Saint Elizabeth CSE 2-6,0-0 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA 6-5,1-0 United East

Saint Elizabeth CSE

2-6,0-0 United East

Final

Sep. 23, 2023

Penn St.-Abington PSA

6-5,1-0 United East

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Saint Elizabeth CSE	9	13	14	(0)
Penn St.-Abington PSA	25	25	25	(3)

Delaware Valley DelVal 5-5,0-1 MAC Freedom

Penn St.-Abington PSA 6-6,1-0 United East

Delaware Valley DelVal

5-5,0-1 MAC Freedom

Final

Sep. 23, 2023

Penn St.-Abington PSA

6-6,1-0 United East

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Delaware Valley DelVal	25	25	25	(3)
Penn St.-Abington PSA	16	23	17	(0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/23/2023 12:00:00 AM

Abington Splits Home Tri-Match

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at Immaculata University

9/26/2023 | 7:00 p.m.

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Sep. 26 (Tue) / 7:00 p.m.

at Immaculata University

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Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's volleyball team split a pair of non-conference contests as the Nittany Lions hosted a tri-match on Saturday at the Abington Athletic Building. The Nittany Lions defeated Saint Elizabeth University, 3-0, and fell short against Delaware Valley University by the same score.

Match 1: Penn State Abington 3, Saint Elizabeth 0 (25-9, 25-13, 25-14)
Match 2: Delaware Valley 3, Penn State Abington 0 (16-25, 23-25, 17-25)
Records: Penn State Abington (7-6) | Saint Elizabeth (2-6) | Delaware Valley (5-5)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened vs. Saint Elizabeth

* Abington made quick work of the Eagles in the opening match with all three set victories being double digit triumphs. In the first set the Nittany Lions led 11-8 and would go on to record 14 of the next 15 points in the set, including a stretch of 13 straight points to win the set, 25-9. Abington recorded 12 kills in the set and took advantage of eight attack errors by the Eagles.

* In the second set another big run by the Nittany Lions turned out to be the difference. Leading 11-10, the Nittany Lions went on a 9-1 run to take a commanding 20-11 lead. Eight of the nine points were off kills with freshmen Jayla Hickey and Kayla Mason combining for seven of them. Abington took the set, 25-13.

* Another late run by the Nittany Lions turned out to be beneficial in the third set. Already ahead 12-11, Abington fired off five of the next six points to extend its lead to 16-11. Later in the set the Nittany Lions went on an 8-1 run to close out the match with a 25-14 victory. Sophomore Laine Kulpinski supplied a pair of aces in part of the final four points by the Nittany Lions.

Inside the Numbers vs. Saint Elizabeth

* Hickey finished the match with a season-high 14 kills to go along with a .684 attack percentage. Hickey made just one attack error in 19 total attacks.

* Sophomore Brianna Brozo also recorded double-digit kills as she totaled a career-high 13 kills to go along with eight digs and two aces.

* Kulpinski finished with a match-high 33 assists to set a season-high while totaling eight digs on defense.

* Sophomore Morgan Schaefer led the Nittany Lions with 12 digs.

* Mason added seven kills on a .412 attack percentage after committing zero errors on 17 attempts. She also had five digs.

* For Saint Elizabeth, Ava Railton led the team with eight digs, while Sienna Volpe finished with three kills and five digs.

How It Happened vs. Delaware Valley

* The Aggies took the opening set by the score of 25-16. With the set tied at 13-13, Delaware Valley went on a 10-1 run to take a 23-14 lead. The Aggies followed by scoring two of the final three points to close out the set.

* The second set went back and forth with each team making multiple runs in the set. The Nittany Lions trailed 21-18 before a 5-0 surge gave the home squad a 23-21 advantage. Brozo was responsible for four of the team's five points in the run as she recorded four kills on the attack. However, Delaware Valley responded with a 4-0 run to close the set at 25-23.

* The Aggies led 18-17 in the third set after back-to-back points by the Nittany Lions brought them within one point of the lead. Delaware Valley followed with seven unanswered points to take the set 25-17 and secure the match victory.

Inside the Numbers vs. Delaware Valley

* Brozo led the Nittany Lions with eight kills to go along with a career-high 10 digs. She also had a team-high three aces.

* Hickey totaled six kills while recording two solo blocks.

* Schaefer led the team with 13 digs, while Kulpinski finished with a match-high 20 assists and five digs.

* For Delaware Valley, Gretta Schneider recorded a match-high 11 kills, while Grace Wilson led the team with a match-high 16 digs.

All-Time Series
Today marked the eighth meeting between Abington and Saint Elizabeth since 2013 as the Nittany Lions are now 6-2 versus the Eagles in the all-time series. Abington and Delaware Valley were meeting for the seventh time since 2014. The Nittany Lions are now 3-4 versus the Aggies.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Tuesday, Sept. 26 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Immaculata University in a non-conference contest. Match time is set for 7 p.m.

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