BRADFORD, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona women's volleyball team improved to 5-0 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference on Saturday afternoon, when the Lions posted a 3-0 victory over league opponent Pitt-Bradford in the KOA Arena.

Penn State Altoona (10-9, 5-0 AMCC) pulled out a close 25-22 win in the opening set, then took care of Pitt-Bradford (4-17, 1-4 AMCC) by scores of 25-17 and 25-18 in the next two sets. The win is the Lions' fifth in a row, with all of them being three-set sweeps.

Penn State Altoona's Taylor Myers (Morrisdale, PA/West Branch) led all players in the match with a season-high 14.5 points and 13 kills while adding six digs, a service ace, and a block assist. Lia Simanski (Altoona, PA/Bishop Guilfoyle) totaled 11 points on nine kills, one ace, and one solo block while tallying 13 digs. Makenna Port (Bellefonte, PA/Bellefonte) had 10.5 points on eight kills and a match-high four total blocks, as she finished with one solo block and three block assists.

Lacee Barnhart (Bellefonte, PA/Bald Eagle) added 7.5 points on six kills, an ace, and a block assist, and she also recorded a team-best 17 digs. Morgan Fussell (Blairsville, GA/Union County) had 6.5 points on five kills and a trio of block assists, and Karlie Feathers (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) chipped in four points on three kills and a solo block.

Julia Emel (Woodward, PA/Penns Valley) posted a team-best 21 assists and contributed six digs, and Abigail Brinker (Lock Haven, PA/PHAA) added 17 assists with six digs and an ace.

Anna Batrus (Altoona, PA/Altoona) finished with 16 digs and had one ace.

Penn State Altoona opened the first set by establishing a big lead, but Pitt-Bradford charged back and made things close. The Lions worked their way out to a 12-point advantage, 15-3, but the Panthers rallied to go on a 16-5 run to narrow Penn State Altoona's lead to one, 20-19. The Lions got kills from Myers and Simanski to create a little breathing room, and another Myers kill gave her team a 23-20 lead. A Pitt-Bradford service error got the Lions to set point, and one point later, Simanski's kill clinched the set for Penn State Altoona, 25-22.

Pitt-Bradford took a narrow lead early in the second set, then hung around for much of the game until Penn State Altoona pulled away late. Trailing 9-7, the Lions jumped ahead following a Simanski kill, Batrus ace, and Myers and Fussell combo block. Three straight kills by Myers helped Penn State Altoona to a 13-10 lead, and a Simanski kill put the Lions' advantage at four, 16-12. Pitt-Bradford worked its way back to within two, 18-16, but Penn State Altoona ended the set on a 7-1 run to win it by eight, 25-17.

Penn State Altoona secured a strong lead in the third set, en route to a seven-point victory. The Lions scored 13 of the set's first 18 points, getting four blocks during that span, three of which involved Port. Later, Port's kill kept the Lions' lead at six, 20-14, and Fussell's kill shortly thereafter put her team up by seven, 22-15. Two kills by Myers got Penn State Altoona to set point, and Simanski capped the win with a solo block for her team's 25th point.

Penn State Altoona travels to nearby Cresson for its next match, when the women's volleyball team will face AMCC rival Mount Aloysius College on Wednesday, October 25 at 7 p.m.