Box Score

Cairn Cairn 1-0,0-0 United East

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

Cairn Cairn

1-0,0-0 United East

Final

Aug. 29, 2025

Penn St.-Abington PSA

0-1,0-0 United East

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Cairn Cairn	25	25	25	(3)
Penn St.-Abington PSA	16	17	16	(0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 8/29/2025 12:00:00 AM

Abington Drops Season Opener to Highlanders

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Immaculata University

8/30/2025 | 11:00 a.m.

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Immaculata University

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Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's volleyball team fell short in its season opener against visiting Cairn University by the score of 3-0 in a non-conference match on Friday night at the Abington Athletic Building.

Score: Cairn 3, Penn State Abington 0 (16-25, 17-25, 16-25)
Records: Penn State Abington (0-1) | Cairn (1-0)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened

* Abington jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the opening set thanks to a pair of kills by junior Zayna Jamaladdin, however Cairn responded with seven unanswered points to take an 8-3 advantage. The Highlanders maintained the lead the rest of the set and led by as many as 12 points after a kill by Anna Dow made the score 21-9. Cairn took the set, 25-16, after an ace by Belle Manthe clinched the set.

* In the second set Abington once again held an early lead at 7-2. Jamaladdin along with junior Kayla Mason each had a pair of kills that fueled the Abington opening run. The Highlanders chipped away at the lead and used a 6-1 run to tie the set at 8-8. The Nittany Lions took advantage of three straight attack errors to lead 11-8, but the Highlanders eight of the next 10 points to lead 16-13. Cairn never relinquished the lead and closed the set with three straight points to win 25-17.

* Cairn led the third set, 12-11, and pulled away with an 8-2 run to increase its advantage to 20-13. Marah Lehman ended the run with three straight aces. Abington cut the led to 20-16 before the Highlanders ended the match scoring the final five points to take the set, 25-16.

Inside the Box Score

* Jamaladdin, Mason and sophomore Ellie Van Otten each led the team with six kills.

* Sophomore Fabiola Medina finished with a team-high seven digs.

* Freshman Ryenn Mamrosch totaled 18 assists and five digs in her collegiate debut.

* For Cairn, Lehman finished with a match-high 16 kills to go along with 10 digs and four aces. Liliana Magazzu totaled a match-high 18 digs and four aces, while Dow led with 32 assists.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 10^th meeting between Abington and Cairn since the start of the 2014 season. The Nittany Lions are now 5-5 against the Highlanders in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday as the Nittany Lions host Immaculata University in a non-conference contest. Match time is set for 11 a.m.

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