LOCK HAVEN, Pa. –Lock Haven University volleyball (23-3, 8-2 PSAC West) was a team on a mission tonight, blitzing California University (Pa.) (26-6, 6-4 PSAC West) 3-0 at Thomas Field House. With tonight’s 30-23, 30-27, 30-20 victory, LHU clinches first place in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West, meaning they’ll host the entire PSAC tournament.

Leading the way for the Lady Eagles was freshman Inga Kurgonaite (Kaunas, Lithuania/Yuozas Urbsys) with 11 kills on just 25 attempts for an excellent .400 hitting percentage. Celebrating Senior Day for LHU was Lilian Bortoto (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Campos Salles) as the fourth-year middle-hitter added seven kills to go with a team-best nine solo blocks.

Also contributing in their final regular-season game for the Haven were Kelly Wengerter (Emerson, N.J./Emerson) with five digs, Kristi Kauffman (York, Pa./Central York) with 14 digs and Theresa Stoeckel (Binghamton, N.Y./Chenango Forks).

Junior Kelly Kostelich (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) ran the offense for the Lady Eagles by putting together 30 assists.

Kurgonaite, Bortoto, Kostelich and the rest of the Lady Eagles will host the PSAC Championship Tournament on Friday-Saturday, Nov. 12-13 with teams and times TBA