Penn State Sweeps New Hampshire — Every Healthy Player Made an Appearance

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Penn State bounced back from the Kentucky loss, and played very well against a scrappy New Hampshire squad Sunday afternoon in Rec Hall, winning 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, and 25-20).

The Nittany Lions were clearly in command the entire match — even when trailing 5-9 in Set 3 — and all 16 healthy players made an appearance in at least one set.

Kennedy Martin tied for the team lead in points, with 12 points on 7 kills (.385 hitting), 3 service aces, and 4 block assists.

Emmi Sellman totaled 11 kills on 17 errorless swings (.647 hitting), with Caroline Jurevicius (8 kills, .375 hitting, 8.5 points), Maggie Mendelson (7 kills, .500 hitting, 7.5 points), and Jordan Hopp (4 kills on 5 errorless swings, 7 points) also had very productive matches. 

Addie Lyon, in only her second start at Penn State, guided the Nittany Lions to a .430 hitting percentage for the match (.643 in the second set!).  Kennedy Martin (4 blocks ), Jordan Hopp (3 blocks), and Gabrielle Nichols (2 blocks) came up big at the net, while Ava Falduto (7 digs), Gillian Grimes (7 digs), and Kennedy Martin (4 digs) chipped in on defense.  Penn State held New Hampshire to a .190 hitting percentage for the match.

True freshmen Alexis Ewing and Gabrielle Nichols both played well.  Ewing saw her most extended playing time to date, totaling 6 kills on 11 swings (.455 hitting percentage) and 2 digs in 2 sets.  Nichols had 2 kills and 2 block assists in 3 sets.

The Nittany Lions totaled 11 service aces and 9 service errors for the match. 

Box Score

Match Details

New Hampshire Penn St.
Set K E TA % K E TA %
1 6 4 24 0.083 17 3 29 0.483
2 10 6 26 0.154 10 1 14 0.643
3 11 1 34 0.294 19 5 43 0.326
Total 27 11 84 0.190 46 9 86 0.430
New Hampshire Penn St.
Points 30 64
Kills 27 46
Aces 0 11
Blocks 3 7
Assists 23 41
Digs 23 30

Game Leaders

New Hampshire – Leaders
Kills Lucy Chertock (10), Rachel Grier (6), Millie Grove (6)
Aces
Blocks Rachel Grier (3), Lucy Chertock (1), Jessica Shattles (1)
Assists Jessica Shattles (20), Avery LePore (2), Ellery Singleton (1)
Digs Avery LePore (6), Dylan Hunt (4), Lucy Chertock (3), Jessica Shattles (3)
Penn St. – Leaders
Kills Emmi Sellman (11), Caroline Jurevicius (8), Kennedy Martin (7), Maggie Mendelson (7)
Aces Kennedy Martin (3), Ava Falduto (2), Gillian Grimes (2)
Blocks Kennedy Martin (4), Jordan Hopp (3), Gabrielle Nichols (2)
Assists Addie Lyon (26), Gillian Grimes (8), Ava Falduto (5)
Digs Ava Falduto (7), Gillian Grimes (7), Kennedy Martin (4)

Penn State Stats

# Player SP K E TA % A E SA SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
18 Kennedy Martin 2 7 2 13 0.385 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 12
13 Emmi Sellman 2 11 0 17 0.647 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12
14 Caroline Jurevicius 3 8 2 16 0.375 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.5
44 Maggie Mendelson 2 7 1 12 0.500 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.5
5 Jordan Hopp 2 4 0 5 0.800 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 7
27 Alexis Ewing 2 6 1 11 0.455 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6
8 Gabrielle Nichols 3 2 2 5 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
3 Gillian Grimes 3 0 0 2 0.000 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 2
2 Ava Falduto 3 0 0 0 0.000 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 2
7 Addie Lyon 3 0 1 1 -1.000 26 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1
4 Karis Willow 1 1 0 4 0.250 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
11 Jocelyn Nathan 3 0 0 0 0.000 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
23 Catherine Burke 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Kate Lally 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Lexi Gin 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
10 Ava Jurevicius 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 46 9 86 0.43 41 1 11 9 2 10 1 30 0 0 64

New Hampshire Stats

# Player SP K E TA % A E SA SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
6 Lucy Chertock 3 10 7 33 0.091 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 10.5
10 Rachel Grier 3 6 1 12 0.417 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 8
25 Millie Grove 3 6 1 11 0.455 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
16 Meredith Hohnbaum 3 3 1 9 0.222 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
3 Lindsey Kriendler 2 2 1 10 0.100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
22 Jessica Shattles 3 0 0 2 0.000 20 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0.5
20 Avery LePore 3 0 0 0 0.000 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 2 0
1 Miray Su Keskin 3 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
18 Evelyn Brenton 1 0 0 1 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Olivia Maulding 1 0 0 1 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Ellery Singleton 1 0 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 Jannelize Perez 2 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
7 Dylan Hunt 3 0 0 1 0.000 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0
19 Varvara Zvereva 3 0 0 4 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 27 11 84 0.19 23 0 0 7 1 4 0 23 0 11 30
Box Score