Penn State (in blue and white) splintered Rutgers in Saturday morning match

15 Lions See Action in Nittany Lion Sweep

Against an overmatched Rutgers (6-9) squad, Penn State Head Coach Russ Rose gave 15 Nittany Lions the opportunity to show what they could do, and the squad responded with a sweep (25-12, 25-17, 25-14).

6-6 So. MH Katie Slay posted 10 kills without an error for a career-best .769 attack %, while 6-4 So. RS/Opp Ariel Scott contributed 9 (.273 attack %).  6-5 Fr. OH Aiyana Whitney totaled 7 kills (.278 attack %).  5-11 Fr. S Micha Hancock guided the offense to a .419 attack % with 33 assists, and added 2 service aces to give her a team-leading total of 26.  Sophomore Deja McClendon led the match with 10 digs, and added 6 kills.  6-6 So. MH Katie Slay registered four total blocks.

Here’s a post-match video interview with Ali Longo and Aiyana Whitney, followed by the match statistics, courtesy of CBS GameTracker:

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