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VB - Senior Night
0
Wilson Wilson 3-20,1-8 United East
3
Winner Penn St.-Abington PSA 12-9,5-4 United East
Wilson Wilson
3-20,1-8 United East
0
Final
3
Penn St.-Abington PSA
12-9,5-4 United East
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Wilson Wilson 14 19 19 (0)
Penn St.-Abington PSA 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Abington Clinches Postseason Berth on Senior Night

Bryn Athyn, Pa. – It was a night of celebration for the Penn State Abington women's volleyball team as the Nittany Lions hosted Wilson College in a United East Conference (UEC) match on Wednesday night at Asplundh Field House on the campus of Bryn Athyn College. Abington defeated Wilson, 3-0, and as a result clinched a postseason berth in the upcoming United East tournament. 
 
Prior to the match, the Nittany Lions recognized its senior class, including Brynn Atkins, Zayna Jamaladdin, Ryenn Mamrosch and Kayla Mason in part of Senior Night festivities.  In addition, two career milestones fell as Mamrosch recorded her 1,000th career assist in an Abington uniform.  Junior Fabiola Medina also reached a career milestone as she notched her 1,000th career dig.
 
Score: Penn State Abington 3, Wilson 0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-19)
Records: Penn State Abington (12-9, 5-4 UEC) | Wilson (3-20, 1-8 UEC)
Location: Bryn Athyn, Pa. (Asplundh Field House)
 
How It Happened
 
* Abington scored the first four points in the opening set and never looked back.  With the score 12-10 later in the set, the Nittany Lions ripped off eight straight points to take its first double-digit lead of the set at 20-10.  Abington clinched the set at 25-14 after a kill by junior Ellie Van Otten.
 
* In the second set the Nittany Lions faced a 14-10 deficit but went on a 7-0 run to grab their first lead since holding a 6-5 advantage earlier in the set.  An ace by Mamrosch capped the run as Abington led 17-14. Leading 20-18, Abington scored five of the final six points to take the set, 25-19.
 
* Abington opened the third set with a 5-1 run and held onto the lead the rest of the way.  Wilson came within one point after two straight aces by Abby Moreland made the score 9-8.  However, Abington responded with three straight points to increase its lead to 12-8.  Later in the set, an attack error by Wilson gave the Nittany Lions their biggest lead of the set at that point at 18-12. Abington went on to win the set after a kill by Jamaladdin capped the scoring at 25-19.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* Mamrosch entered the match six assists shy of 1,000 for her Abington career.  She registered assist 1,000 on the team's 14th point in the first set after sophomore Naomi Seymour connected on a kill.  Mamrosch finished the match with 24 assists and now has 1,018 career assists in an Abington uniform ranking fourth all-time in the program's record book.
 
* Medina also entered the match in striking distance of her career milestone needing only 11 digs to reach 1,000 for her career.  She finished the match with 16 digs and recorded her 1,000th career dig in the second set in the rally on point 21 for the Nittany Lions.  Medina is the third player in program history to reach the 1,000-career dig milestone as she now was 1,005 digs in her career.
 
* Jamaladdin finished the night with 10 kills to go along with seven digs.
 
* Freshman Kamilla Voinalovich totaled seven kills and five digs, while Van Otten and Seymour each added five kills.  Van Otten also had three total blocks (1BS/2BA).
 
* Junior Angel Morales totaled seven digs.
 
* For Wilson, Jayda Lichty led the team with eight kills and nine digs, while Ashlynn Babbitt finished with seven kills.  Moreland recorded a team-high 11 digs.
 
All-Time Series
Tonight marked the seventh meeting between Abington and Wilson since the start of the 2016 season.  The Nittany Lions are now 6-1 versus the Phoenix in the all-time series.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 31 as the Nittany Lions host St. Mary's College (Md.) in the final United East contest of the season.  Match time is set for 1 p.m.
 
 
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