Penn State Behrend Volleyball Set to Host 2008 AMCC Tournament
The
Penn State Behrend volleyball team will host the 2008 AMCC Volleyball
Championship tournament Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8 at the
Junker Center. Behrend (21-8) earned the #1 seed and right to host by
posting a perfect 9-0 mark in the conference during the regular season,
collecting the program's third regular season conference title in the past
four seasons.
The blue and white will face #4 Pitt-Bradford (15-13) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday
in the first semifinal. Behrend defeated Pitt-Bradford 3-1 on October
29 in the Junker Center. In the second semifinal, #2 Frostburg State
(27-5) will meet up with #3 Pitt-Greensburg (13-9) at 8:00 p.m.
Frostburg State beat Pitt-Greensburg 3-1 during the regular season on
October 21. Friday's semifinal winners will play for the championship
on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in the Junker Center.
Behrend will be led by junior
setter Brooke Gallentine (Mt. Pleasant, PA/Southmoreland) who was recently named the AMCC and
ECAC Southern Region
volleyball player of the week. Gallentine leads the Behrend Lions with
874 total assists on the season (8.74 apg). Offensively, the blue and white
will look for big performances by junior middle hitter Sheila Ogden and
freshman outside hitter Lauren Dalton (Cochranton/Cochranton). Ogden
has pounded out 268 kills while Dalton has hammered 258 kills this season.
Defensively, Behrend is led by Stefanie Kelley (Moon Township/Moon) who has
collected 338 digs, Liz Emerick (Hopewell/Hopewell) who has tallied 313
digs, and Danielle Woods (Pittsburgh/Baldwin) who has 287 digs for the year.
The squad will also look for big plays from senior defensive specialist
Brittany Hennessy (Hopewell/Hopewell) and junior outside hitter Carissa
Johnston (Cambridge Springs/Cambridge Springs) who have both battled back
through injuries to make an impact down the stretch.
Frostburg State is the defending AMCC Champions, while Behrend last won the
AMCC championship in 2005. The 2008 AMCC Champion will receive the
conference's automatic bid to the Division III NCAA Tournament next week.
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