#3 Penn State Wins 13th Straight in Sweep of Michigan at Rec Hall

2120 Nittany Lion fans went home happy after Penn State dispatched Michigan 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-17) in Rec Hall.

It never gets old.  Even after 13 consecutive wins for a 21-1 season’s record (11-0 in the B1G), the 2120 Penn State fans in Rec Hall on Wednesday night were delighted when Jocelyn Nathan finished Set 3 with an ace, as the Nittany Lions swept Michigan (25-16, 25-15, 25-17) in Rec Hall.

Izzy Starck totaled 26 assists, with Jess Mruzik (11 kills), Camryn Hannah (10 kills), Maggie Mendelson (7 kills), and Taylor Trammell (7 kills) the leading contributors for the Nittany Lions’ attack. The defense was anchored by Izzy Starck (14 digs), Gillian Grimes (12 digs), Ava Falduto (5 digs),  and Jess Mruzik (5 digs). 

Complete match stats are below the match videos.

Box Score

Match Details

Michigan Penn St.
Set K E TA % K E TA %
1 8 4 27 0.148 11 5 24 0.250
2 12 3 35 0.257 16 3 33 0.394
3 7 5 27 0.074 15 7 33 0.242
Total 27 12 89 0.169 42 15 90 0.300
Michigan Penn St.
Points 32 53
Kills 27 42
Aces 0 7
Blocks 5 4
Assists 27 35
Digs 31 46

Match Leaders

Michigan – Leaders
Kills Jacque Boney (9), Valentina Vaulet (7), Serena Nyambio (5)
Aces
Blocks Jacque Boney (5), Ella Demetrician (1), Valentina Vaulet (1), Morgan Burke (1), Kendyl Reaugh (1)
Assists Morgan Burke (22), Maddi Cuchran (4), Kendyl Reaugh (1)
Digs Maddi Cuchran (8), Ella Demetrician (6), Morgan Burke (5)
Penn St. – Leaders
Kills Jess Mruzik (11), Camryn Hannah (10), Maggie Mendelson (7), Taylor Trammell (7)
Aces Gillian Grimes (2), Jess Mruzik (2), Izzy Starck (1), Jocelyn Nathan (1), Camryn Hannah (1)
Blocks Caroline Jurevicius (2), Taylor Trammell (2), Izzy Starck (1), Maggie Mendelson (1), Jess Mruzik (1)
Assists Izzy Starck (26), Gillian Grimes (5), Anjelina Starck (2), Jess Mruzik (2)
Digs Izzy Starck (14), Gillian Grimes (12), Ava Falduto (5), Jess Mruzik (5)

Penn State Stats

# Player SP K E TA % A E SA SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
9 Jess Mruzik 3 11 4 26 0.269 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 13.5
8 Camryn Hannah 3 10 3 20 0.350 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 11
1 Taylor Trammell 3 7 1 10 0.600 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8
44 Maggie Mendelson 3 7 2 13 0.385 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 7.5
14 Caroline Jurevicius 3 6 1 15 0.333 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.5
3 Gillian Grimes 3 0 0 0 0.000 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 2
21 Izzy Starck 3 0 3 4 -0.750 26 0 1 1 0 1 0 14 0 0 1.5
10 Anjelina Starck 3 1 1 2 0.000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
11 Jocelyn Nathan 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
24 Quinn Menger 3 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Ava Falduto 3 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
Total 42 15 90 0.3 35 0 7 6 1 6 1 46 0 0 53

Michigan Stats

# Player SP K E TA % A E SA SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
17 Jacque Boney 3 9 2 15 0.467 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 12
13 Valentina Vaulet 3 7 4 21 0.143 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 7.5
1 Serena Nyambio 3 5 0 12 0.417 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
9 Ella Demetrician 3 3 3 14 0.000 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 6 0 3 3.5
7 Morgan Burke 3 2 0 5 0.400 22 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 2.5
2 Allison Jacobs 2 1 0 7 0.143 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 1
14 Kendyl Reaugh 2 0 2 10 -0.200 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.5
19 Maddi Cuchran 3 0 0 0 0.000 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 2 0
11 Amalia Simmons 1 0 1 5 -0.200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Carly Greskovics 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Ellie White 2 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Trixie McMillin 2 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Total 27 12 89 0.169 27 1 0 13 1 8 1 31 0 7 32

Box Score