Men's Volleyball Rallies to Defeat Penn State Altoona; Lions Advance to AMCC Championships

BUFFALO, NY – The No. 3 Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team rallied back from two-sets down to defeat No. 2 Penn State Altoona 3-2 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Semifinals on Friday night at Canisius High School. 

Score:  Penn State Behrend 3, Penn State Altoona 2 (20-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-11)
Records:  Penn State Behrend (13-15), Penn State Altoona (14-13) 

Key Moments:

* The Lions avenge a 3-0 loss to Altoona during the regular season to advance to the championship match
* After falling behind, Behrend won three unanswered sets to compete for its third conference championship
* The Lions hit .382 in the third set and knocked down 16 kills, one more than the first two sets combined
* Behrend never trailed and took an early five-point lead at 7-2
* Altoona tied it at 12-all and then closed the gap to one at 20-19 for a close third set
* The Lions had set point four times and won off a kill by Luke Mumpower (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) at 25-21
* Altoona only got within four points in the fourth and Behrend had their best set, hitting .571 to even the match at 2-all
* The Lions jumped out to a convincing 9-3 lead in the fifth set and pulled out a 15-11 victory thanks to five kills and five service aces
* Daniel Easly (Erie, PA/McDowell) led with 17 kills and added eight digs
* Mumpower registered 25 assists, seven digs, four kills, three blocks and one service ace
* Kyle Hoffman (Carlton, PA/Cochranton) was the second player with double-digit kills with 12 to go with five block assists, four blocks and two service aces

Up Next: 

* The Behrend Lions will battle Buffalo State tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Canisius High School. No. 1