Box Score

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

Centenary (NJ) CentNJ 2-7,0-0 Atlantic East

Penn St.-Abington PSA

5-1,0-0 United East

Final

Sep. 12, 2024

Centenary (NJ) CentNJ

2-7,0-0 Atlantic East

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Penn St.-Abington PSA	15	19	25	25	15	(3)
Centenary (NJ) CentNJ	25	25	21	22	9	(2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/12/2024 12:00:00 AM

Abington Rallies to Defeat Cyclones in Five Sets

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Penn State Brandywine

9/14/2024 | 11:00 a.m.

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Hackettstown, N.J. – The Penn State Abington women's volleyball team rallied from two sets down to defeat Centenary University, 3-2, in a non-conference contest on Thursday night at the John M. Reeves Student Recreation Center. The come-from-behind victory extended the Nittany Lions winning streak to five straight matches.

Score: Penn State Abington 3, Centenary 2 (15-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-22, 15-9)
Records: Penn State Abington (5-1, 0-0 UEC) | Centenary (2-7, 0-0 AEC)
Location: Hackettstown, N.J. (Reeves Center)

How It Happened

* Down 2-0, the Nittany Lions needed the third set to extend the match in hopes of a potential comeback bid. Abington trailed early in the set, 6-2, but quickly turned things around with four straight points to tie the set at 6-6. Both teams stayed within a few points of one another with neither team taking control. With the set tied 20-20, the Nittany scored three unanswered points to grab a 23-20 advantage. The Cyclones registered a point via a kill before a kill by freshman Maddie Welch made it set-point. A bad set by the Cyclones clinched the set for the Nittany Lions at 25-21.

* In the fourth set the Nittany Lions jumped out to a 9-1 run and looked to be in full control of the set. The Cylcones however rallied and eventually grabbed the lead at 17-16. The one-point advantage was short-lived as sophomore Brynn Atkins tied the set with a kill. Both teams would exchange points on errors before Abington scored four straight points to lead 22-18. The Nittany Lions held on to the lead the rest of the way to take the set, 25-22, and most importantly tie the match at 2-2 to force a decisive fifth set.

* Abington broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth set after a kill by junior Alyssa Flickinger. The Nittany Lions followed with two more points thanks to an error by the Cyclones and a service ace by sophomore Kayla Mason to lead 6-3. The Nittany Lions never relinquished the lead despite Centenary cutting the score to 10-9. From there, Abington scored the final five points, including three kills from Mason to take the set, 15-9.

Inside the Box Score

* Freshman Ellie Van Otten led the Nittany Lions with a season-high 13 kills, while Flickinger recorded double digit kills as well with a season-high 10. She also had three aces.

* Mason tied her season-high with seven kills.

* Freshman Fabiola Medina led the team with 17 digs and five aces.

* Freshman McKinley Grimm totaled 28 assists to go along with 11 digs.

* Junior Morgan Schaefer finished the match with a season-high 10 digs.

* Sophomore Zayna Jamaladdin added seven kills and two aces, while Welch totaled eight digs and three aces.

* For Centenary, Poppy Skjonnemand recorded a match-high 22 kills to go along with 14 digs. Vanessa Pagano recorded 31 assists and nine digs, while Asia Logan finished with 13 digs.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the ninth meeting between Abington and Centenary since the start of the 2014 season. The Nittany Lions remain undefeated against the Cyclones in the all-time series boasting a 9-0 record.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 14 as the Nittany Lions host a tri-match with Penn State Brandywine and Bryn Mawr College. Abington will face Brandywine at 11 a.m. and then take on Bryn Mawr at 3 p.m. Brandywine and Bryn Mawr will compete against one another at 1 p.m.

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