Penn State Volleyball Swept By Nebraska

Posted on by Ethan Kasales

No. 15 Penn State women’s volleyball was swept by No. 11 Nebraska 3-0 (14-25, 23-25, 23-25) Friday night in front of a crowd of 8,347 at the Devaney Center in Lincoln.

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Jonni Parker had a match-high 14 kills in Penn State’s second loss to the Huskers this season. She and Nebraska’s Madi Kubik, who led her team with 12 kills, were the only players to finish in double figures in that category.

The Nittany Lions hit just .088 in the setback, while Nebraska managed a .186 hitting percentage on a night where neither team was particularly strong offensively. Kayla Caffey had an impressive performance for the Huskers with seven kills and zero attack errors. Lexi Sun ended the match with a service ace.

Both setters, Gabby Blossom and Nicklin Hames, tallied double-doubles in the top 15 matchup, but Hames came out on top with 38 assists and 14 digs to Blossom’s 26 and 16. Both players led their teams in digs. Parker’s 41 swings were by far the most of any Nittany Lion, as Adanna Rollins’ 18 were second.

Anjelina Starck had Penn State’s only ace of the night. She was one of five substitutes for the Nittany Lions, joining Maddy Bilinovic, AC Fitzpatrick, Quinn Menger, and Cassie Kuerschen. Starck had eight digs and Bilinovic added three. After recording 14 digs Friday night against the Huskers, Jenna Hampton is now 21 digs away from reaching 1,000 for her career.

The Nittany Lions (19-8, 12-5 Big Ten) travel to Columbus for a 3 p.m. match against No. 10 Ohio State Sunday at the Covelli Center in their final away contest of the regular season on the Big Ten Network. Penn State swept the Buckeyes earlier this season on September 26 in Rec Hall.

Box Score

Match Details

Penn St. Nebraska
Set K E TA % K E TA %
1 5 8 31 -0.097 13 5 33 0.242
2 10 9 45 0.022 12 9 45 0.067
3 15 3 37 0.324 17 6 40 0.275
Total 30 20 113 0.088 42 20 118 0.186
Penn St. Nebraska
Points 38 56
Kills 30 42
Aces 1 4
Blocks 7 10
Assists 29 42
Digs 50 56

Match Leaders

Penn St. – Leaders
Kills Jonni Parker (14), Kaitlyn Hord (5), Adanna Rollins (4)
Aces Anjelina Starck (1)
Blocks Allie Holland (5), Anjelina Starck (2), Kaitlyn Hord (2), Jonni Parker (2), Adanna Rollins (2)
Assists Gabby Blossom (26), Anjelina Starck (1), Jenna Hampton (1), Adanna Rollins (1)
Digs Gabby Blossom (16), Jenna Hampton (14), Anjelina Starck (8)
Nebraska – Leaders
Kills Madi Kubik (12), Lexi Sun (8), Kayla Caffey (7)
Aces Keonilei Akana (1), Madi Kubik (1), Lexi Sun (1), Lauren Stivrins (1)
Blocks Lauren Stivrins (7), Nicklin Hames (4), Whitney Lauenstein (2), Madi Kubik (2), Kayla Caffey (2)
Assists Nicklin Hames (38), Lexi Rodriguez (3), Keonilei Akana (1)
Digs Nicklin Hames (14), Lexi Rodriguez (13), Keonilei Akana (13)

Penn State Stats

# Player SP K E TA % A E SA SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
9 Jonni Parker 3 14 6 41 0.195 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 15
23 Kaitlyn Hord 3 5 3 16 0.125 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
20 Allie Holland 3 3 2 13 0.077 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 5.5
1 Adanna Rollins 3 4 2 18 0.111 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 1 5
10 Anjelina Starck 3 2 4 10 -0.200 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 8 0 2 4
13 Gabby Blossom 3 2 0 6 0.333 26 0 0 2 0 1 0 16 0 0 2.5
5 Erika Pritchard 2 0 2 6 -0.333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
15 Jenna Hampton 3 0 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
0 Annie Cate Fitzpatrick 2 0 1 3 -0.333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Maddy Bilinovic 3 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
12 Cassie Kuerschen 2 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Quinn Menger 2 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 30 20 113 0.088 29 0 1 8 0 14 2 50 1 4 38

Nebraska Stats

# Player SP K E TA % A E SA SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
10 Madi Kubik 3 12 5 43 0.163 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 14
26 Lauren Stivrins 3 6 4 16 0.125 0 0 1 2 0 7 1 2 0 0 10.5
11 Lexi Sun 3 8 6 26 0.077 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.5
3 Kayla Caffey 3 7 0 11 0.636 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8
13 Whitney Lauenstein 2 5 1 8 0.500 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6
22 Lindsay Krause 2 3 3 9 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.5
1 Nicklin Hames 3 0 1 2 -0.500 38 1 0 1 1 3 1 14 0 0 2.5
2 Kenzie Knuckles 3 1 0 3 0.333 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 1
6 Keonilei Akana 3 0 0 0 0.000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 1
4 Anni Evans 2 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 Lexi Rodriguez 3 0 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0
Total 42 20 118 0.186 42 3 4 6 1 18 2 56 0 1 56

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