ERIE, Pa. – The Hilbert College women's volleyball team battled one of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference's top teams to the limit on Saturday afternoon but ultimately fell to Penn St.-Behrend in five sets (25-23, 8-25, 20-25, 25-23, 10-15) at the Junker Center. 
 

Hilbert opened the match with a strong first-set performance, edging the Lions 25-23 to claim an early advantage. After Behrend answered with victories in the second and third sets, the Hawks refused to go away, regrouping to take a tightly contested fourth set by an identical 25-23 score and force a decisive fifth set.  
 

The final set featured six tie scores and three lead changes as both teams battled for momentum before the Lions pulled away late to secure the 15-10 victory and the match. 
 

Hilbert was paced offensively by Jordan Austin, who recorded a team-high nine kills while adding six digs and a service ace. Lindsay Madigan directed the offense with 26 assists, seven kills, 15 digs, two service aces, and a block assist in a well-rounded effort. 
 

Middle hitter Jazzelle McLean contributed six kills and a solo block, while Meghan Balen added six kills, seven digs, and a service ace. Onolee Easterbrook provided an efficient spark off the bench, totaling six kills on a .375 hitting percentage. 
 

Defensively, Jade Schiller led the Hawks with 21 digs, while Piper Mason finished with 12 digs and a service ace. Mackenzie Mitchell chipped in nine digs and two aces. 
 

As a team, the Hawks collected 40 kills, 74 digs, and eight service aces while winning two tightly contested sets.  

Up Next 

The Hawks will be coming back home to face Carlow on Wednesday, Oct 28th @7pm.