The Nittany Lions fall to the Huskers in a match reminiscent of their earlier meeting. Kennedy Martin led the Lions with 11 pts from 11 kills but only hit 0.094. Only Gabrielle Nichols hit above 0.100 vs. Cornhuskers who collectively hit 0.385.
The Cornhuskers unfortunately handed Penn State Nittany Lions another decisive loss with the Nittany Lions not exceeding 15 points in any of the 3 sets. Kennedy Martin led the team with 11 points all from kills. This cements Kennedy Martin as the single-season points and kills leader for Penn State in the rally-scoring era. The Nittany Lions struggled to get any rhythm on defense and offense as the Huskers overwhelmed them with a balanced attack and good serving. The Nebraska defense held the Nittany Lions to a 0.011 hitting percentage while hitting 0.385 themselves. Penn State did not serve an ace and only managed to block 2 attacks. While the Nittany Lions defense was initially keeping balls up, the defense got rambled by the Nebraska offense only managing 23 digs in the outing.
The Nittany Lions fall to 17-12, 11-8 in the B1G. This season marks the most losses the Nittany Lions have had since 1982, where the Lions had 15 losses. The ladies will try to bounce back against the Hawkeyes of Iowa tomorrow.
Box Score
Match Details
Penn St.
Nebraska
Set
K
E
TA
%
K
E
TA
%
1
11
7
36
0.111
15
1
31
0.452
2
4
8
21
-0.190
11
4
20
0.350
3
8
7
37
0.027
13
4
27
0.333
Total
23
22
94
0.011
39
9
78
0.385
Penn St.
Nebraska
Points
25
55
Kills
23
39
Aces
0
7
Blocks
2
9
Assists
22
36
Digs
23
41
Match Leaders
Penn St. – Leaders
Kills
Kennedy Martin (11), Maggie Mendelson (4), Emmi Sellman (3)
