Penn State Downs Eastern Kentucky

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Aiyana Whitney
Aiyana Whitney

The Nittany Lions were expected to sweep, and they did. They were expected to dominate, and from a fan’s perspective, they did — though in the second set their hitting dropped off noticeably.  The team hit .361, led by 6-3 So. MB Haleigh Washington (9 kills, .467 attack %), 6-4 RS Sr. RS Aiyana Whitney (8 kills, .400 attack %) and 6-2 So. OH Ali Frantti (7 kills, .636 attack %).

6-0 RS Fr. setter Bryanna Weiskircher led the team with 9 digs, with 5-6 Fr. libero Keeton Holcomb contributing 8, and 6-2 Sr. OH Megan Courtney chipping in with 6.

A few points worth noting

Nia Reed
Nia Reed
Simone Lee
Simone Lee
  • Nia Reed recorded the first kill of her Penn State career.  Also the second.  And the third.  Congrats Nia!
  • Simone Lee served for (we believe) the first time this season (and registered an ace!)
  • Aiyana Whitney also served for (we believe) the first time this season.
  • We saw the 6-2 again, with 5-8 Fr. setter Wilma Rivera and 6-1 So. OH Simone Lee subbing in for Weiskircher and Whitney.

Below are the Match Stats for Penn State:

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And the Match Stats for Eastern Kentucky:

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