The Lancaster Bible College Men's Volleyball team took on Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Monday night, sweeping the match 3-0 as the Chargers finished the regular season unbeaten in United East play for the fourth straight season, wrapping up the top seed in the playoffs. The Chargers enter postseason play at 15-11 overall and 8-0 in conference while the Cannoneers end the season at 5-14 overall and 2-6 in conference.
 
How it Happened:
The Chargers got off to a 4-0 start in set one with two early kills by Braden Escover (Fr.), then used another four-point run to extend their lead to 10-2. Carson Hoover (Jr.) and Nicholas Marion (Sr.) added kills in the middle of the set, then the Chargers closed with the last 10 straight points in the set as Zeke Clark (Jr.) landed four service aces on the run, racing to a 25-7 opening-set victory.
 
Kevin Bryant (Jr.) tallied three blocks early in set two as the Chargers led 5-1, then the teams traded points throughout the middle of the set as the Chargers and Cannoneers each picked up kills. The Chargers separated with a four-point run including a kill and an ace by Clark to go up 15-9, then three separate three-point runs by LBC delivered them a 25-15 set-two win with kills from Marion and Clark and back-to-back aces by Hoover to close it out.
 
The Chargers raced to another early lead in the third set as Jacob Snyder (So.) picked up two kills and Escover landed an ace en route to a 7-1 start. Pratt responded with a run of four points, but LBC responded with three straight including an ace by Tyler Allen (Fr.) to lead 11-6. The Cannoneers pulled within two after three straight LBC errors, but after two kills by Clark, the Chargers went on a six-point run to boost their lead to 10, then closed out the 25-14 set win and the match sweep to finish off the unbeaten regular season in conference play.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers dominated in every category, out-hitting the Knights in kills 35-14 and holding the Cannoneers without a block or a service ace while adding five blocks and 12 aces
- Zeke Clark led the Chargers with a match-high 10 kills, five service aces, and four digs
- Braden Escover added seven kills and two blocks
- Kevin Bryant had six kills, four blocks, and three digs
- Timothy Fletcher (So.) dished 21 assists with six digs while Tyler Allen had 12 assists
- The Cannoneers were led by Griffin Benkovszky with four kills and four digs
 
Information to Know:
The Chargers improve to 4-0 all-time against Pratt Institute, defeating the Cannoneers each of the last four seasons in conference play. This marks the fourth straight year where the Chargers finished unbeaten in conference play, making it six straight conference seasons with a flawless conference slate and six straight outright regular season titles. Lancaster Bible secures their seventh regular season title all-time, winning the NEAC in 2013, 2018, and 2019, the CSAC in 2023, and the United East from 2204-26. The Chargers have now won their last 28 matches in conference play since rejoining in 2023 and have won their last 51 consecutive conference matches dating back to the 2017 season. Zeke Clark is now tied for 10th-place on the all-time program service aces list as he landed five today, now with 66 career service aces as a junior. Kevin Bryant entered the top-five in program history in assisted blocks tonight, passing Kole Horst ('17-'22) with 152 total assisted blocks as a junior.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers have secured the #1-seed in the United East Championship and will have a bye to the Semifinal round on Wednesday, April 8 when they will host the winner of #5-seed Gallaudet and #4-seed Immaculata in the Horst Athletic Center at a time to be determined.