HAMBURG, NY – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team clinched the 2023 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Regular-Season Championship with a 3-0 victory against Hilbert on Wednesday night.
Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Hilbert 0 (25-16, 25-11, 25-15)
Records: Penn State Behrend (17-1, 12-1 AMCC), Hilbert (9-14, 6-6 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* The Lions have earned the No. 1 seed and will host the AMCC Tournament on April 14-15
* Behrend held the Hawks to single-digit kills in each set, sweeping Hilbert for the second time this season
* Cameron Schleicher (Meadville, PA/Meadville) hit .435 with a team-best 11 kills on 23 attempts
* Dylan Buzalka (Carlisle, PA/Cumberland Valley) tallied eight digs, seven kills and three block assists
* Eight different players had at least a dig and eight different players recorded at least one kill in the win
* The Hawks had the first set tied at 4-all but the Lions used a 7-0 run to jump out to an 11-4 lead
* Three errors and a kill from Owen Wienczkowski sealed the first-set victory
* Hilbert was held to six kills in the second and third set, while Behrend knocked down 13 and 14 kills, respectively
* Adian Martinez (San Juan, PR/Wesleyan Academy) led with 12 digs and five assists, and Alex Jackson (Cochranton, PA/Cochranton) had a team-best 26 assists
Up Next:
* The Behrend Lions return to action on Friday, April 14 for the AMCC Semifinals.
