GWYNEDD VALLEY Pa – Down one set, the Abington women's volleyball team (3-3) rallied to force a fifth game and battled to a 3-2 win over Gwynedd Mercy (1-5), Thursday night.

Sam Amaro (Philadelphia, Pa.) led the Nittany Lions with 14 kills and 15 digs for the evening. Freshman Catherine Zhushma (Warminster, PA) recorded a season high 33 digs, just shy of cracking the top 10 for the Penn State Abington individual match record.

In the first game, the Nittany Lions battled to a 25-22 victory behind a pair of service aces from sophomore Danielle Dyjak (Abington, Pa.).  The Nittany Lions finished off the Griffins with a 5-3 run, giving them a 1-0 lead.

Gwynedd Mercy would take the next two games 25-16 and 28-26.  In game three Abington would hold a 21-12 lead, but an amazing comeback powered by Brianna Greer gave the Griffins the edge.

Abington tied the match 2-2 with a close 25-22 victory by capitalizing on errors by Gwynedd Mercy.  In a back-and-forth game five, Abington won the match point on a kill from junior Breanna Lineman (Philadelphia, Pa.) for its third win of the season.

The Nittany Lions will host Goucher and Summit University for the first home tri-match of the season on Saturday September 12, at noon.