ALLENTOWN, Pa. --- The Cedar Crest College Volleyball team defeated Lehman College in straight sets on Saturday morning to kick off Homecoming Weekend.
 
The Falcons, now 6-8 on the year, took all three sets from the Lightning (25-10, 25-12 and 25-5). Cedar Crest tallied 46 points, 37 digs, 25 kills, 24 assists, 19 service aces and two blocks in the win.
 
Sophomore Britney Rivera (Flanders, N.J./Mount Olive) led the team with seven kills, followed by freshman Kelsee Schouppe (Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg) with five and junior Elyse Podgurski (Randolph, N.J./Randolph) with four. Junior Tiffany Hoppes (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus) was the lone-Falcon to reach double-digits in digs, finishing with 11, followed by senior Jannelle Mohney (Elkton, Mary./Rising Sun) with six and Rivera with five. Sophomore setter Madison Flatt (Reinholds, Pa./Cocalico) recorded 18 of the 24 assists in the match and also led the team in service aces with seven. Podgurski earned five aces and Hoppes contributed three. Both senior Nicole Hill (Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany) and Schouppe each had a block in the victory.
 
Next up, the Falcons will open Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) play, with a road match against Keystone College. The match is scheduled for Thursday, October 3 at 7:00 PM at the Gambal Athletic Center.