had nine kills and tied the team-high with six digs
- Timothy Fletcher dished 30 assists with six digs while Nicholas Marion had three kills, two blocks, and six digs
- The Bison were led by Tyler Wascher with a team-high seven kills on .500 hitting and three service aces
 
Information to Know:
The Chargers improve to 7-0 all-time against Gallaudet and win their 10th home match of the season, making it their fourth straight season with at least 10 home victories. The Chargers are now 6-0 in United East play this season and have won their last 26 matches in conference play since rejoining in 2023 and have won their last 49 consecutive conference matches dating back to the 2017 season. The Chargers wrapped up a First-Round bye in the United East postseason with their win tonight as they hold the tiebreak over current third-place team Immaculata, securing a Semifinal home game in the Horst Athletic Center on Wednesday, April 8. Carson Hoover moved into 17th-place on the all-time program list in total attacks (TAs) with 934, passing Dan McAllister ('09-'12) on the list. Zeke Clark landed seven service aces in tonight's match, launching him up the all-time aces list with 59 career aces, good for 12th-most in program history. Timothy Fletcher moved into 7th in program history in career assists tonight with 831, passing Garyd Martin ('16-'19) on the list. Nicholas Marion broke a tie with Kurt Maysilles ('18-'20) for 7th all-time in career digs with six tonight, sitting at 516 career digs.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers have a quick turnaround as they travel to Dallas, Pa. tomorrow on Thursday, March 26 to take on Misericordia in non-conference play at 7:00 p.m.