Lebanon Valley 3, Penn State – Harrisburg 0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-14)
LVC Starters
Weidemoyer, Attieh, Sides, Mentzer, Walck, Barnhart
Harrisburg Starters
Wolf, Hossler, Conrad, Sharifi, Stump, Hair
How It Happened
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Lebanon Valley recorded its fourth straight victory and its fourth consecutive sweep when the Dutchmen blanked Penn State – Harrisburg 3-0 on Thursday night in non-conference volleyball action. LVC moved to 6-4, while the Lions fell to 3-6.
The first set was close in the beginning with the opener tied at 7-7. After Harrisburg when ahead 10-9, the Dutchmen scored five points in a row to take a 14-11 advantage. LVC continued to build its lead and led 24-15, but three straight Lions' points brought Harrisburg closer at 24-18. However,
Jess Attieh clinched the set for LVC with a kill and the Dutchmen took the first set 25-18.
The second set was also a tight one with the frame knotted at 9-9. From there, LVC went on a mini 5-2 run to make it a 14-11 score. Harrisburg continued to keep the set close as the Dutchmen held a slight 18-17 lead, but four consecutive Dutchmen points extended their advantage to 22-17 and LVC went on to take the set 25-22.
The third and final set wasn't as close as the first two, as the Dutchmen opened up a 9-4 lead and later lengthened their advantage to 18-10 en route to the 25-14 third-set win, clinching the match.
Inside the Numbers
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Greta Weidemoyer finished with 10 kills, 14 assists, seven digs and five blocks.
- Attieh had eight kills and
Amanda Sides added seven.
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Morgan Webb (15) and
Erin Koons (10) were both in double digits in digs.
- Brittany Wolf paced the Lions with eight kills, while Casey Stump recorded 20 assists and Kari Ammerman registered 19 digs.
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen look to keep rolling when they visit MAC Commonwealth foe Arcadia next Wednesday at 7 p.m.