Penn State Volleyball Sweeps Indiana Again

Posted on by Ethan Kasales

No. 16 Penn State women’s volleyball swept Indiana (25-22, 25-23, 25-22) for the second time this season Friday night at Wilkinson Hall in Bloomington.

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Allie Holland led the Nittany Lions (20-6, 9-6 Big Ten) with a team-high 10 kills and a .562 hitting percentage against the Hoosiers. Holland also had a match-high six blocks in the win.

Penn State improved to 60-1 in the all-time series against Indiana and has now won 20 matches in a row versus the Hoosiers, including a sweep at Rec Hall earlier this season on September 23.

Katie Clark, Alexa Markley, and Kash Williams had eight kills apiece, while Zoe Weatherington added five kills of her own. Leisa Elisaia dished out 31 assists, tying Indiana’s Camryn Haworth, and is now 20 away from reaching 1,000 on the season.

Sophomore defensive specialist Cassie Kuerschen led Penn State’s defense with nine digs and one of the team’s three aces. Holland had the other two aces Friday night. Elisaia, Maddy Bilinovic, and Anjelina Starck had seven digs apiece.

The Nittany Lions finished with a .211 hitting percentage to Indiana’s .141 mark. Both teams had eight blocks. Penn State will play No. 15 Purdue (18-7, 9-6 Big Ten) Saturday at 8 p.m. ET in West Lafayette in a televised match on Big Ten Network. The Boilermakers lost to No. 6 Ohio State 3-1 at home Thursday.

Box Score

Match Details

Penn St. Indiana
Set K E TA % K E TA %
1 12 6 27 0.222 11 9 34 0.059
2 17 10 39 0.179 10 5 33 0.152
3 12 5 29 0.241 13 6 32 0.219
Total 41 21 95 0.211 34 20 99 0.141
Penn St. Indiana
Points 52 47
Kills 41 34
Aces 3 5
Blocks 8 8
Assists 36 34
Digs 36 29

Match Leaders

Penn St. – Leaders
Kills Allie Holland (10), Alexa Markley (8), Katie Clark (8), Kashauna Williams (8)
Aces Allie Holland (2), Cassie Kuerschen (1)
Blocks Allie Holland (6), Alexa Markley (3), Zoe Weatherington (2), Seleisa Elisaia (2)
Assists Seleisa Elisaia (31), Maddy Bilinovic (3), Anjelina Starck (1), Allie Holland (1)
Digs Cassie Kuerschen (9), Anjelina Starck (7), Maddy Bilinovic (7), Seleisa Elisaia (7)
Indiana – Leaders
Kills Mady Saris (12), Morgan Geddes (9), Kaley Rammelsberg (5)
Aces Paula Cerame (1), Camryn Haworth (1), Kenzie Daffinee (1), Mady Saris (1), Morgan Geddes (1)
Blocks Savannah Kjolhede (6), Camryn Haworth (3), Candela Alonso-Corcelles (2), Kaley Rammelsberg (2)
Assists Camryn Haworth (31), Isa Lopez (2), Mady Saris (1)
Digs Paula Cerame (10), Camryn Haworth (6), Mady Saris (4)

Penn State Stats

# Player SP K E TA % A E SA SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
20 Allie Holland 3 10 1 16 0.563 1 0 2 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 15.5
19 Alexa Markley 3 8 4 23 0.174 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 10
11 Katie Clark 3 8 4 15 0.267 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.5
23 Kashauna Williams 3 8 8 22 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8
17 Zoe Weatherington 3 5 3 12 0.167 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
5 Seleisa Elisaia 3 2 1 6 0.167 31 0 0 2 0 2 0 7 0 0 3
12 Cassie Kuerschen 3 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 1
2 Maddy Bilinovic 3 0 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
18 Anastasiya Kudryashova 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Anjelina Starck 3 0 0 1 0.000 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
3 Gillian Grimes 3 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Total 41 21 95 0.211 36 0 3 7 2 12 0 36 0 0 52

Indiana Stats

# Player SP K E TA % A E SA SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
4 Mady Saris 3 12 7 38 0.132 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 13.5
16 Morgan Geddes 3 9 7 20 0.100 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.5
15 Savannah Kjolhede 3 4 0 7 0.571 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 7.5
18 Kaley Rammelsberg 3 5 2 10 0.300 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6
3 Candela Alonso-Corcelles 3 3 2 15 0.067 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 4
10 Camryn Haworth 3 1 1 7 0.000 31 0 1 1 0 3 0 6 0 0 3.5
6 Kenzie Daffinee 3 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
17 Paula Cerame 3 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 1
19 Ashley Zulauf 1 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Emily Fitzner 2 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Grae Gosnell 3 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
22 Isa Lopez 3 0 0 1 0.000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total 34 20 99 0.141 34 0 5 11 1 14 0 29 0 2 47

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