Lancaster Bible College Athletics

The Lancaster Bible College Women's Volleyball team began their 2026 season on the road as they took on Stockton in Haverford, Pa. for the Haverford Invitational, falling in straight sets. The Chargers open the year 0-1 while the Ospreys improve to 1-1 overall.
 
How it Happened:
The Chargers earned the first point of their season as Lea Sareyka (Sr.) landed the game's first kill, then a kill by Eden Belford (Sr.) got LBC within one at 4-3. The Ospreys separated for a 12-5 lead before a Sareyka kill halted the run, but another quick burst of five points from Stockton put the Chargers down 17-6. They cruised from there despite a service ace from Tessa Kwiatkowski (Sr.) for a 25-10 set one victory.
 
The second set was tightly contested with eight total ties as Maggie Kwiatkowski (Jr.) had two early kills for a 7-6 LBC lead. Stockton then swung ahead for the middle of the set, but a late run of six points from the Chargers bolstered by kills from Jessica Fletcher (Sr.) and Sareyka helped pull them ahead 22-20 after two Tessa Kwiatkowski aces. Fletcher landed a kill to force set point, but the Ospreys rattled off three straight kills to claim set two 26-24.
 
The teams traded points early in set three as Samantha Hey (So.) had two blocks and Chloe Belford dropped a solo block. Stockton maintained a five-point lead as the set progressed, reaching the finish line in a 3-0 sweep as they won set three 25-18 to earn their first win.
 
By the Numbers:
Team Stats
- Kills: Stockton 43, Lancaster Bible 27
- Digs: Stockton 43, Lancaster Bible 31
- Blocks: Stockton 4, Lancaster Bible 5
- Aces: Stockton 15, Lancaster Bible 3
 
Key Performances
- Lea Sareyka: 10 Kills, .296 attack %
- Samantha Hey: 4 Blocks (match-high)
- Madison Reap: 9 Digs, 3 Assists
- Olivia Magro (STK): 12 Kills (match-high), .259 attack %
- Helen Murray (STK): 18 Digs (match-high)
- McKenna Ritchie (STK): 6 Aces (match-high)
 
Information to Know:
This was the Chargers' first-ever matchup with Stockton in program history and their first time starting the season with a neutral site match since 2021. This was the first match for Justin Brubaker's as the head coach for Lancaster Bible. Samantha Hey and Lyndsie Bomgardner (Fr.) each made their LBC debuts in today's match, with Hey recording a match-high four blocks and one dig while Bomgardner had two digs. Lea Sareyka moved up into 7th-place all-time for Lancaster Bible in career kills with 10 today, passing Sukey Reed (2001-04) and sitting just 20 kills back of the top-five in program history. Jessica Fletcher moved into 10th in program history in career attacks with 1,913, passing Aleah Heyworth (2017-19). 
 
Up Next:
The Chargers have two matches tomorrow on Saturday, September 5 as they complete competition in the Haverford Invitational, taking on host Haverford at 11:00 a.m. followed by a neutral site match against Misericordia at 1:00 p.m.