Seniors Shine as Penn State Defeats Washington 3-1 on Senior Day

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(Quinn Menger, Angelina Starck, and Alexa Markley)

With all five Seniors in the starting lineup, and led by Cam Hannah (19 kills, .405), Jess Mruzik (12 kills, 2 aces), and Quinn Menger (2 aces), Penn State downed Washington 3-1 (27-29, 25-9, 25-22, 25-19) on Senior Day.

Caroline Jurevicius posted 8 kills for the match.  Maggie Mendelson registered 6 blocks to lead the team.  Izzy Starck chipped in with 4 blocks  and Taylor Trammell totaled 3 blocks.  Penn State moved to 27-2 on the season, with a 17-1 record in the B1G. With the Rec Hall win, Penn State is now a perfect 15-0 at home.  Washington is now 19-9 on the season and 9-9 in the B1G.

Complete match stats are below the match video.

Box Score

Match Details

Washington Penn St.
Set K E TA % K E TA %
1 14 6 34 0.235 16 7 41 0.220
2 6 9 32 -0.094 12 1 27 0.407
3 10 3 34 0.206 17 6 41 0.268
4 12 8 29 0.138 12 4 26 0.308
Total 42 26 129 0.124 57 18 135 0.289
Washington Penn St.
Points 58 73
Kills 42 57
Aces 6 7
Blocks 10 9
Assists 41 50
Digs 49 52

Match Leaders

Washington – Leaders
Kills Kierstyn Barton (11), Emoni Bush (10), Kiune Fletcher (10)
Aces Lauren Bays (3), Julia Hunt (1), Madi Endsley (1), Kiune Fletcher (1)
Blocks Julia Hunt (6), Elise Hani (4), Emoni Bush (3), Kiune Fletcher (3)
Assists Molly Wilson (20), Alexis Haury (16), Lauren Bays (4)
Digs Lauren Bays (11), Alexis Haury (8), Kierstyn Barton (7), Molly Wilson (7)
Penn St. – Leaders
Kills Camryn Hannah (19), Jess Mruzik (12), Caroline Jurevicius (8)
Aces Quinn Menger (2), Jess Mruzik (2), Ava Falduto (1), Gillian Grimes (1), Camryn Hannah (1)
Blocks Maggie Mendelson (6), Izzy Starck (4), Taylor Trammell (3)
Assists Izzy Starck (41), Gillian Grimes (5), Ava Falduto (3)
Digs Gillian Grimes (17), Jess Mruzik (10), Izzy Starck (9)

Penn State Stats

# Player SP K E TA % A E SA SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
8 Camryn Hannah 4 19 4 37 0.405 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 20
9 Jess Mruzik 4 12 7 38 0.132 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 10 0 2 15
44 Maggie Mendelson 4 7 2 14 0.357 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 0 1 10
14 Caroline Jurevicius 4 8 3 20 0.250 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9
21 Izzy Starck 4 6 0 12 0.500 41 0 0 2 0 4 0 9 0 0 8
1 Taylor Trammell 4 5 2 12 0.250 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6.5
24 Quinn Menger 4 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
3 Gillian Grimes 4 0 0 1 0.000 5 0 1 3 0 0 0 17 0 3 1
2 Ava Falduto 4 0 0 0 0.000 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 1
10 Anjelina Starck 1 0 0 1 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0.5
11 Jocelyn Nathan 3 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Total 57 18 135 0.289 50 0 7 13 0 18 1 52 0 6 73

Washington Stats

# Player SP K E TA % A E SA SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
14 Kiune Fletcher 4 10 4 22 0.273 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 12.5
4 Emoni Bush 4 10 7 26 0.115 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 11.5
9 Kierstyn Barton 4 11 5 31 0.194 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 7 0 2 11.5
2 Julia Hunt 4 3 4 15 -0.067 0 0 1 3 1 5 0 2 0 0 7.5
18 Madi Endsley 3 4 4 23 0.000 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5.5
19 Elise Hani 4 2 1 8 0.125 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 4
20 Lauren Bays 4 0 0 0 0.000 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 11 0 1 3
1 Audra Wilmes 4 1 0 2 0.500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 1
8 Alexis Haury 4 1 0 1 1.000 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1
6 Molly Wilson 4 0 1 1 -1.000 20 0 0 2 0 1 0 7 0 1 0.5
Total 42 26 129 0.124 41 2 6 10 1 18 2 49 0 7 58

Box Score