Penn State Sweeps Rutgers to Keep on B1G Title Trail

Penn State put in a workmanlike effort against the Rutgers at Jersey Mike’s Arena, sweeping the Scarlet Knights (25-12, 25-22, 25-20) and improving its season record to 28-2 and 18-1 in the B1G.

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With the 3-0 win over Rutgers, Penn State can still win the Big Ten title. Penn State’s season record now stands at 28-2 overall and 18-1 in the B1G.

Camryn Hannah led the team with 13 kills.  Jess Mruzik (10 kills) and Maggie Mendelson (8 kills) also had solid matches.  Gillian Grimes led the team with 13 digs, followed by Izzy Starck, Ava Falduto, and Jess Mruzik, all of whom registered 10 digs.

Coming up next?  Nebraska, at Rec Hall.

Box Score

Match Details

Penn St. Rutgers
Set K E TA % K E TA %
1 15 3 36 0.333 7 6 37 0.027
2 19 8 45 0.244 11 3 43 0.186
3 13 7 34 0.176 11 5 33 0.182
Total 47 18 115 0.252 29 14 113 0.133
Penn St. Rutgers
Points 61 36
Kills 47 29
Aces 7 1
Blocks 7 6
Assists 45 26
Digs 59 37

Match Leaders

Penn St. – Leaders
Kills Camryn Hannah (13), Jess Mruzik (10), Maggie Mendelson (8)
Aces Gillian Grimes (2), Quinn Menger (2), Camryn Hannah (2)
Blocks Maggie Mendelson (5), Izzy Starck (2), Caroline Jurevicius (2), Jess Mruzik (2)
Assists Izzy Starck (36), Jess Mruzik (5), Gillian Grimes (2)
Digs Gillian Grimes (13), Izzy Starck (10), Ava Falduto (10), Jess Mruzik (10)
Rutgers – Leaders
Kills Zora Hardison (10), Lexi Visintine (5), Alissa Kinkela (5)
Aces Lily Bolen (1)
Blocks Natalie Robinson (3), Zora Hardison (3), Alissa Kinkela (2)
Assists Aly Borellis (10), Lily Bolen (9), Alleigh Dutton (2), Kenzie Dyrstad (2)
Digs Kenzie Dyrstad (10), Lily Bolen (8), Lexi Visintine (5)

Penn State Stats

# Player SP K E TA % A E SA SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
8 Camryn Hannah 3 13 5 28 0.286 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 15
9 Jess Mruzik 3 10 3 24 0.292 5 0 1 2 1 1 0 10 0 0 12.5
44 Maggie Mendelson 3 8 1 18 0.389 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 11
14 Caroline Jurevicius 3 5 4 18 0.056 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 6
21 Izzy Starck 3 5 2 9 0.333 36 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 6
1 Taylor Trammell 3 5 2 12 0.250 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.5
3 Gillian Grimes 3 1 0 3 0.333 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 13 0 1 3
24 Quinn Menger 3 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
10 Anjelina Starck 1 0 1 3 -0.333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
11 Jocelyn Nathan 3 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
2 Ava Falduto 3 0 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Total 47 18 115 0.252 45 0 7 6 2 10 1 59 0 1 61

Rutgers Stats

# Player SP K E TA % A E SA SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
1 Zora Hardison 3 10 1 17 0.529 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 12.5
22 Alissa Kinkela 3 5 2 26 0.115 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6
8 Lexi Visintine 3 5 4 18 0.056 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 3 5
14 Anna Hartman 3 4 1 15 0.200 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.5
9 Natalie Robinson 3 2 1 9 0.111 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3.5
17 Avery Jesewitz 3 3 4 27 -0.037 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 3.5
11 Lily Bolen 3 0 1 1 -1.000 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 1
5 Aly Borellis 3 0 0 0 0.000 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
3 Kenzie Dyrstad 3 0 0 0 0.000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 0
15 Alleigh Dutton 3 0 0 0 0.000 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Total 29 14 113 0.133 26 0 1 7 2 8 0 37 0 6 36

Box Score