HAMBURG, N.Y. – The Penn State Altoona women's volleyball team picked up its second Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference victory of the season on Saturday afternoon, prevailing 3-0 over Hilbert College in the Hafner Recreation Center.

Penn State Altoona (7-9, 2-0 AMCC) pulled out a tight 26-24 win in the first set, then posted victories of 25-22 and 25-15 in the second and third sets to sweep Hilbert (7-9, 0-2 AMCC).

Lia Simanski (Altoona, PA/Bishop Guilfoyle) recorded a match-high 13 points for the Lions on 11 kills and a pair of service aces. Makenna Port (Bellefonte, PA/Bellefonte) had 10 points, thanks to eight kills, two block assists, and one solo block.

Lacee Barnhart (Bellefonte, PA/Bald Eagle) contributed 7.5 points on six kills and a block assist, and she also tallied a match-high 21 digs. Morgan Fussell (Blairsville, GA/Union County) chipped in 5.5 points on four kills and three block assists, and Karlie Feathers (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) had five points on five kills.

Julia Emel (Woodward, PA/Penns Valley) finished with a match-high 22 assists to go along with two service aces, and Abigail Brinker (Lock Haven, PA/PHAA) added 10 assists.

Anna Batrus (Altoona, PA/Altoona) accumulated 18 digs.

In the first set, Penn State Altoona trailed midway through before overtaking Hilbert's lead and grinding out a tough win. Down 18-16, the Lions scored three straight points on a Barnhart kill, a Hilbert attack error, and a Batrus ace to jump ahead, 19-18. The teams traded points and found themselves deadlocked at 21, before two more Hilbert errors and a Port kill propelled the Lions back into the lead, 24-21. The Hawks rallied to tie the score at 24-24, but back-to-back kills from Port and Simanski finished the set in favor of Penn State Altoona, 26-24.

In the second, Penn State Altoona grabbed the lead early and fended off Hilbert throughout the set. The Lions opened the set with four straight kills, getting two from Simanski and one apiece from Feathers and Taylor Myers (Morrisdale, PA/West Branch). Hilbert came back to nab a 17-15 lead, but a kill from Port, a Hawks setting error, and a Simanski ace got Penn State Altoona back in front, 18-17. Tied 18-18, the Lions used a 5-1 run to build a four-point lead, 23-19. Hilbert narrowed its deficit to one, 23-22, but kills from Barnhart and Simanski helped Penn State Altoona achieve a 25-22 victory.

Penn State Altoona secured a more comfortable win in the third set, during which the Lions never trailed. A Barnhart kill gave Penn State Altoona a 10-6 lead, and kills from Myers and Simanski helped make it 14-9. The Lions got a kill from Port, as well as a duo block by Fussell and Port, over the next several points, as they increased their lead to eight points, 20-12. Leading 21-15, the Lions scored the final four points of the set, getting kills from Fussell and Barnhart, a Hilbert attack error, and an ace from Emel to finish off the Hawks, 25-15.

Penn State Altoona women's volleyball returns home for its next match, when the Lions will host AMCC foe Penn State Behrend next Saturday, October 14 at 1 p.m.