Abington Defeats Gators in Four Sets

Box Score

Notre Dame (MD) NDMU 6-11,1-3 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA 10-5,3-1 United East

Notre Dame (MD) NDMU

6-11,1-3 United East

Final

Oct. 06, 2026

Penn St.-Abington PSA

10-5,3-1 United East

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Notre Dame (MD) NDMU	22	21	25	22	(1)
Penn St.-Abington PSA	25	25	23	25	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 10/6/2026 12:00:00 AM

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at Penn State Harrisburg

10/10/2026 | 12:00 p.m.

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History

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Bryn Athyn, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's volleyball team came away with a 3-1 victory over visiting Notre Dame of Maryland University in the team's 'home' opener on Tuesday night. The Nittany Lions hosted the Gators at Asplundh Field House on the campus of Bryn Athyn College as the Abington Athletic Building is currently undergoing a complete renovation.

Score: Penn State Abington 3, Notre Dame 1 (25-22, 25-21, 23-25, 25-22)
Records: Penn State Abington (10-5, 3-1 UEC) | Notre Dame (6-11, 1-3 UEC)
Location: Bryn Athyn, Pa. (Asplundh Field House)

How It Happened

* In the opening set, Abington held the largest lead after a 4-0 run broke a 9-9 tie. Senior Kayla Mason notched a pair of aces during the mini run as the Nittany Lions led 13-9. Abington held on to the lead deep into the set until the Gators tied things up at 20-20. After both teams exchanged points to make the score 21-21, the Nittany Lions closed the set with a 4-1 run to take the set, 25-22. Sophomore Danielle Langham jumpstarted the run before three miscues by the Gators finished the rally.

* Abington trailed 13-10 midway through the second set, however a 7-1 surge gave the Nittany Lions a 17-14 advantage. The Gators cut the deficit to 18-16, but the Nittany Lions answered with five answered points to take their biggest lead of the set at 23-16. Senior Zayna Jamaladdin capped the run with an ace. The Gators answered with four straight points to make the score 23-20, but Abington held on for the win with freshman Kamilla Voinalovich recording the final point of the set for the 25-21 win.

* Notre Dame extended the match with a 25-23 victory in the third set. The Gators carried the momentum over into the fourth set and held a 17-12 advantage midway through. However, a 5-0 run by the Nittany Lions tied the set at 17-17. Abington capitalized off four attack errors by the Gators with a kill mixed in by Voinalovich to tie the set. Both teams went back-and-forth down the stretch before Abington broke a 21-21 tie with back-to-back kills by junior Ellie Van Otten and Jamaladdin. Notre Dame's Gwen Abnett recorded a kill on the next rally but another two kills, this time by Jamaladdin and Mason, clinched the set and match win at 25-22.

Inside the Box Score

* Jamaladdin led a trio of Abington players to finish in double-figure kills. She totaled a team-high 16 kills to go along with three aces and nine digs. Van Otten added 12 kills and four digs, while Voinalovich totaled 13 kills and three digs.

* Junior Fabiola Medina recorded a match-high 21 digs for her fourth straight 20-plus dig performance and 10^th this season.

* Junior Angel Morales added 10 digs on defense.

* Senior Ryenn Mamrosch paced the offense with 42 assists to go along with two aces and nine digs.

* For Notre Dame, Kaliyah Brown led the match with 21 kills to go along with nine digs. Oliviya Rodriguez finished with a match-high 44 assists and 10 digs.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the ninth meeting between Abington and Notre Dame since the start of the 2012 season. The Nittany Lions are now 6-3 versus the Gators in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 10 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Penn State Harrisburg in a United East contest. Match time is set for 12 p.m.

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