Women's Volleyball 9/16/2023 12:00:00 AM

Abington Competes in Quad-Match at Clarks Summit

| Box Score 2 | Box Score 3 Clarks Summit, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's volleyball team competed in a quad-match hosted by Clarks Summit University on Saturday.

Match 1: Penn State Abington vs. Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Match 2: Utica University 3, Penn State Abington 0 (20-25, 11-25, 12-25)
Match 3: Penn State Abington 3, Clarks Summit 0 (25-16, 25-12, 25-16)

How It Happened vs. Utica

* In the opening set, Abington trailed 16-15 after sophomore Brianna Brozo recorded a kill. However, Utica scored five straight points to increase its lead to 21-15 before taking the set 25-20.

* The Pioneers went on to take the next two sets by the score of 25-11 and 25-12. Utica recorded a match-high 15 kills in the second set.

Inside the Numbers vs. Utica

* Freshman Jayla Hickey and Brozo combined for 15 of the team's 24 kills in the match. Hickey finished with a team-high eight kills, while Brozo finished with seven kills.

* Sophomore Morgan Schaefer led the team with seven digs, while sophomore Laine Kulpinski finished the match with 15 assists and four digs.

* For Utica, Eleanor Cepiel recorded a match-high 15 kills, while Lauren Jones and Livya Leider each totaled 11 digs.

How It Happened vs. Clarks Summit

* Abington jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the opening set and never looked back. The Nittany Lions led by as many as 11 points after back-to-back kills by Brynn Atkins and Brozo made the score 15-4. The Defenders cut the deficit down to five points at 18-13 but the Nittany Lions followed with five straight points with Hickey on serve. Abington took the set, 25-16.

* In the second set Abington broke through after leading 8-7 early in the set. The Abington offense recorded six straight points with senior Taylor LaPage recording one kill and three aces during the surge that made the score 14-7. The Nittany Lions closed the set with a 5-0 run to win by the score of 25-12.

* Abington trailed for the first time in the match when Clarks Summit opened with a 5-2 run. However a 7-0 run midway through the set propelled the Nittany Lions to a 14-10 advantage. Abington never relinquished the lead the rest of the way and took the set, 25-16, to complete the shutout.

Inside the Numbers vs. Clarks Summit

* Hickey led the team with a match-high eight kills to go along with four total blocks (2BA/2BS).

* Brozo totaled seven kills and had three aces, while LaPage finished with four kills and three aces.

* Schaefer recorded a match-high nine digs.

* For Clarks Summit, Chloe Burhans totaled four kills, while Kylee Cole recorded a match-high five aces.

All-Time Series
Today marked the first-ever meeting between Abington and Utica, while the Nittany Lions improved to 3-0 against the Defenders.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 23 as the Nittany Lions host both Saint Elizabeth University and Delaware Valley University in a tri-match starting at 11 a.m. at the Abington Athletic Building.

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Players Mentioned

#16 Brianna Brozo: MB/OH; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#18 Laine Kulpinski: S; 5' 7"; Sophomore

#14 Taylor LaPage: RS/MB; 5' 9"; Senior

#19 Morgan Schaefer: DS/L; 5' 4"; Sophomore

#8 Brynn Atkins: MB/OH; 5' 11"; Freshman

#22 Jayla Hickey: OH/MB; 5' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#16 Brianna Brozo
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: MB/OH

#18 Laine Kulpinski
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: S

#14 Taylor LaPage
: 5' 9"; Senior
: RS/MB

#19 Morgan Schaefer
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: DS/L

#8 Brynn Atkins
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: MB/OH

#22 Jayla Hickey
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: OH/MB