Penn St.-Abington PSA 9-2,0-0 United East

Bard BRD 2-10,0-0 Liberty League

Penn St.-Abington PSA

9-2,0-0 United East

Final

Sep. 21, 2024

Bard BRD

2-10,0-0 Liberty League

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Penn St.-Abington PSA	25	17	25	25	(3)
Bard BRD	22	25	18	21	(1)

Penn St.-Abington PSA 10-2,0-0 United East

Wilkes Wilkes 2-7,0-0 Landmark

Penn St.-Abington PSA

10-2,0-0 United East

Final

Sep. 21, 2024

Wilkes Wilkes

2-7,0-0 Landmark

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Penn St.-Abington PSA	25	16	21	27	15	(3)
Wilkes Wilkes	14	25	25	25	11	(2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/21/2024 12:00:00 AM

Abington Takes Two at Wilkes Tri-Match

Next Match:

at Rosemont College

9/24/2024 | 6:00 p.m.

Next Match

Full Schedule

Sep. 24 (Tue) / 6:00 p.m.

at Rosemont College

History

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Wilkes-Barre, Pa. - The Penn State Abington women's volleyball team has now won 10 of its last 11 contests after taking a pair of non-conference matches on Saturday afternoon in a tri-match hosted by Wilkes University at the Arnaud C. Marts Center. The Nittany Lions defeated Bard College, 3-1, before going the distance with the Colonels in a five-set victory.

Match 1 Score: Penn State Abington 3, Bard 1 (25-22, 17-25, 25-18, 25-21)
Match 2 Score: Penn State Abington 3, Wilkes 2 (25-14, 16-25, 21-25, 27-25, 15-11)
Records: Penn State Abington (10-2, 0-0 UEC) | Bard (2-10, 0-0 Liberty League) | Wilkes (2-7, 0-0 Landmark)
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Marts Center)

How It Happened (vs. Bard)

* Abington took the opening set by the score of 25-22 despite Bard holding the edge on offensive kills (15-12) and total attacks (41-34). Late in the set the Nittany Lions trailed 20-19 but rolled off five straight points, including three kills by sophomore Brynn Atkins. After a pair of kills by the Raptors made the score 24-22, the Nittany Lions clinched the set thanks to a service error.

* Bard tied the match with a 25-17 victory in the second set but the Nittany Lions bounced back and regained control of the match with a 25-18 victory in the third set. Abington trailed just once in the set when the Raptors held a 5-4 lead. The Nittany Lions used another late run to pull away from Bard. Abington led 17-16 at the time and then scored seven of the next eight points to increase its advantage to 24-17 before taking the set, 25-18.

* Abington opened the fourth set with a 9-2 run and never relinquished the lead despite Bard coming within one point of tying the set late. With the score 21-20, the Nittany Lions took advantage of two miscues by the Raptors and then freshman McKinley Grimm recorded an ace to make the score 24-20. Abington won the set 25-21.

Inside the Box Score (vs. Bard)

* Freshman Ellie Van Otten recorded a season-high with 16 kills to lead the Abington offense.

* Atkins also finished in double-figures with 10 kills to go along with five total blocks (1BS | 4BA).

* Junior Alyssa Flickinger added seven kills, while sophomore Kayla Mason added five kills and three block assists on defense.

* Grimm recorded a season-high 37 assists while recording 12 digs on the defensive end.

* Junior Morgan Schaefer and freshman Fabiola Medina each recorded season-highs in digs. Schaefer finished the match with 13, while Medina led the team with 23.

* For Bard, Coral Cook registered a match-high 17 kills, while Annika Flittie finished with 16 kills and 14 digs. Becca Wintjen totaled 37 assists and 12 digs, while Ella Small finished with a match-high 24 digs.

How It Happened (vs. Wilkes)

* Abington cruised to a 25-14 victory in the opening set in which the Nittany Lions totaled 13 kills and forced eight errors on the attack by the Colonels. An 8-1 run midway through gave Abington an 18-9 lead before going on to score six of the final eight points in the set.

* Wilkes responded with back-to-back victories in the next two sets to lead the match, 2-1. The Colonels combined for 31 kills in the two sets, including a match-high 18 in the third set. Wilkes also only committed eight errors on the attack in the two set wins.

* In the fourth set it appeared the Nittany Lions were going to easily force a fifth and decisive set after holding multiple eight-point leads with the latter coming at 23-15. However, a 9-0 run by Wilkes gave the Colonels a 24-23 lead and match-point. A kill by Mason tied the set and then an attack error gave the Nittany Lions a 25-24 lead. Wilkes followed with a kill from Sierra Hines to once again tie things up, but the Nittany Lions took advantage of a bad set by the Colonels followed by a kill from Mason to close out the fourth set at 27-25.

* In the fifth set a late run secured the victory for the Nittany Lions. Trailing 10-9, three straight miscues by Wilkes followed by back-to-back aces from Medina gave Abington a 14-10 lead and match-point. A point by Wilkes made the score 14-11 and Mason's 16^th and final kill of the match clinched the victory for the Nittany Lions at 15-11.

Inside the Box Score (vs. Wilkes)

* Mason finished the match with a career-high 16 kills as she committed just one error on 33 total attempts for an impressive .455 attack percentage. She also had six digs in the win.

* Van Otten added 15 kills; one shy of her season-high set earlier in the afternoon against Bard.

* Grimm's season-high of 37 assists versus Bard didn't last long as she totaled 39 against the Colonels. She also had three aces and eight digs.

* Medina led the team with 22 digs; one shy of her season-high that she set versus Bard. She also had four aces.

* Schaefer also finished one dig shy of her season-high of 13 set earlier against Bard as she totaled 12 digs.

* Atkins led the team with three block assists.

* For Wilkes, Hines registered a match-high 20 kills, while Jenna Baron added 16 digs. Alexa Cassel paced the offense with 40 assists and led the match with 24 digs. Annalyse Santowasso had 20 digs.

All-Time Series
Today marked just the second meeting between Abington and Bard and the first since 2018. The Nittany Lions are now 1-1 versus the Raptors. The match between Abington and Wilkes was the first-ever contest between the two schools.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Tuesday, Sept. 24 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Rosemont College in a non-conference contest. Match time is set for 6 p.m.

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