Box Score

Misericordia Mis 13-4,2-1 MAC Freedom

Penn St.-Abington PSA 8-2,0-0 United East

Misericordia Mis

13-4,2-1 MAC Freedom

Final

Sep. 29, 2022

Penn St.-Abington PSA

8-2,0-0 United East

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Misericordia Mis	21	25	26	25	(3)
Penn St.-Abington PSA	25	13	24	18	(1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/29/2022 12:00:00 AM

Nittany Lions Come Up Short Versus Cougars, 3-1

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Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's volleyball team saw its season-long winning streak end at eight after falling to Misericordia University, 3-1, in a non-conference contest on Thursday night at the Abington Athletic Building.

Score: Misericordia 3, Penn State Abington 1
Records: Penn State Abington (8-2, 0-0 UEC) | Misericordia (13-4, 2-1 MACF)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened

* Abington jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the opening set and then increased its lead to double-digits at 16-5 after a service ace by senior Jenny McAnaney capped a 4-0 run. Misericordia slowly chipped away at the lead and a late 4-0 run by the Cougars made the score 23-21. However, a service error by the Cougars followed by an ace by freshman Jackie Lewis sealed the opening set victory.

* In the second set, Misericordia opened with a 10-0 run and never looked back. Abington was able to cut the deficit down to seven points at 13-6, but that was as close as the Nittany Lions would get in the set. The Cougars increased their lead back to double-figures and went on to take the set, 25-13, to tie the match.

* Abington trailed the third set 11-4 and rallied all the way back to tie the set at 14-14. With the Cougars ahead 17-15, the Nittany Lions scored three straight points to grab their first lead of the set at 18-17. Misericordia followed with a 3-0 run to regain the lead at 20-18 before Abington responded with a 4-0 run to steal the lead right back at 22-20. With the Nittany Lions ahead 24-22, Meghan Peters tied the set with a kill followed by an ace. Another kill by the Cougars and an ace by Peters sealed the set at 26-24.

* A late run in the fourth set by Misericordia propelled the Cougars to a 25-18 victory to clinch the match. Abington cut the lead to 16-15 before the Cougars went on a 5-0 run to increase their lead to 21-15. Misericordia totaled a match-high 18 kills in the fourth set.

Inside the Box Score

* McAnaney led Abington with 17 kills; one shy of her season-high and finished with seven digs.

* Junior Emma de Mey and freshman Alyssa Flickinger each recorded nine kills.

* Freshman Laine Kulpinski led the team with 24 assists.

* Freshman Jackie Lewis finished with a match-high 21 digs. It marks the second time this season that she has recorded 20-plus digs.

* For Misericordia, Fiona Pyfer totaled a match-high 20 kills to go along with 13 digs. Jenna Schuda finished with a match-high 40 assists and 10 digs. Peters added 11 kills.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the first-ever meeting between Abington and Misericordia.

Unite For Her
Penn State Abington kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with its annual Pink Game. The team was raising funds through the Unite for Her foundation to support those affected by breast and ovarian cancer. You can still make a donation by clicking, here.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Monday, Oct. 3 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Albright College in a non-conference contest. Match time is set for 7 p.m.

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