Box Score

Penn St.-Abington PSA 19-5,5-3 United East

Penn College PCT 3-23,1-9 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA

19-5,5-3 United East

Final

Oct. 29, 2024

Penn College PCT

3-23,1-9 United East

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Penn St.-Abington PSA	25	25	25	(3)
Penn College PCT	8	19	16	(0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 10/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

POSTSEASON BOUND! Abington Clinches with Win at Penn College

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11/2/2024 | 10:00 a.m.

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Williamsport, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's volleyball team will be heading back to the postseason for the second straight season after officially clinching a spot into the upcoming United East Conference (UEC) Tournament after defeating Penn College, 3-0, on Tuesday night at Bardo Gymnasium.

Score: Penn State Abington 3, Penn College 0 (25-8, 25-19, 25-16)
Records: Penn State Abington (19-5, 6-3 UEC) | Penn College (3-23, 1-19 UEC)
Location: Williamsport, Pa. (Bardo Gymnasium)

How It Happened

* The Abington offense produced 35 kills to just 20 by Penn College. The Nittany Lion defense limited the Wildcats to just one kill in the opening set which featured a one-sided score of 25-8. Abington trailed the opening set, 4-2, early and followed with a 18-1 run before scoring the final five points of the set.

* The Nittany Lions trailed 9-8 in the second set and used another big run to pull ahead. Abington scored five straight points to grab a 13-9 advantage. From there, Abington never relinquished the lead despite the Wildcats coming within two points of the lead late at 19-17. Three straight kills by Abington, including two by freshman Ellie Van Otten, increased the score to 22-17. The Nittany Lions took the set, 25-19.

* Abington once again trailed 9-8 and once again used a run to grab a 14-10 lead in the third set. The Wildcats cut the deficit to 16-15, but the Nittany Lions held the advantage and responded with five consecutive points. Sophomore Zayna Jamaladdin recorded a pair of kills in the run. Abington took the set, 25-16, after scoring the final four points in the set.

Inside the Box Score

* Jamaladdin recorded a match-high 15 kills with a .565 attack percentage after committing just two errors on 23 total attempts.

* Van Otten finished the night with nine kills and seven digs. She also had three aces.

* Junior Alyssa Flickinger added six kills to go along with four total blocks (2BS | 2BA).

* Junior Morgan Schaefer totaled a match-high 23 digs setting a season-best. She also recorded three aces.

* Freshman McKinley Grimm paced the offense with 27 assists and totaled 10 digs on defense.

* Freshman Olivia Juan also totaled 10 digs to go along with three aces.

* For Penn College, Nevaeh Ward led the team with nine kills, while Ava Harple totaled a team-best 16 digs.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 11^th meeting between Abington and Penn College since the start of the 2014 season. The Nittany Lions are now 11-0 versus the Wildcats in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 2 as the Nittany Lions wrap up the regular season with a home contest versus Bryn Athyn College. Match time is set for 10 a.m. at the Abington Athletic Building.

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