Box Score

Penn St.-Abington PENN ST. 1-3

Gwynedd Mercy GWYNEDD 1-2

Penn St.-Abington PENN ST.

1-3

Final

Sep. 06, 2023

Gwynedd Mercy GWYNEDD

1-2

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Penn St.-Abington PENN ST.	18	20	22	(0)
Gwynedd Mercy GWYNEDD	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/6/2023 12:00:00 AM

Abington Falls Short at Gwynedd Mercy

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at Bryn Athyn College

9/8/2023 | 7:00 p.m.

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Sep. 08 (Fri) / 7:00 p.m.

at Bryn Athyn College

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Gwynedd Valley, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's volleyball dropped a non-conference contest at Gwynedd Mercy University by the score of 3-0 on Wednesday night at the GMU Athletic Complex.

Score: Gwynedd Mercy 3, Penn State Abington 0 (18-25, 20-25, 22-25)
Records: Penn State Abington (1-3) | Gwynedd Mercy (1-2)
Location: Gwynedd Valley, Pa. (Athletic Complex)

How It Happened

* Abington led 11-10 midway through the opening set but a 8-1 run by Gwynedd Mercy gave the Griffins an 18-12 advantage. The home team went on to take the set, 25-18, to grab the first set in the match.

* The Nittany Lions opened the second set with a 4-1 run taking advantage of three errors by the Griffins. However, another large run by the home team made the score 8-4. Gwynedd Mercy surged again after the Nittany Lions cut the score to 12-10. The Griffins ripped off five straight points to extend their lead to 17-10. Later in the set, Abington came within two points of tying the set at 22-20 but the Griffins scored the final three points to take the set, 25-20.

* Trailing 11-10 in the third set, Abington went on an 8-0 run to take its largest lead of the match at 18-11. Sophomore Morgan Schaefer capped the run with an ace. However, the Griffins responded with 10 straight points to regain the lead at 21-18. The Nittany Lions cut the lead to 24-22 after back-to-back kills by freshman Kayla Mason before the Griffins registered the final point of the set off an Abington attack error to take the set, 25-22.

Inside the Numbers

* Freshman Jayla Hickey led the Nittany Lions with a team-high seven kills to go along with five digs.

* Mason finished with four kills and six digs, while sophomore Brianna Brozo totaled four kills and four digs.

* Sophomore Sara Schrader led the team with nine digs.

* Sophomore Laine Kulpinski paced the offense with 16 assists.

* For the Griffins, Ashley Brown led the match with 13 kills, while Kate Etter totaled 10 kills. Maddie Stancil finished with a match-high eight digs.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 10^th meeting between Abington and Gwynedd Mercy since the start of the 2011 season. The Nittany Lions are now 6-4 versus the Griffins in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Friday, Sept. 8 as the Nittany Lions head across town to face Bryn Athyn College in a non-conference contest. Match time is set for 7 p.m.

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