Penn State Volleyball Beats Indiana 3-1

Posted on by Ethan Kasales

No. 14 Penn State women’s volleyball beat Indiana 3-1 (26-24, 20-25, 25-16, 25-22) Saturday night in front of a crowd of 2,009 at Wilkinson Hall in Bloomington to remain undefeated in Big Ten play.

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Jonni Parker, Allie Holland, and Jenna Hampton stood out with particularly strong performances against the Hoosiers. Parker led all players with 19 kills and added 11 digs for the only double-double of the match. Holland had 10 kills and a career-high four service aces, while Hampton recorded 20 digs (43 this week).

Gabby Blossom helped the Nittany Lions hit better than .300 in the first and fourth sets, tallying a match-high 45 assists, seven digs, and five blocks in the win. Penn State struggled a bit to generate offense in the middle sets, dropping the second frame to Steve Aird’s Hoosiers, who fell to 7-9 and 1-3 in conference play.

Freshman defensive specialist Cassie Kuerschen, who had 11 digs Saturday night, made her second straight start for the Nittany Lions in Erika Pritchard’s absence. Kuerschen was one of four Penn State players to record double-digit digs, joining Hampton, Parker, and Adanna Rollins (nine kills, 10 digs).

Kaitlyn Hord and Anastasiya Kudryashova combined for 15 kills and 10 blocks against the Hoosiers, though Hord was more efficient as a hitter with an impressive .455 clip. Sophomore outside hitter AC Fitzpatrick came off the bench and had two kills and a dig.

The Nittany Lions (11-3, 4-0 Big Ten) will return to Rec Hall for a huge match against No. 12 Nebraska Friday at 7 p.m. Penn State’s annual White Out will be televised on Big Ten Network. All-American middle blocker Lauren Stivrins recently returned to the starting lineup for the Huskers after missing the beginning of the season due to injury.

Box Score

Match Details

Penn St. Indiana
Set K E TA % K E TA %
1 15 2 43 0.302 14 7 42 0.167
2 11 7 37 0.108 17 5 40 0.300
3 11 8 39 0.077 5 8 39 -0.077
4 18 4 40 0.350 14 2 43 0.279
Total 55 21 159 0.214 50 22 164 0.171
Penn St. Indiana
Points 75 59
Kills 55 50
Aces 7 3
Blocks 13 6
Assists 48 45
Digs 66 62

Match Leaders

Penn St. – Leaders
Kills Jonni Parker (19), Allie Holland (10), Adanna Rollins (9)
Aces Allie Holland (4), Adanna Rollins (2), Gabby Blossom (1)
Blocks Kaitlyn Hord (6), Allie Holland (5), Gabby Blossom (5)
Assists Gabby Blossom (45), Jenna Hampton (3)
Digs Jenna Hampton (20), Cassie Kuerschen (11), Jonni Parker (11)
Indiana – Leaders
Kills Breana Edwards (18), Mady Saris (17), Kaley Rammelsburg (6)
Aces Camryn Haworth (2), Mady Saris (1)
Blocks Mady Saris (2), Breana Edwards (2), Kaley Rammelsburg (1), Camryn Haworth (1), Savannah Kjolhede (1), Kari Zumach (1)
Assists Camryn Haworth (40), Paula Cerame (3), Kaley Rammelsburg (1), Mady Saris (1)
Digs Paula Cerame (19), Haley Armstrong (12), Camryn Haworth (8)

Penn State Stats

# Player SP K E TA % A E SA SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
9 Jonni Parker 4 19 6 46 0.283 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 11 0 0 20.5
20 Allie Holland 4 10 3 21 0.333 0 0 4 4 0 5 0 1 0 0 16.5
1 Adanna Rollins 4 9 2 29 0.241 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 10 0 0 12.5
23 Kaitlyn Hord 4 7 2 11 0.455 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 10
18 Anastasiya Kudryashova 4 8 6 29 0.069 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 10
13 Gabby Blossom 4 0 1 12 -0.083 45 1 1 0 0 5 0 7 0 0 3.5
0 Annie Cate Fitzpatrick 2 2 1 7 0.143 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
15 Jenna Hampton 4 0 0 3 0.000 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
2 Maddy Bilinovic 2 0 0 1 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
3 Keatan Broughton 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Cassie Kuerschen 4 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 0
24 Quinn Menger 2 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 55 21 159 0.214 48 2 7 11 1 24 0 66 0 1 75

Indiana Stats

# Player SP K E TA % A E SA SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
4 Mady Saris 4 17 10 54 0.130 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 20
11 Breana Edwards 4 18 3 43 0.349 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 19.5
18 Kaley Rammelsburg 4 6 3 14 0.214 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 6.5
1 Kari Zumach 4 4 4 25 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5
15 Savannah Kjolhede 4 4 0 8 0.500 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.5
10 Camryn Haworth 4 1 2 15 -0.067 40 3 2 2 0 1 0 8 0 0 3.5
19 Ashley Zulauf 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
21 Emily Fitzner 4 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Haley Armstrong 4 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 0
7 Carly Mills 4 0 0 1 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 2 0
17 Paula Cerame 4 0 0 4 0.000 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 0 1 0
8 Brooke Westbeld 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 50 22 164 0.171 45 3 3 7 4 4 0 62 0 6 59

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