The United East Conference Postseason has arrived as the Lancaster Bible College Men's Volleyball team clinched the #1 overall seed in the tournament and home-court advantage throughout the postseason. The Chargers will begin their three-time conference title defense in the Horst Athletic Center on Wednesday, April 8 at 7:00 p.m. as they host #5-seed Gallaudet for a spot in the United East Championship game on Saturday.
 
Season Recap
The Chargers finished the regular season with a record of 15-11 and an undefeated 8-0 conference finish, clinching their sixth straight regular season conference title and winning a season-high four straight games from March 11-25. Lancaster Bible's biggest wins of the season came at home against (RV) Marymount (Va.) in five sets on January 15 and at home on February 14 to (RV) Randolph-Macon in a three-set sweep, currently ranked #18 in the country. The Chargers also competed at a high level against several of the top teams in NCAA Division III, falling twice to #7 Southern Virginia, at home to current #5 Messiah, and on the road to current #16 Rutgers-Newark. The Chargers have been led by Kevin Bryant (Jr.) with 236 total kills on a team-high .447 attack percentage, ranking second in the United East and fifth in all of NCAA Division III this season. Bryant also leads the Chargers with 84 total blocks and 0.93 blocks per set, landing multiple blocks in 19 matches and collecting five matches with at least five blocks in 2026. Also leading the Chargers is Braden Escover (Fr.), leading LBC with 242 total kills and second on the team with 29 service aces, totaling 11 matches with double-digit kills. Other hitters for the Chargers include Carson Hoover (Jr.) with 237 kills, also ranking second on the team with 159 total digs, and Zeke Clark (Jr.) with 159 kills and a team-leading 40 service aces this season. Another leader for Lancaster Bible is Timothy Fletcher (So.), tallying 848 total assists this season for 9.86 assists per set, ranking him 10th in all of NCAA Division III this season in that category. ON the defensive end, Nicholas Marion (Sr.) leads the Chargers at libero with a team-high 236 total digs, ranking him second in the United East in total digs and third in digs per set at 2.57.
 
Previous Matchup
The Chargers and Bison met on March 25 in Lancaster, Pa., with Lancaster Bible earning a 3-0 sweep of Gallaudet in the Horst Athletic Center (25-16, 25-17, 25-14). Kevin Bryant led the way for the Chargers with 10 kills and no errors for an .833 attack %, adding four digs and one block. Zeke Clark and Carson Hoover each added nine kills with Clark landing a career-high seven service aces during the match. Timothy Fletcher had 30 assists and two blocks as well. The Bison were led by Tyler Wascher (So.) with seven kills, no errors, three aces, and three blocks, while Zachary Bippus (So.) added six kills and three blocks and Troy Holcomb (So.) had a match-high four blocks.
 
Postseason Matchup History
- 1st Meeting in Postseason All-Time
- *Gallaudet: ninth different opponent Chargers have faced in conf. postseason all-time
 
The winner of Wednesday's game will advance to the United East Championship on Saturday, April 11 and will play the winner of #3-seed Cairn and #2-seed Wilson at 2:00 p.m.
 
How to Watch
Support the Men's Volleyball team tomorrow night by viewing the live stream here or following the live statistics for the game here, or come on out to the Horst Athletic Center at 7:00 p.m.!