ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team will travel to New Jersey City University to take on Grove City in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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Penn State Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions are making their eighth appearance in the ECAC Championship Tournament
* Behrend won the ECAC South Region Championships in 2008
* The Lions fell 3-0 to Alfred State in the AMCC Championship game this weekend
* Behrend enters with 14-13 overall record and 3-2 when playing at a neutral site
* The Lions were edged by the Grove City Wolverines earlier in the season, 3-2, back on Sept. 10
* Hannah Phillips (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) and Brooke Joncas (Corry, PA/Corry) reached 500 kills for their careers against the Pioneers on Sunday
* Phillips led with a match-high 19 kills and Joncas added 16 kills
Grove City News & Notes:
* The Wolverines dropped a five-set decision to Bethany in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) semifinals on Thursday
* Grove City is 18-10 on the season and 4-5 when playing at a neutral site
* The Wolverines have six players with 100 kills or more, led by Faith Keating with 249
* Keating was the ECAC South Offensive Player of the Month, while Anna DeGraaf was named ECAC Defensive Player of the Month
Series History
* Behrend and Grove City are competing for the 24th time in program history
* The Wolverines hold a 14-9 advantage over the Lions
* Behrend posted a 3-1 win in 2021, while Grove City managed a 3-2 win this season
Participating Teams
(1) Kean, (2) Cabrini, (3) Grove City, (4) New Jersey City, (5) FDU-Florham, (6) Penn State Behrend, (7) St. Vincent, (8), Brooklyn
